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Nintendo Confirms Free Switch 2 Upgrades for Select Games Ahead of June Launch

Nintendo has announced 11 older Switch games will receive free upgrades for the new Switch 2, including improved visuals, frame rate boosts, and new GameShare features. Titles like Breath of the Wild, however, will require a paid upgrade.

Player One

One Of The Most Clever Zelda Games Is Getting A Free Upgrade On The Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo has released a list of 12 Switch 1 games that will incorporate free upgrades when booted on a Switch 2, but the list and the announced features are a bit weirder than expected.

Inverse

Borderlands and GTA publisher has "great optimism" for the Nintendo Switch 2, even if "historically being a third-party in the Nintendo business has been a bit challenging"

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says "we're stepping up too"

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Nintendo finally clears up Switch 2 VRR confusion, confirming the console "supports VRR in handheld mode only"

Support for VRR in TV mode wasn't entirely ruled out though.

GamesRadar

If you think you can do better than Xbox or PlayStation in the Console Wars, you may just want to try out this card game

Console Wars: The Card Game, a lighthearted, parody-filled strategy game that pokes fun at the gaming industry's console wars. It may just be what you need for your next game night.

Windows Central

All Nintendo Switch 2 owners to get 12 free game updates on day one

Not every Switch 2 game enhancement will cost you extra – 12 of Nintendo's finest will be free.

'Mario Kart World's' New Feature Excites Fans as It Will Let Them Explore an Open World

Nintendo is showing off a new Mario Kart World experience that is now exciting fans waiting for the game to arrive.

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Despite Switch 2's controversial game-key cards, Nintendo president says "physical games are still a key part of our business"

"We value our relationships in particular with our retailers"

GamesRadar

Nintendo Switch 2 specs leak reveals one surprising compromise

Digital Foundry just spilled all the beans about the Nintendo Switch 2’s hardware, and honestly, it’s starting to justify that $449 price.

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Sticking it to Nintendo, Palworld modder rebuilds the glider mechanic that Pocketpair cut to appease Mario's lawyers: "Patch 0.5.5? What? That didn't happen!"

More like gliderworld, am I right?

GamesRadar

MSI's Claw 7 handheld may abandon Intel for AMD — along with everything that made it unique

MSI's Claw handhelds have been the flagship Intel-powered handhelds, but a new rumored Claw 7 could swap out an Intel Core Ultra chip for AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme.

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Switch 2 launch could be "significantly bigger" than the OG Switch's, but only if Nintendo can keep up: "When in history [...] did a launch for a popular new console go smoothly?"

Analysts tell us one of Nintendo's main potential Switch 2 issues is meeting demand

GamesRadar

The Cutest Nintendo Switch Game Of The Year Gets Even Better In Its Biggest Update

Winter comes to the cutest life sim on Nintendo Switch, with a snowy expansion that's arriving a week ahead of schedule.

Inverse

Nintendo Switch 2 is forecasted to sell 100 million units by the end of 2029, according to industry analysts

The Nintendo Switch 2 is expected to sell 16 million units by the end of 2025 and 100 million units by the end of 2029.

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Here are the Nintendo Switch 2 launch games that arrived alongside the new console

Bagged a Nintendo Switch 2? Here's the Nintendo Switch 2 launch games that arrived alongside the new console. Available to play now!

TechRadar

Nintendo reveals that the Switch 2's GL/G2 buttons are easily customizable, and can be mapped for any game in the console's quick menu

Nintendo has revealed a new way for players to customize the Switch 2's GL/GR buttons.

The Independent UK

Potential US semiconductor manufacturing boom complicated by Trump's economic policies

Before ‘America First’ became the Trump administration’s mandate for foreign policy and trade, one sector was already working to bring business back to the United States: the semiconductor industry

GamesRadar

Nintendo Switch 2 is arguably "the most important product launch in video game history," analysts say, who reckon it will have sold 100 million in its first 5 years

DFC Intelligence thinks the Switch 2 could result in Nintendo "becoming the primary partner for third-party game publishers"

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Palworld developers at Pocketpair showed off gliding six months prior to Nintendo’s original patent application

Pocketpair's Palworld showed off footage of gliding Pals six months before the Nintendo patent for the mechanic. Could this strengthen their defense?

Tom’s Hardware

Nintendo Switch 2 official specs confirm GPU similar to a mobile RTX 2050

Hardware specifications for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 have been officially confirmed: the handheld's custom Nvidia SoC will sport an Ampere-based GPU with DLSS and real-time ray tracing support.

GamesRadar

Switch 2 specs have finally been confirmed after Nintendo spent months playing coy, and it's running a "miniaturised version" of a 30-series GPU

4 years of Nintendo Switch 2 spec leaks seem to be true

PC Gamer

Superstar modders have decompiled Mario Party 4, meaning native PC ports for GameCube games may one day be a reality

Ending friendships for a modern hardware generation.

TechRadar

Full Nintendo Switch 2 specs detailed in new report – here's what you need to know

A big power boost

GamesRadar

Mario Kart World isn't even out yet, but dedicated modders have already made some of the Switch 2 game's tracks playable in Mario Kart Wii

Can't race as the cow in them though, can you?

Total Film

Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel accidentally drops official title, and it's a direct call back to one of the best Mario games

Does this mean that Yoshi will finally make an appearance?

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