One Year On, Nintendo's Switch 2 Impresses Me More Than Ever
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It's a rough time for game consoles, but Nintendo's Switch sequel now seems like a better proposition than it did in 2025.
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A year ago, I scrambled to give on-the-fly thoughts about the Switch 2 as it arrived on shelves amid a ton of hype. The long-expected follow-up to one of the most successful game consoles ever felt like it should be a slam dunk.
My thought then was that the Switch 2 was the best gaming handheld, but not something any Nintendo Switch owner needed to buy. And that was always the paradox: For all that the Switch 2 does better than the Switch, it's also the same proposition...
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