Round Up: Here Are The First Player Impressions Of Switch 2

@FishyS Please Understand

@FishyS I'm pretty sure they left out people saying "Lower the prices"

I got to go to the london one, this console is actually incredible.

I’m sure they did not edit anyone out!

Pretty sure I would have qualified for the reel if I had the opportunity to try it.

Can't wait for the uncertainty around US pre-orders to be resolved. Wish I could be more optimistic, though

People saying they only show the positive comments like that isn't what they would do to promote a product smh....

I for one cannot wait!

Would be funny if in the middle of the impressions video someone was just like "it sucks sh*t"

I DIDNT GET TO GO😭😭😭YOU CAN PROBABLY TELL FROM MY PROFILE PIC HOW MUCH I ❤ THIS SYSTEM!!! ITS GONNA BE SUCH AN UPGRADE FROM MY SWITCH LITE!!!

But all sadness aside i can't wait for launch day.
@Acing, was it fun?

Ok, now open the preorders for us already :U

I wonder if that Danky Kang game is already finished. I feel like knowing Nintendo, that game has been finished for 6 months lol. Nintendo needs more games for launch. I feel like I did with my ps5, being a ps4 game player. Switch 2 is my Switch 1 game player.

Here I am finally glad i didnt buy an OLED. Makes the transition easier. But come on, 5.5 inch screen Switch Lite to 7.9 inch screen Switch 2!

@Elitepatriot Danky Kang. was that a typo?

I'm glad Nintendo waited until the 5th of June for my birthday as it 3 days before on the 2nd.
Going to be a great 55th birthday for me!
Will make me feel like I'm young again like I did when I was 50.

Damn this sack of skin and bones aging, I'll never grow up, never!

Wish I could feel the hype too.
I'm somehow tired of this system already.

If there at least could be some confirmation that switch 1 games has any relevant improvements on switch 2 without any patches...

I mean... come on ... even I would be saying it was incredible if I was there playing new games with a new Nintendo console.

The funny surprise would be someone saying "I was here since 8am and this console s*cks b*lls!"

Remember those Snow White positive reactions? LOL...

@Zach And if it was AVGN 🤣

There used to be a time that a new console release offered a giant step forward. Now it feels like 2 steps forward, 1 step back.

Still happy for all those hyped about it though!

Didn’t get a ticket for my local Switch 2 experience. Looking forward to getting my system.

@Elitepatriot 🤣 I can’t wait to play that Danky Kang game.

Can't wait for june 5th

@Freek Exactly this my friend. I am 45 years old and I feel a lot younger than I actually am. Nintendo knows how to make us younger again! I can't wait for June 5th!

@Elitepatriot

I think they could do with having a couple of games for Christmas confirmed already,
but I think with Mario Kart he console is going to to do as well as it can do at launch.

@Freek ha, loved your comment! I’ll be 44 in May but I sat grinning like a loon the whole way through the Switch 2 Direct! My kids, nieces and nephews were all buzzing… for me 😆 for financial reasons I won’t be getting the new hardware anytime soon, sadly, but I am very excited for launch and fellow fans who will be on board in the coming months.

I'm also 55, preordering this with a paper form over the counter at Currys is taking me back to the Comet in the 1990s going in to collect my first Nintendo console: the N64. Had every console since at launch.

There is the saying ' you don't stop playing because you get old, you get old because you stop playing'
Still my mantra.

@AmplifyMJ @nkarafo
Haha, yes.
You're only as old as you feel.
Watching the Nintendo direct for Switch 2 made me feel young at heart and buzzing like I did years ago. Pretty excited.
Bring on June!

@Freek I live in Northern Ireland and we’re going to New York on Friday, cannot WAIT to visit the Nintendo World Store, see if my smile can stretch to face breaking proportions 😅

@AmplifyMJ
Oh man, you lucky son of a gun.

Enjoy, and I'm sure I'll see your smile from here.😁

@splinters I'm 44, and buzzing for the news on here every day just now. The magic still gets me now. When Nintendo gets it right, nothing can touch it for me.

I wonder who our oldest member here is?
🤔

Bunch of geezers in this thread … turning 44 in June and Switch 2 is gonna be my birthday present to myself. So looking forward to it!

"When you hold the unit, it feels extra solid with no wobble. I forgot the controllers actually detach lol." That is what I was hoping for and kind of expected after the first console reveal. Back to Nintendos solid built quality it seems. I mostly play handheld and together with the new 1080p/120Hz HDR screen … this is gonna be perfect!

I am a console gamer, but I will play in handheld mode, at least for a while, to see and feel the improvements. I have no doubt, that it will feel good.

Good to see the people here, who are still enjoying gaming after all these years. I hope the Switch 2 will make us all happy.

Nintendo making the best products as always. And affordable too.

Generic praise really. Tries not to get hopes up

55 years old in December this year, but when it comes to gaming my heart and mind goes back to the 1980s and especially 1990s (here's looking at you SNES). Fast forward to 2025 and yes the 5th of June can't come soon enough. So happy to have secured a console and accessories on my nintendo. Come christmas time, nintendo consoles are my go to consoles and yep I' m a big nintendo gaming kid at heart and don't intend on growing up either 😀

@splinters,

50 here. Pre ordered a bundle at Curry's too. Comet that takes me back... I remember when I bought the Wii and DS at launch thinking they would be my last Nintendo consoles. I am even more excited for the Switch 2.

So, anyone here survived gaming past 55? Not that I think the Switch 2 will finish me off or anything

@splinters working on gaming into my retirement and retiring at 56!

@karatekid1612 maybe I just love my work but Im not looking to retire anytime soon. In fact my 56th birthday will be celebrated in a new job in Switzerland. I suspect the SW2 and PS5 Pro will be keeping my busy through the cold winter nights.

@splinters yep I think the 2 consoles will keep you busy there and enjoy your new job in a stunning part of Europe! I do enjoy my job too, luckily and may be could go down to a 4 day week. Was joking with full retirement unless I win the lottery!

@karatekid1612 maybe i have just been lucky to avoid a job where I count the hours to retirement like many of my friends. I was a teacher for 30 years, now an education consultant and will be a director of design in Switzerland. I want to look back on my life and appreciate the variety and adventure, not what a slog it was to get to retirement.

I just want to be able to pre-order!

I know “the market” is unstable in the US right now - I’ll leave it at that - but Nintendo has got to make a decision soon about pre-orders here!

I want to secure my Switch 2 MKW Bundle!

@GamingFan4Lyf hang on in there and hopefully you have a nintendo online account that meets all their criteria for pre order selection. I was lucky here, especially seeing the scalpers are out in force on ebay uk!! Good luck and hope it sorts itself out across the pond soon!

@karatekid1612 I more than qualify for the criteria.

I have had NSO since it began without any breaks in service (granted it’s mostly just so I have cloud saves as I would hate to lose the almost 400 hours shared between BOTW and TOTK) and probably have like 600 hours of Switch playtime.

@GamingFan4Lyf my account is pretty much the same as yours, I received my invite in the afternoon of the day pre orders went live. I would say when they sort out the bloody mess over there, you should receive an invite on the first day or 2nd day very latest! Fingers crossed for you, but the fact you have a healthy account so to speak, I would be confident that you will receive an invite on the first day when the time comes

@karatekid1612 I hope so.

Father’s Day is June 15th and I really want to be able to spend the day cruising around in Mario Kart World with my daughter!

@GamingFan4Lyf no worries and good luck!

@GamingFan4Lyf
Have you tried going into Currys and ordering in person?

@splinters United States here.

@GamingFan4Lyf PS there is a check list on this site to ensure your account is ready to receive a pre order invite. If you haven't already, check the check list to ensure you don't miss out ok. Things like turning notifications from nintendo ON, payment card and address up to date etc. Hopefully not informing you about the obvious so to speak, but it's a handy guide ok

The upshot in all of this is I don't have to wait to long to play Switch 2.

In summary: HYPE! (Oh baby come on June 5th…)

The guys at SwitchUp were impressed when they checked out the London event, and I very much trust their opinions. Looking forward to hearing from some others on YT that I like.

Hands-on impressions from average Janes and Joes are getting me more excited than journalists actually. Hearing everyone hype up Mario Kart is making me wonder if I should opt for the console bundle after all!

@Acing Were you able to play Mario Kart World and Cyberpunk? What did you think of them if so?

@jorel262 Yeah, loved the title of that: „They undersold the Switch 2“. Can‘t wait to get mine!

Really enjoying the comments section of this article today! So much positivity and excitement for the switch 2 plus loving the search for our eldest and wisest Nintendo gamer 😜

@MangoMahn look up danky kang jeopardy.

@Elitepatriot
LOL

About the lack of an OLED display, it's kinda insane, that a cheap Chinese handheld, like the Retroid Pocket Mini, includes one, but not an expensive handheld from Nintendo...

They only did this, so they can sell a OLED model, 2-3 years from now, when the sales have slowed down.

Being used to the OLED model of Switch1, and the Steam Deck, I hope the new LCD won't be TOO big of a downgrade, when it comes to the contrast and black levels. I don't have any modern devices left, that use LCD.

Don't know if I sneak into the top of the age range, I'm
61 next Tuesday and have absolutely loved gaming since Pong in the seventies!! My Switch is my favourite console ever, and though I haven't pre-ordered a switch 2, there is no way I'm not getting one!!! Can't imagine life without gaming!!!

@MangoMahn EXTREMELY fun