Mature, dignified, sleek: The Switch 2 is everything I want from the new console, but is it too much of a departure for Nintendo?

We finally know what the Nintendo Switch 2 looks like, and cor, it's a looker. Immediately recognisable as a successor to the Switch, but sleeker. More refined. More mature. Still a splash of colour on each side to say, 'yeah I'm more powerful now, but I can still have fun with the kids when I want to'. Like an executive of a law firm that still sees the kids on the weekends. Read more

Jan 16, 2025 - 19:13
Mature, dignified, sleek: The Switch 2 is everything I want from the new console, but is it too much of a departure for Nintendo?

We finally know what the Nintendo Switch 2 looks like, and cor, it's a looker. Immediately recognisable as a successor to the Switch, but sleeker. More refined. More mature. Still a splash of colour on each side to say, 'yeah I'm more powerful now, but I can still have fun with the kids when I want to'. Like an executive of a law firm that still sees the kids on the weekends.

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