Nintendo Switch 2 first hands-on: more of the same is pretty brilliant when you're following up one of the best consoles of all time

Nintendo is a company that has made reinventing the wheel into no big deal. For the house of Mario, overhaul is simply habitual - and in many ways, that dedication to rejuvenation and bringing a constant stream of the new has been the company's secret sauce. That reinvention gave us the Switch's unique form factor, and the Wii Remote. But, let's be fair - it also gave us the Wii U. Those greater leaps forward carry a greater risk of a fall. Read more

Apr 3, 2025 - 14:33

Nintendo Switch 2 first hands-on: more of the same is pretty brilliant when you're following up one of the best consoles of all time

Nintendo is a company that has made reinventing the wheel into no big deal. For the house of Mario, overhaul is simply habitual - and in many ways, that dedication to rejuvenation and bringing a constant stream of the new has been the company's secret sauce. That reinvention gave us the Switch's unique form factor, and the Wii Remote. But, let's be fair - it also gave us the Wii U. Those greater leaps forward carry a greater risk of a fall.