Nintendo Switch 2

[BriefCasey]

While this is really great to see, it sucks to subsequently find out that the other games Bethesda announced this morning are gonna be a code in a box. I guess they only decided to put their best game on cart since Microsoft is probably still pumping a bunch of money into AI :/

 

[Mike S]

Indiana Jones will be physical when it comes out in April!

While this is really great to see, it sucks to subsequently find out that the other games Bethesda announced this morning are gonna be a code in a box. I guess they only decided to put their best game on cart since Microsoft is probably still pumping a bunch of money into AI :/

No freaking way man. I thought for sure this would be a game key card since it wasn’t even on the Xbox or PS5 discs! This is amazing!!! The other Bethesda games don’t bother me because I’m not getting them lol.

 

[Jerroddragon]

Pokemon Fire Red and Green are coming to Switch 2....20 dollars each. No word on online trading yet but will be talked about in a Pokemon direct next week right before the game comes out

 

[mccgavin]

Pokemon Fire Red and Green are coming to Switch 2....20 dollars each. No word on online trading yet but will be talked about in a Pokemon direct next week right before the game comes out

It is confirmed that the game will not have online functionality, battling and trading will be limited to local wireless. The game will have Pokémon Home support though, which allows for online trading and transferring to other games.

 

[Mike S]

Pokemon Fire Red and Green are coming to Switch 2....20 dollars each. No word on online trading yet but will be talked about in a Pokemon direct next week right before the game comes out

Meh. I’ve got FireRed on my Steam Deck with a mod that lets you obtain all the Pokémon between both versions without having to trade along with other things added.

 

[Mike S]

Ok Pokémon. You might actually have my attention with this one.

 

[Jerroddragon]

I'll be picking up one of the Pokemon GBA games that come out today

I don't remember beating the post game content in these so excited for some new content in one of my favorite games

 

[BriefCasey]

So to follow up on this earlier news, insiders have been coming out saying that these smaller cartridges are indeed gonna be a thing. How much this curbs GKCs remains to be seen.




I wanna have hope we could eventually get non GKC reissues of games, because supposedly there were Switch 1 games that did start out as Code In a Box before getting cartridge releases (having trouble finding which ones though), but unfortunately vice versa with Octopath Traveler, Nier Automata, and Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope.

Also, I think it's possible that this is another avenue of technology that AI has been f-ing up, considering RAM prices, GPUs and other stuff I'm probably missing have been getting messed up by AI. :x

I forgot to share a small update on this, but there is at least another score on more proper physicals following this news. This was a game that got announced in a previous direct, mind you.

 

[Mike S]

Destroy all Humans and Epic Mickey announced for Nintendo Switch 2

THQ Nordic has announced a range of titles for the Nintendo Switch 2 and the original Nintendo Switch. The Destroy all Humans franchise will be coming to Nintendo’s latest platform along with the…

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Please let there be an upgrade path for Epic Mickey

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Really happy to see the TV mode update for SW2 for SW games that allows folks to play SW games on the handheld in TV mode on SW2.

 

[Stonecoldfreak1]

Really happy to see the TV mode update for SW2 for SW games that allows folks to play SW games on the handheld in TV mode on SW2.

I tried it last night playing Diablo 2 and didn't see any difference. Which by the way, if you told 10 year old me that I could play this in bed via handheld later in life, I would have lost my mind. This is quickly becoming my most played Switch/2 game and I haven't even started a Warlock yet.

Anyways, back to the update... I have about two chapters left in Alan Wake, which is a pretty blurry port as it is. I bet that would benefit greatly from this update. Might give me a nudge to jump back in to finish that one. Other than that though, I can't think of any original Switch games that just didn't look good in handheld mode on 2? I know people were complaining about that before, but it just isn't something I've encountered.

 

[Mike S]

I tried it last night playing Diablo 2 and didn't see any difference. Which by the way, if you told 10 year old me that I could play this in bed via handheld later in life, I would have lost my mind. This is quickly becoming my most played Switch/2 game and I haven't even started a Warlock yet.

Anyways, back to the update... I have about two chapters left in Alan Wake, which is a pretty blurry port as it is. I bet that would benefit greatly from this update. Might give me a nudge to jump back in to finish that one. Other than that though, I can't think of any original Switch games that just didn't look good in handheld mode on 2? I know people were complaining about that before, but it just isn't something I've encountered.

I can imagine the Switch versions of Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal looking better played in handheld vs. blown up on a 4K TV with this setting turned on. A lot of concessions were made for those games and Switch games that didn’t get an update for the Switch 2 already get a bit of a blur to them on a 4K TV. I noticed it recently when playing Kirby’s Return to Dreamland Deluxe.

 

[Mike S]

For those interested in this, the Switch 2 doesn’t implement region locking.

Nikkei: Nintendo making Switch 2 revision with replaceable battery for the EU

Reputable Japanese news organisation The Nikkei is reporting this afternoon that Nintendo is currently creating a Nintendo Switch 2 revision that includes a replaceable battery. This model will follow…

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[Mike S]

Mouse: P.I. For Hire is getting a physical on cartridge release on July 10th (just before my birthday!).

MOUSE: P.I. FOR HIRE EDITIONS LINEUP

The rumors on the street are true. MOUSE: P.I. For Hire will get a physical copy across a Standard Edition and Deluxe Edition, available on July 10, 2026. Pre-orders are live from today!

www.mousethegame.com

I’m considering waiting for it so I can get through more of my backlog before release.

 

[Mike S]

This is something I’ve seen gamers wanting for a pretty long time. I’d say it’s a win.

Nintendo To Change Pricing For Digital & Physical Switch 2 Exclusives, Starting With Yoshi

Digital to be cheaper than physical going forward

www.nintendolife.com

 

[DeadSexeh]

This is something I’ve seen gamers wanting for a pretty long time. I’d say it’s a win.

Nintendo To Change Pricing For Digital & Physical Switch 2 Exclusives, Starting With Yoshi

Digital to be cheaper than physical going forward

www.nintendolife.com

This might very well be a huge loss. We aren't sure if they are dropping eshop price or increasing physical. I am under the impression that physical price just went up, but we shall see.

 

[Skold]

I'll pay $10 more for physical if it means I don't have to keep getting SSDs.