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The first Switch was a godsend in terms of industrial design compared to the Wii U. However, over time, things like the Steam Deck started to make it feel a little bit like a toy. Personally, the Joy-Cons were always too small for me to use comfortably, rendering it a TV-and-Pro-Controller-only machine in my household. Admittedly, it proved to be a fantastic device for children, but I am not a child, at least not physically. SEE ALSO: Nintendo Switch 2 specs unveiled: Bigger screen, better performance, and more From the first second I got to hold a Switch 2 unit, I instantly liked the way it felt in my hands. The 7.9-inch 1080p display (which supports HDR and 120Hz refresh rate) is substantially nicer than the 6.2-inch 720p display on the predecessor console. In addition to a bigger screen, the Joy-Cons also have some added muscle. 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Assuming you've got your Switch 2 preorder on deck, here are 10 of the best Nintendo Switch 2 launch titles to order ahead of June 5 — besides Mario Kart World (which, for the record, I highly recommend). Opens in a new window Credit: Nintendo Mario Kart World $79.99 at Target Release Date: June 5, 2025 Pre-order Here Looks fast. Credit: Shin'en/Nintendo One of the best latter-day Wii U games was a little futuristic racer called Fast Racing Neo. This, in turn, became one of the best Switch 1 launch titles, in an upgraded form called Fast RMX. Now, developer Shin'en is back with a long-awaited sequel that promises new ideas with the same technical excellence as its predecessors. Shin'en hasn't said much about Fast Fusion yet, other than that it will be out at launch and will only cost $14.99, making it the anti-Mario Kart in one way. 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My day one Nintendo Switch 2 review: It's here, and it's awesome
All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. Folks, we're finally here. The Nintendo Switch 2 is finally showing up on people's doorsteps, while others braved the lengthy lines at midnight launch events that spanned the globe. Because I have a cool job, I actually got the console a day early. And after spending about 24 hours with my new Switch 2, I've got plenty of early thoughts to share. I know some gamers are on the fence about spending $450 on a new Nintendo console (and $80 for the new Mario Kart World), especially in tough economic times. My full Switch 2 review will come later, but for now, let's dive into my first day of gaming. And because you've waited long enough, here's my early verdict: It's awesome, though not without its setup quirks. Where to buy the Switch 2: Quick links Buy the Nintendo Switch 2 at Nintendo $449.99 Shop Now Buy the Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle at Costco $524.99 Shop Now Buy the Nintendo Switch 2 at GameStop $449.99 Shop Now Buy the Nintendo Switch 2 at Best Buy $449.99 Shop Now Buy the Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle at Walmart $499 Shop Now SEE ALSO: Where to buy Nintendo Switch 2 online: Smash that refresh button on these listings Remember: This is definitely not a full review of the console, as again, I've only had it for a little over 24 hours at the time of writing. My impressions and reviews of games like Mario Kart World and Rune Factory will also have to wait. These are my unfiltered thoughts on the hardware and user experience so far. You can also check out my first impressions of the new Game Chat features. Your Switch 2 main menu will look a lot like this right after the first boot. Credit: Joe Maldonado/Mashable Let's start with good news: Getting the console up and running on the initial startup is quite simple. You turn it on, log into your Nintendo account if you have one (you should probably have one), connect to the internet, and then you're more or less good to go. I mean, you won't be able to play any games right away unless you have physical copies because downloading games takes time, but all things considered, I found this process pretty painless. The only caveat I'd add to all of that? There's a (by all accounts) lengthy and involved data transfer process if you want to transfer over everything from your Switch 1 to your Switch 2. This is obviously useful if you have a bunch of old Switch games you're currently in the middle of playing, or if you want to grab your save data the old-fashioned way. 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I would normally recommend skipping the data transfer process, but there are two factors that might make that a bad idea for some of you. First, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet and Animal Crossing: New Horizons lack support for cloud saves, so if you want to keep playing those games on Switch 2, you should do the transfer. Second, it sounds like you only get one shot at the transfer, weirdly enough. Hat tip to Kotaku for bringing that to my attention; if you have any interest whatsoever in transferring data, don't skip it at setup just assuming you can do it later. I've reached out to Nintendo for clarification on this and will update the article if/when an answer arrives. The new Joy-Cons are much better. Credit: Joe Maldonado/Mashable Strange setup quirks aside, the Switch 2 is so, so much better than the first console once it's actually in your hands. The new 7.9-inch, 1080p display has a 120Hz refresh rate and is a colossal improvement over the 6.2-inch, 720p, 60Hz original. There's one more caveat here, though; it's an LCD display, meaning it is, in one specific way, inferior to the Switch OLED. I was never a Switch OLED owner, so I can't say authoritatively that the lack of OLED is a huge problem on the Switch 2. The new display looks pretty darn good to me, though I suppose it could be a bit more vibrant in certain spots. That said, your mileage may vary if you're used to looking at an OLED display. Beyond that, the new Joy-Con 2 controllers are substantially bigger than before, making them much better suited to adult-sized hands. The new analog sticks have a bit more travel to them and feel a little more responsive overall, though it remains to be seen if stick drift will be a big problem on Switch 2, given the lack of Hall Effect sensors. The new dock does its job well. Credit: Joe Maldonado/Mashable I'd also like to shout out the new magnetic attachment mechanism for the Joy-Con controllers. On the first Switch console, the Joy-Cons slid on and off via a vertical rail. This was fine for 2017, but over time, it became clear that a better solution was needed. Switch 1 Joy-Con controllers have a bit of wiggle to them, even when attached. That's been entirely eliminated on Switch 2, based on my experiences so far. Attaching a Joy-Con 2 to the unit is as easy as slapping it into the open slot and letting magnets take over from there. Thankfully, there's a release lever you have to pull to detach them, making it functionally impossible to detach them accidentally. (At least, that's been my experience so far.) Attaching and detaching the magnetic Joy-Con 2 controllers feels so good the first time you do it. Just trust me. The new dock, which looks and works similarly, is also worthy of some praise. The new dock can output at up to 4K resolution and has a new built-in fan for heat dissipation. Crucially, it also has a built-in ethernet port now. Please, please wire up your dock if you can. Your experience will be so much better. The Switch 2 introduces 'virtual game cards,' a new feature Nintendo has added to both Switch consoles. This essentially turns any games you've purchased digitally into a commodity that can only live on one console at a time. At any time, you can scroll to the new virtual game card section in the main system menu and load any games you own digitally onto the console. In fact, you have to do this to bring over any Switch 1 games you plan on playing. Once that's done, you can't play it on any other Switch console unless you boot that machine up and do the same thing over there. For a single and childless person like me, this is only mildly inconvenient. I'm not going to complain too much about having to press an extra button to tell the Switch 2 to download a Switch 1 game I own. However, I can imagine this being nightmarish for multi-Switch households. Users have the ability to 'loan' virtual game cards to other users for up to two weeks, but as I understand it, that means the loaner loses the ability to play that game while it's in the hands of the loanee. While some games now support 'GameShare' (a new feature that allows users to play multiplayer games with only one copy of a game), that's not universally supported. There are definitely good use cases for loaning digital games to other people, to be sure, but this is also a lot of extra management that's foisted upon every Switch 2 owner. I can imagine it's going to create entirely new ways for siblings to fight with each other, too. SEE ALSO: You can already find 100+ Switch 2 eBay listings. We don't recommend them. I had to grab my virtual game cards for all of these. Credit: Joe Maldonado/Mashable Obviously, I'll do a deeper dive into the console once I've had more time with it, but the final first impression I'll share is that the Switch 2's internal storage capacity of 256GB might not be enough for serious gamers. When it was first announced, I thought it was fine. I mistakenly made the assumption that game file sizes wouldn't balloon too much from the OG Switch, but I was wrong. In fairness, first-party Nintendo stuff has been fine so far; Mario Kart World is a manageable 22GB, and the only other thing I saw that crossed the 20GB threshold from Nintendo itself is the Switch 2 version of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Third-party games are a different story, however. Hitman: World of Assassination is 58GB, or roughly 22 percent of the internal storage capacity. That at least makes sense, as that's three entire games in one package, and frankly, it's a lot bigger on other platforms. Street Fighter 6 is 48GB, which is pretty big, but again, that's a big game on other platforms, too. The most confusing one I've seen is Yakuza 0: Director's Cut. On a PlayStation 4, Yakuza 0 is 24GB. On a Switch 2, it's a staggering 45GB. Granted, there's some new content, like additional cutscenes, a multiplayer mode, and new English voice acting, but nearly doubling the file size is a bit much. 'Yakuza 0' has a weirdly big file size. Credit: Sega/Nintendo To make life more difficult, the Switch 2 only has one option for external storage expansion — microSD Express cards. This is a new type of memory card with substantially faster data read speeds than a regular microSD card. Nintendo going to this new standard is a good thing overall because games load way faster than before, but it also means everyone has to buy a new memory card, and they're pretty expensive and hard to find right now. That won't be a problem forever, so hopefully people can hold out until there are some good Black Friday sales or something like that. I feel like I've spent most of this piece complaining about some relatively minor quirks with Switch 2, so I want to make something very clear: I think it's awesome. Most of the games I've played have been impressive in one way or another, and the hardware is a clear improvement over the first Switch. It's not perfect, but nothing is. Look out for a full review in the near future. In the meantime, I'll be perfecting my grinding skills in Mario Kart World. As of this writing, the Switch 2 is still sold out at all major retailers, though price gougers are having a good day over at eBay. You can try placing an order through the My Nintendo Store or check the retailers listed below. Opens in a new window Credit: Nintendo Nintendo Switch 2 console $449.99 at Nintendo Shop Now Buy the Switch 2 at Nintendo Buy the Switch 2 at Walmart Buy the Switch 2 at GameStop Buy the Switch 2 at Best Buy But the Switch 2 at Costco Buy the Switch 2 at Target (available online June 6) UPDATE: Jun. 6, 2025, 10:38 a.m. EDT This article has been updated with additional information on the Switch 1 to Switch 2 transfer process.
