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After launching the Ultimate 2 controller last February with TMR joysticks and support for Windows and Android devices, 8BitDo has released a new version compatible with the Switch.

That’s according to billbil-kun, who digs up unannounced information about games.

You’ll already find the soundtracks for A Link to the Past, The Wind Waker, Ocarina of Time, and Breath of the Wild on the Nintendo Music app. But this week Nintendo has finally added music from Link’s first Hyrule adventure on the NES, composed by the legendary Koji Kondo.

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:

Looking for a way to vent some frustrations this weekend? Nintendo has added the classic 1991 beat ‘em up Streets of Rage to the Switch Online Expansion Pack so you can help rescue Wood Oak City from Mr. X’s criminal organization.

Our colleagues at Polygon are calling out Nintendo for its obnoxiously wordy naming conventions for some Switch 2 games. We are inclined to agree.

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.

I’m with Cameron: accessory manufacturers should definitely start selling cases and skins that let us delete the C button from the Nintendo Switch 2.

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.”

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.

Nintendo is holding a Treehouse event at 10AM ET, where it will show off gameplay of Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, and more. You can also check out our hands-on experience with the chaotic new racing game.

With the reveal of the Switch 2, Nintendo’s going all in on the console’s new and improved social features. During the Switch 2 direct presentation, the company showed off the how new “C” button will be used to connect with your friends with voice and video chat. While we didn’t get to test out those features in our hands-on coverage, Nintendo did release a new video that goes into detail on what to expect.

The Nintendo kicked off its new console generation with a very flashy bang. The Verge had the opportunity to go hands-on with the console, testing out a bunch of games and features revealed during yesterday’s direct presentation. I got to play Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Mario Kart World, a little bit of Breath of the Wild, Donkey Kong Bananza and so much more. Here’s our thoughts.