The Nintendo Switch 2 builds smartly on its predecessor’s hybrid formula, offering better performance, a sharper OLED display, and improved battery life. Games load faster thanks to the upgraded processor and SSD-like storage, and the system handles more graphically demanding titles smoothly—even in handheld mode. Backward compatibility with Switch 1 games is a huge win. The Joy-Con redesign adds comfort and reliability, finally addressing drift issues. While it’s still not as powerful as PlayStation or Xbox rivals, the Switch 2 excels in portability, family-friendly gaming, and exclusive Nintendo titles. It’s a worthy upgrade for both new players and longtime fans.

I purchased this console day 2 of its release, and I got really lucky. It was a short window to purchase it, around 12-1am MST on June 10th. They sold out very quickly, I managed to only pay the initial price of $450. Unfortunately, I don't think these consoles will see a price drop anytime soon. If they come back in stock within the $500-$550 range, event without MKWorld included, I'd still buy it, they are very scarce. As far as the actual product: packaging, the box, cables, dock, joycon, and the grip were all neatly organized. Felt so good to finally unbox the newest Nintendo console. It always does. Setting up is very easy, although if you bought an OLED bundle, and you didn't apply the bundle to your OLED when you got it, you won't be able to do the system transfer until you "register" the game. Can be done on the Nintendo e-shop. If you can't system transfer, the only thing you'll be losing is your screenshots and videos. You can transfer virtual game cards easily if you sign in with your same Nintendo account. The console is powerful, noticeably so, and it feels great to use in handheld. The joycon sticks are bigger, allowing for more precise input for games such as MKWorld. The battery life is unfortunately not as good as the OLED, however, you're still able to play a game such as MKWorld for about 2.5 hours. Scrolling is much faster, most noticeable in the e-shop. Everything just feels more satisfying on this new system. Overall, this console is a must buy for nintendo fans, and MKWorld might be one of the best video games ever made. I wouldn't buy it if the price was over $700, but I'd definitely buy it any lower than that.

This is one of my first Nintendo consoles, and although there has been a lot of controversy surrounding the Switch 2, I personally have really enjoyed my experience with it so far. The new games I’ve played have been really good and the quality of the system is amazing and very easy to use. I would highly recommend this to anyone who has been considering it!

i bought the Mario kart world bundle for the switch 2 on June 05 day one at the walmart release walked in grabbed the bundle the box was a little scratched but its fine tue contents inside was untouched so i did not really mind, works flawlessly and the performance was way better than the original switch. tue second one i bought online for my brother because he really wanted one as-well so i got him it and he loves it too. only con for me personally is the battery life of the switch its alright they could’ve squeezed in more of a bigger battery to last an extra hour or two considering the pricing of the console. other than that it is a great system so far no issues 👍🏻

Bought the switch 2 in June but held off opening because I wasn’t ready for the transition yet coming from a lite but I just opened it today waiting for Mario Galaxy and it’s amazing…a total upgrade across the board and still light and comfortable in the hands just an amazing product and can’t wait to use it more going forward

amazing graphic upgrade! you dont have to buy upgrades for the switch games if you have nintendo online, which you definitely want in order to use all of the functions. its worth the wait, dont buy from scalpers! smooth transition from tv to handheld and amazing game play power. the kids and i absolutely love it.

It's a better Nintendo Switch that can play new Nintendo releases and legacy software at higher fidelity. Build quality of the Switch 2 is vastly superior to the Switch 1 and the console is priced fairly competitively considering the hardware under the hood. It's a similar jump in quality from a PS4 to a PS5 but arguably more appealing than that product. Paid less for the Switch 2 than the Steam Deck OLED for a machine with better specs. Main issue is backwards compatibility not being ironed out 100% yet but that's an issue to be fixed over time. The dock is super flimsy and feels worse than the original Switch's dock. Overall solid system despite not reinventing the wheel like Nintendo is known to do with their hardware.

Switch 2 has honestly been such a great upgrade from Switch 1. Granted I upgraded from the OG SW1 but load times are stupid fast, FPS are remarkable and though this could be be a Switch Pro, I’m glad to own one and would def recommend to anyone on the fence about upgrading!

Switch 2 is sadly a bit of a mixed bag. The hardware on offer is fine. The price I would say is about in line with what I expected. The real problem with the Switch 2 is the "hidden costs" that pile up. For starters the system is not an OLED model and the LCD panel they used is slower than the original switch or the Switch OLED. This can cause motion blur/ghosting in some games. Customers may already be aware, but it bears repeating that Switch 2 will have a high volume of third party titles that are "game key cards". What that means is if you buy a game in store the game is not on the cartridge and you then have to download the games. For large games in excess of 50-60 GB? This can become a problem. The issue is compounded by the fact that Nintendo skimped on internal storage only offering a paltry 256 GB of storage. And if you move from Switch 1 to Switch 2? The Switch 2 tries to move EVERYTHING from Switch 1. The best bet is to migrate only stuff you want one at a time or download cloud saves if you are subscribed to NSO. So your internal storage will get used up pretty fast. So with so many game key cards, unless you buy additional storage? You are going to be uninstalling and redownloading a lot of titles. And this additional storage is a different format with SD Express. This has faster read speeds and all that. But ideally with how many titles are game key card? You are going to want that 1 TB and that costs another $200. Add to that to buy Mario Kart World outside of a bundle? You are looking at $80 for a game that Nintendo themselves set the value of at $50. If you buy that same digital version separately on E-shop you will pay an extra $30. If you are someone like me that values physical games? Switch 2 is a machine that may be a bit less appealing if you want to play third party titles on it. And many of these will be ports of games that are already available elsewhere and at a cheaper price. I mentioned hidden costs, and already discussed the storage. But to use voice chat? You need to have a subscription to NSO and the expansion. Welcome Tour which is nothing more than a system demo is $10. They also upped the prices on Switch 1 consoles and accessories. I personally am not buying any game key cards and will not buy those titles digitally. I will not be paying $80 for Mario Kart either. So what game did I buy? Cyberpunk 2077. A game I already own and played on Steam. It's all on cart. And that's worth supporting. The reason I bought Switch 2 was largely as a replacement for my aging launch Switch 1. (though I will keep my Switch 1). Because Nintendo somehow think it's ok to remotely brick a $500 piece of hardware even if you buy a used title that someone dumped and redistributed. I have no complaints about Walmart. They handled my preorder well, and it felt like Walmart cared more about me as a customer than Nintendo did.

I really liked this console and some of the the new hardware and revised aspects of the console such as the bigger screen, bigger joy cons, and better kick stand. I especially really like the backwards compatibility feature although some games such as Marvel VS Capcom fighting collection is playable but may not work properly, which is unfortunate.