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The Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller is already well on its way to potentially being one of my favorite controllers ever. After going hands-on with the gamepad at a recent Nintendo Switch 2 event in Paris,
Many game studios reportedly still don't have their hands on a Nintendo Switch 2 dev kit. A new report suggests that many AA and indie studios have been unable to secure development kits for Nintendo Switch 2 ahead of its launch this June.
My Switch 2 hands-on started with a one-on-one race playing in TV mode. The Joy-Cons 2 felt a lot more comfortable in Nintendo’s new Joy-Con grip as I was selecting my character. In addition to Mario Kart World’s full lineup of playable characters, there were also plenty of variations of them in different outfits to choose from.
The new Nintendo Switch 2 will come rocking 256GB of internal storage; a massive upgrade from the original Switch. That said, it's inevitable that game file sizes will also increase, but if the first batch of confirmed first-party files sizes are anything to go by, they won't increase that much.
The Nintendo Switch 2 could be considered the most direct "sequel" to a Nintendo console that the company has ever made. The lineage is right there in the name, with Nintendo simply appending the number "2" onto the name of its incredibly successful previous console for the first time in its history.
Want to know more about the Nintendo Switch 2? We went hands-on and put it to the test in nearly a dozen game demos.