Overview
- Known As
- Nintendo Switch • Switch
- Company
- Nintendo
- Launched
- 3rd Mar 2017
- Type
- Hybrid
- Wikipedia
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Switch
Latest Reviews of Nintendo Switch Games
Review Terminator 2D: No Fate And Neon Inferno - The 90s-Style Side-Scroller Redefined
The retro-modern aesthetic taken to the next level.
Review Marvel Cosmic Invasion Successfully Reboots Shredder's Revenge
This time, Tribute's beat-'em-up engine reimagines X-Men Arcade.
Review Tomb Raider Definitive Edition: painful downgrades on Switch 2
The cost of 60fps: compromised visuals vs PS4 - and even PS3.
Feature ThunderX3 Core gaming chair review
Legitimately comfy, behind its silly 'CORE.RDY 360' branding
Feature Nintendo Switch OLED Model review: an excellent premium upgrade
The new display is a game-changer for handheld play
Popular Nintendo Switch Games
Latest Nintendo Switch News
Feature How Did Switch 2 Avoid Cross-Gen When Xbox and PS5 Couldn't?
Is Nintendo the last platform holder to fully embrace console generations?
News Nintendo Confirm Replaceable Battery EU Switch 2 Model, End of Switch 1 Production
Bring on the new, user-repairable era.
News Where Would You Rank Nintendo Direct vs The Other Summer Showcases?
We were left disappointed - but what do you think?
Feature Games of the Year 2025: The John Linneman Collection
Tons of side-scrolling action - including John's #1 pick.
Review Terminator 2D: No Fate And Neon Inferno - The 90s-Style Side-Scroller Redefined
The retro-modern aesthetic taken to the next level.
News Sonic Racing Crossworlds: Switch 2 Surprises Compared to Xbox Series S
Higher resolution than the S, with select visual features closer to Switch 1.
News Metroid Prime 4: How much of a downgrade is the Switch 1 experience?
Reduced resolution, anti-aliasing and texture quality, but solid perf.
Review Marvel Cosmic Invasion Successfully Reboots Shredder's Revenge
This time, Tribute's beat-'em-up engine reimagines X-Men Arcade.
Review Tomb Raider Definitive Edition: painful downgrades on Switch 2
The cost of 60fps: compromised visuals vs PS4 - and even PS3.
Review Outlaws, Nightdive's Latest Remaster Surprise
A forgotten Lucasarts gem, revived via KEX Engine.
Some rough spots remain but resolution and performance upgrades are well worth the upgrade fee
Feature Nintendo's free Switch 2 upgrades for key Switch 1 titles are remasters in all but name
Link's Awakening, Echoes of Wisdom, Super Mario Odyssey and many more tested
Feature Switch 2 revitalises Pokémon Scarlet and Violet with better performance and image quality
A technical disaster on the original Switch is dramatically transformed
Feature Hands-on with Switch 2: the Digital Foundry experience
Future-looking hardware, impressive Nintendo games, solid third party support - this looks like a winner
DF Direct Do Switch and Switch 2 Virtual Game Cards point towards an "adorably all digital" future?
We think not - because Nintendo has the most to lose from abandoning physical sales
A bittersweet moment and an extraordinary game
Feature Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 revisited: improved but key problems remain
The PC version with mods remains the best way to play
Related Hardware
List of hardware items (add-ons?)
Where To Buy
List of places to buy this system