Well, here’s the scoop on this whole Nintendo Switch 2 thing. So, apparently, Nintendo’s patting themselves on the back because they just smashed some kinda sales record. We’re talking 3.5 million units blown out the door worldwide in, like, four days. That’s faster than I finish a bag of chips. For real though, it’s 760,000 more than what the OG Switch managed back when it kicked off in March 2017. Wild, right?
And Nintendo’s over here shouting it’s their top hardware launch, ever, like in the universe and everything. They’ve got their eyes on moving 15 million units by March 2026. They’re already one-fifth there. Who even does fractions like that anymore? Math was never my thing.
Sure, a couple mishaps — ya know, just to keep things spicy. Gamers picking up their new toys from GameStop in New York found their screens looking like pin cushions, thanks to some eager-beaver staples. Replacements for everyone. Crisis averted. Across the pond in the UK, boxes showed up looking a tad violated. Some tape-happy folks clearly didn’t know that tape was more fragile than my house of cards, but anyway.
Anyway, let’s dive into the geeky stuff for a sec. Sacrificed a wee bit of battery life for some juicy upgrades this time. New Joy-Con 2 controllers — they’re kinda like using a mouse. Handy, if you’ve ever tried aiming with those old things. Bigger screen — we’re talking a whopping 7.9 inches, 1080p, with 120Hz refresh. Talk about eye candy.
Bits and bytes time: under the hood, it’s rocking eight ARM Cortex A78C cores, all sounding super techy with that ARMv8 64-bit talk. Custom Nvidia Ampere GPU, 12GB LPDDR5X memory, and 256GB storage. And — get this — you can max it out to 2TB with this snazzy microSD Express card slot. Apparently, there might be some hacky ways to slap in an M2 NVMe SSD too. Not that I’m suggesting anything. 😉
Despite the frenzy, if you’re still hunting for this gadget, GameStop and Best Buy should have you covered. UK folk, you’ve got options too.
Oh, and if you’re one to keep up with the tech saga — just follow Tom’s Hardware on Google News. Stay in the loop and pretend you’re actually productive while scrolling through endless updates. Just kidding. Sort of.
