Nintendo on Wednesday announced the Switch 2, the sequel to its wildly successful hybrid game console from over eight years ago. Now, the video game company must prove that it can follow one blockbuster hit with another,

Kawamoto adds to that: "Simply put, those systems were compatible because Nintendo 3DS contained Nintendo DS hardware, and Wii U contained Wii hardware. However, Switch 2 doesn't contain any Switch hardware."

The new Nintendo Switch 2 console will release in June at a launch price of $449.99, the gaming company announced Wednesday—a significant hike from the $300 the first Switch cost in 2017 as the price of games has also spiked, frustrating consumers who hadn’t expected the large price increase.

It’s a good thing that the Nintendo Switch 2 comes with a base 256 GB of internal storage — eight times more than the original Switch’s paltry 32 GB — because some Nintendo Switch 2 games won’t come on the cartridge at all;

An old CNET colleague, Jeff Bakalar, and I were running through a room full of Nintendo Switch games to play. But what we flocked to that January day was an experience that involved milking cows with our Switch Joy-Cons.

The Japanese gaming giant is about to release its latest console. The stakes have never been higher to end the boom-bust cycle that’s plagued the company for years.

E ver since Nintendo officially revealed the Switch 2, all eyes have been on the upcoming April Direct. That’s when we’ll presumably get an official Switch 2 release date, pri

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