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Notes Nintendo Switch 2

I wrote my initial thoughts about the Switch 2 announcement a couple of months ago. Against my better judgement, I pre-ordered one. What follows are a few thoughts about it now that I’ve had my hands on one for a couple of weeks.

The best summary I can think of for my initial impressions is: consider the name. The +1 label neatly captures both the good and the bad. It’s a better Switch. Faster. Higher resolution graphics. Generally… just nicer. It’s not a game changer (pardon the pun), but not everything needs to be revolutionary. Nicer is good.

Switch 2 Reaction

The clue is in the name. Rather than a significant break from the past, the Switch 2 is an iteration. Bigger. Faster. Better. But not a revolution.

That’s not a bad thing. Why break with a successful formula?

I’m not a big gamer. In fact, the Switch is the first console I’ve bought. Let’s take a quick tour of the original, eight year old Switch and see what it got right and wrong.

Nintendo Switch

This was all set to be a story of how much the whole family were enjoying the Nintendo Switch1. While that’s true, there’s another side. We’ll get to that but let’s start with the good stuff.

Long story short: after just over a week, we’re all getting a lot out of it. The games are fun, even my three year old gets a kick driving Princess Peach around what looks like Sugar Rush from Wreck-It Ralph.