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Nintendo says your bad Switch 2 battery life might be a bugNintendo says your bad Switch 2 battery life might be a bug
The Switch 2 is available online from Best Buy (update: sold out)The Switch 2 is available online from Best Buy (update: sold out)
The Verge tries Nintendo’s Switch 2 GameChatThe Verge tries Nintendo’s Switch 2 GameChat
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Nintendo’s Switch 2 is the fastest-selling game console of all timeNintendo’s Switch 2 is the fastest-selling game console of all time
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Nintendo says the Switch 2 is its best selling console ever.

Through four days, at least, after moving 3.5 million units over the weekend. You’ve heard our thoughts on the system, what are yours?

Nintendo:

Nintendo Co., Ltd. (HQ: Kyoto, Minami-ku, Japan; Representative Director and President: Shuntaro Furukawa, “Nintendo” hereafter) announced that its new game system, Nintendo Switch 2, sold over 3.5 million units worldwide in the four days following its release on June 5, 2025*. This is the highest global sales level for any Nintendo hardware within the first four days.

Nintendo’s Switch 2 Pro Controller is pro enough for meNintendo’s Switch 2 Pro Controller is pro enough for me
Mario Kart World is the perfect Switch 2 launch game

It’s not easy to follow a game like Mario Kart 8, but Nintendo’s open-world racer does an admirable job.

Andrew Webster
Splatoon is getting a Switch 2 spinoff, and a big Splatoon 3 updateSplatoon is getting a Switch 2 spinoff, and a big Splatoon 3 update
The Verge staff on the Switch 2: what we love and what we don’tThe Verge staff on the Switch 2: what we love and what we don’t
Retroid’s $69 second screen is ready for your favorite DS gamesRetroid’s $69 second screen is ready for your favorite DS games
Cameron Faulkner
Cameron Faulkner
A Sony DualSense makes for a great Switch 2 controller.

8BitDo recently launched updated firmware for a batch of its controllers, including its USB Adapter 2. Now, you can plug that dongle into a Switch 2, and it recognizes anything from Sony’s DualSense to old wireless Wii U controllers as a native input device. The adapters are $18.99 a pop on Amazon.

The DualSense doesn’t have the same buttons as the Switch 2’s Joy-Con or a Pro Controller, but you can easily remap controls in the Accessibility options. For my purposes, clicking its touchpad launches GameChat.

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A GIF of the author controlling The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom on Switch 2 by using a Sony DualSense controller
Even the gyroscopic aiming works like a charm.
Nintendo pushes back live-action Zelda movie to May 2027Nintendo pushes back live-action Zelda movie to May 2027
A Switch 2 YouTube app is coming ‘soon’A Switch 2 YouTube app is coming ‘soon’
A weekend with the Nintendo Switch 2

Some quality time with Nintendo’s handheld shows a pleasant upgrade, as opposed to a dramatic next-gen shift.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
The Switch 2 has an excellent GameCube Easter egg.

Open the Switch 2’s GameCube collection and it will launch with a red splash screen and take you directly to the three titles currently available: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, F-Zero GX, and Soul Calibur 2. But if you hold the left joystick in any direction while opening the collection you’ll be treated to the GameCube’s startup animation with the rolling cube and iconic intro music, as spotted by Eurogamer.

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