Nintendohandheld games consoleLast featured Jun 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
Worth it if…Worth it, with caveats.
Hard to recommend as a home console, but the best-compromised handheld he has used, with weak battery life.
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- Price when I covered it
- $449
- Featured in
- 4 videos · 2025–2025
- Category
- Gaming · Consoles
What I liked
- least compromise as a handheld
- plays Cyberpunk 2077 on a thin device
- speakers sound surprisingly good
- backwards compatible with Switch 1 games
- Big, sturdier design
- Excellent 1080p LCD with HDR
What I didn't
- docked it is not close to PS5
- about 3 hours of battery in Cyberpunk
- screen is reflective outdoors
- weak first-party lineup
- Expensive at $449
- Paid upgrade packs for Switch 2 Edition games
In my words
Straight from the video. Tap a timestamp to hear me say it.
“the Nintendo Switch 2 for me makes the least amount of compromise for being handheld.”
“the Switch 2 is like the grown-up version of the Switch One”
“The screen is a mile better. It's about 60% bigger.”
“Five ways the Nintendo Switch 2 is better than the Switch One.”
Every time I covered it
Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.
0:00Nintendo Switch 2 Review - Best Worst Console Ever.Hard to recommend as a home console, but the best-compromised handheld he has used, with weak battery life.
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0:00Mario Kart World - 10 things you need to know!Named only as the console Mario Kart World runs on, with no opinion given.
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0:00Nintendo Switch 2 Hands on - Hidden Costs!A big, well-built and much improved console with a great screen, but he thinks Nintendo is overcharging for the console, its games and online features.
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0:00Nintendo Switch 2 vs Switch 1!Clear upgrade over the original, with a much better screen, magnetic Joy-Cons and higher-quality games.
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Why it's on these shelves
- Premium tax
“that would be absolutely fine if it wasn't more expensive than one.”
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