More from Everything we know so far about the Nintendo Switch 2
Emphasis on “might.” Leaker billbil-kun, who previously tipped April 23rd preorders for Canada, says US retailers could begin taking orders from either April 21st or April 30th.
Nintendo delayed preorders in both countries in the wake of Trump’s tariffs, and despite recent speculation still hasn’t confirmed when it will be ready to take your money.
That’s according to billbil-kun, who digs up unannounced information about games.
Nintendo delayed its planned April 9th preorders to “align with the timing” of the also-delayed US preorders.
Despite now-corrected articles about Switch 2 preorders, Nintendo of America’s Charlie Scibetta confirms to The Verge that nothing has changed since its April 4th statement, which reads:
Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the U.S. will not start April 9, 2025 in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions. Nintendo will update timing at a later date. The launch date of June 5, 2025 is unchanged.
Our colleagues at Polygon are calling out Nintendo for its obnoxiously wordy naming conventions for some Switch 2 games. We are inclined to agree.
Balatro is once again having a moment. The game snapped up the best debut game award at this year’s BAFTAs. (With Ben Starr reprising his role as Jimbo to accept the award to maintain its creator’s strict policy of anonymity.) Then the game made a brief but fun appearance in the new Black Mirror season in the Hotel Reverie episode. As you can imagine, its creator, localthunk, was quite chuffed at the shout-out.
There’s been much consternation over why Nintendo is charging (even if it’s only $10) for Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour instead of making it a pack-in game. So much so that former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Amié felt the need to subtly chime in.
On X he posted several clips talking about how he championed the idea to include Wii Sports with the system over the objections of Nintendo director Shigeru Miyamoto. We’ll let you listen for yourself how that turned out.
On this week’s Vergecast, I spoke with David, covering the good, the bad, and the painful parts of my hands-on with the Switch 2. Listen to me gush about Donkey Kong Bananza, gripe about the price, and reaffirm just how much the Joy-Con mouse mode plays hell on my shoulders.
Like OG Switch carts, they taste bad, Nintendo’s Takuhiro Dohta told GameSpot. “We don’t want anybody to be at risk of any unwanted consumption,” Dohta says. “We have indeed made it so that if it enters your mouth, you’ll spit it out.”
During a Q&A session last week, Switch 2 producer Kouichi Kawamoto confirmed that although the console’s additional USB-C port is compatible with accessories like cameras, it doesn’t support video output, according to GNN News. “The video output of Switch 2 is limited to the USB-C port at the bottom; the USB-C at the top cannot output images.”
Those hoping to use smaller dock alternatives with the Switch propped up on its stand are out of luck.
Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser shared the pricing of the game, which serves as an explainer of the system’s features, in an interview with The Verge.
I personally think it should have been included with the console for free, but a lot of things about the Switch 2 come at a higher price.
