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Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Happy Canada Day?

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.

Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Digital Foundry: Nintendo’s free Switch 2 game updates are more like remasters.

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?

Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Print your own Switch 2 modular accessories.

Mechanism (née Deckmate) builds some of the most thoughtful and clever modular handheld accessories, with loads of mounts and adapters and a pillow to hold a handheld’s weight. Now, even though its own fancy Switch 2 case isn’t quite ready, it’s giving away this free 3D printed adapter.

Perfect fit, slides right into the dock, doesn’t block ports or vents, it even prints easier than predecessors — as long as you orient it like I show!

A pea green printed plastic attachment for the Switch 2 that gives it an accessory hole.
Look ma, no supports!
Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge
Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Mario Kart World update shuts down the “random” track trick for online races.

Before the patch, the “random” track choice would teleport players to a course for a traditional three-lap race, allowing them to avoid the “intermission” races that require players to drive to the track location where they typically complete just one lap.

Now, the “random” option appears to include both intermission races and ones that teleport everyone to the next track, frustrating players who just want to quickly hop into their next race, as reported by Kotaku.

Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Mario’s old soccer pitch comes to the new Switch.

Originally released for the Nintendo GameCube console in 2005, Super Mario Strikers will be available exclusively for the Switch 2 on July 3rd via the Switch Online Expansion Pack membership. That relegates original Switch owners to sticking with Mario Strikers: Battle League, which is a bit of a ball-kicker.

Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
A bunch of popular SteelSeries headsets just got firmware updates for Nintendo Switch 2.

Two weeks ago, SteelSeries discovered its Nova Pro Wireless and GameBuds were already compatible, but some others were not.

Now, the Nova 7, 7P, 7X, 4, 4P, 4X, 3P, 3X, and Arctis 7+, 7P+ and 7X+ all have updates ready. Sounds like there’s a wrinkle with the lowest-end, though: “Updating Nova 3P/X Wireless is recommended for Nintendo Switch 2 users only,” SteelSeries notes.

Release notes for GG 89.0.0

[techblog.steelseries.com]

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Nintendo is launching a (museum) expansion.

The Nintendo Museum opened last year in Kyoto, and nearly a year later it’s getting new addition in the form of an art gallery. The company says that it will feature “a wide range of game artwork, including character illustrations and concept art,” and will open on September 3rd.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
8BitDo’s arcade controllers now support the Switch 2.

If you want to make your Street Fighter 6 experience feel as authentic as possible, 8BitDo has added its recently-announced leverless Arcade Controller and its older Arcade Stick to its growing list of controllers that are compatible with the Switch 2.

You’ll just need to perform a firmware update using 8BitDo’s Ultimate Software or its dedicated Upgrade tool.

Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
“Game Boy worm lights have changed a lot since I was a kid.”

I didn’t even know USB-C endoscopes were a thing, but now I’ve got one plugged into my Nintendo Switch 2 and phone! And yes, it also works as a GameChat webcam when you’re not inspecting pipes and walls. Unfortunately, my $10 model is out of stock. Maybe you’ll find a less flimsy one?

Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
We asked every major webcam maker what’s up with Switch 2 compatibility and got no substantive answers.

Nintendo, Logitech, Razer, Microsoft, Anker, Elgato, Dell, Insta360, Obsbot, Opal — none has answers for us yet, nearly two weeks after the Switch 2 launch.

Thankfully, Reddit’s been crowdsourcing such a list, and we’ve added it to our first-hand testing at the link below! If you know why some webcams don’t work with Switch 2, please drop me an email. Ditto if you know why some HDMI docks and hubs don’t work.

Nintendo Switch 2: Which webcams work?Nintendo Switch 2: Which webcams work?
Sean Hollister
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Eeveelutions are taking over Pokémon TCG Pocket.

Just when you thought your hourglasses were safe, Pokémon TCG Pocket has announced a new Eevee-themed expansion that’s scheduled to release on June 26th and seems like it’s going to take a few cues from some of the physical card game’s most sought-after sets.

Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Mario Kart World gets its first update since the Switch 2 launch.

The Switch 2’s flagship title just got its second patch tonight, following a day-one update for Mario Kart World that enabled the camera and online play.

This new 1.1.1 patch is a smaller update to address glitches that could disable items or controls, or cause the game to shut down suddenly.

How to Update Mario Kart World | Nintendo Support

[en-americas-support.nintendo.com]

Cameron Faulkner
Cameron Faulkner
I found a USB-C to ethernet adapter that works with the Switch 2, and one that doesn’t.

Just as the Switch 2 doesn’t play nicely with a lot of webcams out there, the same may be true for USB-C to ethernet adapters, too. I snagged an $12.99 Anker model last week (model A8341), plugged it into the console’s top USB-C, and ... nothing happened. Thankfully, my second attempt, Ugreen’s CM199 adapter, works just fine.

The Switch 2’s dock has an ethernet port, but in case you’re in need of an adapter for downloading games at a respectable speed while in handheld mode, they’re $14.99 at Amazon, or $12.99 if you have a Prime subscription.

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Emma Roth
Emma Roth
The Switch 2 is turning off Joy-Con rumble automatically.

Several users on Reddit have spotted a notification that tells them, “Rumble has been turned off due to prolonged use,” as reported earlier by IGN. The pop-up seems to appear during rumble-heavy scenes and gameplay in titles like Cyberpunk 2077, Split Fiction, and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

It’s still not clear why Nintendo added this feature, but it’s possible that it could have something to do with saving Joy-Con battery life.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
This video might help you fix a Switch 2 that looks overly bright and washed out on a TV.

Vincent Teoh, one of YouTube’s most knowledgeable and thorough TV reviewers, has released a video addressing an issue many Switch 2 owners are struggling with.

If you’re finding Mario Kart World and other titles look washed out when playing through a TV, Teoh explains what’s potentially causing it, what options on your TV may need to be changed, and how to properly calibrate the Switch 2’s HDR settings to make games look more vibrant.

Ash Parrish
Ash Parrish
Everybody 1, 2 Switch.

It’s been a couple of weeks since the Switch 2 was finally released into the wild. We here at The Verge have been working hard to bring you a comprehensive review of the console under less than ideal circumstances.

Here’s what we had to say about the Switch 2 Pro Controller and Mario Kart World, currently one of the two first-party Switch 2 exclusive titles. Fortnite got a fresh-feeling coat of paint on the new console and here’s a list of webcams you can use with the Switch 2’s extra USB-C port. And of course, here’s what we think of the actual console itself.

Life with the Nintendo Switch 2Life with the Nintendo Switch 2
David Pierce
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
The Switch 2 Pro Controller also looks difficult to upgrade and repair.

We’ve already seen inside the Switch 2 and the new Joy-Cons, but YouTube’s VK’s Channel has completely disassembled the Switch 2 Pro Controller and it’s more bad news.

The controller’s joysticks are modular, but getting inside the gamepad to upgrade it with Hall effect or TMR sticks, or to just replace its rechargeable battery, looks overly complicated with access through a glued on face plate that needs to be pried away first.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
GuliKit says it’s figured out how to make its controllers wake the Switch 2.

The only gamepad that can wake the new console is Nintendo’s own upgraded Pro controller — even the original Switch’s Pro controller can’t. But that could soon change as GuliKit, which previously noted that the Switch 2 “uses a new system protocol,” now says it’s figured out how to get its third-party controllers to wake the handheld.

A GuliKit wireless controller sitting in front of a Nintendo Switch 2 controller perched on a stand.
GuliKit has demonstrated one of its wireless controllers being used to wake the Switch remotely, but hasn’t announced when this feature will come to its hardware through a software update.
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Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Dbrand’s new skins give you a peek inside the Switch 2.

Until transparent replacement shells for the Nintendo Switch 2 hit the market, Dbrand’s new Teardown skin is the easiest way to peek inside the handheld console without actually tearing it down yourself.

Created in collaboration with JerryRigEverything, there are two kits available: a cheaper $19.95 option that wraps just the Joy-Cons, and a more comprehensive $49.95 Deluxe Kit that includes skins for the back of the console and the front of the dock.

<em>You’ll need the $49.95 Deluxe Kit if you also want to wrap the back of the Switch 2.</em>
<em>The $19.95 Essential Kit includes skins for only the Joy-Cons.</em>
<em>There’s even a skin revealing what’s going on inside the Switch 2’s dock.</em>
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You’ll need the $49.95 Deluxe Kit if you also want to wrap the back of the Switch 2.
Image: Dbrand
Answering the Nintendo Switch 2’s lingering accessibility questions

Nintendo has kept quiet about the device’s accessibility options, even though it’s off to a good start.

Geoffrey Bunting
Nintendo Switch 2 review: exactly good enough

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After defining a new category with the original Switch, Nintendo is content sticking with what works.

Andrew Webster
The Switch 2 gives Splatoon 3 a fantastically fresh coat of paint

Nintendo’s big Splatoon 3 update for the Switch 2 makes the game slicker and more stylish than it has ever been.

Charles Pulliam-Moore