One unlucky player’s Nintendo Switch 2 experience will make you cautious about transferring save data to the new console.

Nintendo Switch 2 users have reported being blocked from accessing the console's online services until further notice, and believe their use of the MIG Switch cartridge is the cause.

The only gamepad that can wake the new console is Nintendo’s own upgraded Pro controller — even the original Switch’s Pro controller can’t. But that could soon change as GuliKit, which previously noted that the Switch 2 “uses a new system protocol,

Nintendo Switch 2 gaming handheld gets a sweet CT scan: showing off the internals layer-by-layer, including the custom NVIDIA Tegra T239 SoC.

The Switch 2 Pro Controller carries a few shortcomings at a premium price, but it's as great as its predecessor while packing in the Switch 2’s new features.

Until transparent replacement shells for the Nintendo Switch 2 hit the market, Dbrand’s new Teardown skin is the easiest way to peek inside the handheld console without actually tearing it down yourself.

You can't simply go to the My Nintendo Store and buy the Switch 2. To order the Switch 2, you need to log in with an active, paid Nintendo Switch Online account. Once you do that, you can choose either a Switch 2 standalone console or the Mario Kart World bundle and then hit the confirm button to "register your interest" in ordering a Switch 2.