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May 16 from https://arstechnica.com/

Nintendo says more about how free Switch 2 updates will improve Switch games

When Nintendo took the wraps off the Switch 2 in early April, it announced that around a dozen first-party Switch games would be getting free updates that would add some Switch 2-specific benefits to older games running on the new console. We could safely assume that these updates wouldn't be as extensive as the $10 and $20 paid upgrade packs for games like Breath of the Wild or Kirby and the...

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May 16 from https://www.videogameschronicle.com/

Nintendo confirms previously expected Switch 2 feature won’t be available at launch

Despite initially announcing the feature, Nintendo has confirmed that Switch 2 will not support variable refresh rate (VRR) when played in docked television mode. VRR, in Nintendo’s words, helps games move seamlessly “by preventing frame skips and flickering”. Following Switch 2’s full reveal in April, Nintendo’s official websites had advertised VRR support for the console in both handheld...

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May 16 from https://www.videogameschronicle.com/

Red Dead Redemption 2 is reportedly coming to Switch 2, as Take-Two commits to Nintendo

Red Dead Redemption 2 could be coming to Nintendo Switch 2 later this year, alongside a current-gen upgrade for PS5 and Xbox Series consoles. That’s according to Gamereactor, which says it’s heard from sources close to Rockstar that the acclaimed open world game is in the works for Nintendo’s new console. Citing its own sources, Nintendúo also says RDR2 is coming to Switch 2. It’s claimed...

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May 15 from https://www.gamesindustry.biz/

Nintendo could become "primary partner for third-party game publishers" over next five years, new analysis claims

Nintendo could become the "primary partner" for third-party publishers in the next five years. That's according to new research from DFC Intelligence, via Eurogamer, which projects Nintendo will exceed its own 15m units sold forecast later this year by at least a million, and possibly reach 20 million. "Reflecting its historically conservative approach to new product forecasting, Nintendo is...

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Apr 02 from https://www.theverge.com/

Everything we know so far about the Nintendo Switch 2

After an agonizing wait, Nintendo finally revealed more details on the Switch 2 during a Direct presentation on the morning of April 2nd. While Nintendo told us very little in the official reveal of the console in January, the company announced during the Direct that the Switch 2 would launch on June 5th and cost $449.99. But then, due to the Trump administration’s rapidly shifting tariffs,...

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