More from The Switch 2 is here: everything you need to know about Nintendo’s new console
Nintendo previously let you remap your controller buttons while playing classic N64 and GameCube games through the Switch Online service, but that functionality has now been expanded to Super Nintendo games, too, as spotted by Nintendo Life.
Although the new View/Change Controls option in the SNES app was briefly seen in the Nintendo of America Mario Paint video released yesterday, the Japanese version goes into more detail about how it works.
Version 20.2.0 was released yesterday, and while the patch notes didn’t include much, following the update, Portal 2 and Crypt of the NecroDancer: Nintendo Switch Edition are now supported on the Switch 2, Eurogamer reports.
Now I have NecroDancer music stuck in my head.
We have the early answer, thanks to Digital Foundry and Cary “The Phawx” Golomb, and... it’s so nuanced and intriguing I recommend you watch both videos yourself! But TL;DR:
- Switch 2 plays Cyberpunk 2077 far better docked... but Steam Deck wins handheld.
- Handheld, the Switch 2 is less stable; missing some detail; load times are slower.
- Switch only uses around 1/3rd the power! But since Steam Deck has 2.5x the battery, both last around 2 hours.
While reporting out how the Nintendo Switch 2 breaks compatibility with third-party docks, I didn’t get enough from my USB sniffer to tell if there’s truly a special new encryption/authentication chip aboard the official one. But our friends at iFixit were kind enough to send over these incredibly clean, high-res photos of the dock’s circuitry. I don’t know what I’m looking for, but perhaps you might?
The Chinese company’s developing a reputation for quality compact webcams, and now it’s joining Elgato and Ugreen by updating them to work with the Nintendo Switch 2. None of the company’s cameras currently work, but the Tiny 2, Tiny 2 Lite, Meet 2, Tiny SE, and budget $69 Meet SE will all get the updates later this year, PR manager Rain Hu tells me. (Hu says our story helped!) Here’s a list of which webcams already work.
The day before a national holiday, Nintendo’s Canadian branch announced that there will be a pricing change for the original Switch hardware lineup, along with accessories and Switch Online memberships. The actual changes apparently won’t be announced until August 1st, but the prices are being adjusted “based on market conditions,” which is something Nintendo has had to contend with recently. Notably, however, the new Switch 2 is not impacted.
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The folks at Digital Foundry have done more pixel counting, this time looking into the first-party Switch 1 games with upgrades we also found impressive.
While Switch 2 Edition upgrades for games like Breath of the Wild cost extra, they found that these updates to games like Splatoon 3, Super Mario Odyssey, and The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening make the games’ artwork better, thanks to running at higher framerates and with higher resolution. Is that exactly good enough for the new system?