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Lloyd Coombes

Nintendo has a big 2026 ahead with the Switch 2 in full swing — here's why

Mario jumps to get a flower, Link holds up his right hand, and Samus unleashes a purple blast of energy from her left arm.

Nintendo is coming off a year of two halves in 2025. In our look back, I pointed out that there was a significant trajectory change when the Switch 2 arrived in June, meaning the challenge for the ‘House that Mario Built’ is maintaining that momentum.

And, to its credit, Nintendo looks poised to do that with a series of exclusives, stronger third-party support than the original Switch saw in its lifetime, and those all-important Switch 2 editions of games, potentially with an extended array of bundles.

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