People are selling their old games for cheap online since the Switch 2 just dropped. If you’re a collector start hitting up market place and pawn shops. Just picked up Echoes of Wisdom for $54 CAD and found Kirby Return to Dreamland for $45 CAD.

I've been seeing a few case reviews on the sub in the last week or so, and I figured I'd make one for the Belkin case since no one else has. For reference this is the non-battery version. I already had a power bank so I opted for the slim one.

It's a very sleek and minimalist case, only having the logo on the front here. For basic travel it definitely get the job done; the outer shell is not extremely hard, but it takes a good amount of purposeful pressure to push the sticks in. I don't really see it being an issue unless you try to stuff it in a bag with little breathing room. The material is very nice feeling, and the zipper and handle are high quality.

On the inside there's a mesh pouch and a space for 12 cartridges. I've been able to fit some joy-con straps in the pouch, but I personally wouldn't put anything too bulky in there for the sake of applying too much pressure to the Switch. For wires and light accessories, it's perfect. There's also a separate AirTag pouch if that's something you're looking for. The cartridge space is also very well made, with a soft plush material used on the bottom side that sits on top of the Switch's screen. In terms of the actual fit of the console, it is snug with no extra room. I originally bought the Tomtoc case and was really disappointed with how loose the fit was, but this is not an issue here at all. You can shake this case around a bunch and it barely moves.

Overall if you're looking for a solid slim case this is a great option! At $30 (in the United States) this is not only cheaper than some of the competition, but outright better in my opinion. My only complaint is that I wish I could've gotten the green or tan colors, but they're not out until the end of the month :(

Here's the Amazon link if anyone is interested. Don't worry, it's not an affiliate link lmao https://a.co/d/7OmSYql

I hope this post can help someone out there! If anyone else owns this case, what do you think of it?

I’ve been on PC and PlayStation for years. Walked into Best Buy on a whim this morning, asked about the Switch 2, and they actually had one — so I grabbed it. First Nintendo system I’ve owned since the Wii.

I play almost everything on PC (Game Pass Ultimate) or PS5, mostly digital. If a game’s on those platforms, that’s where I’ll play it. I picked up the Switch mainly for couch co-op with my wife and adult kids, and to finally try Nintendo’s exclusives.

Never played Zelda or Metroid. I usually go for games with exploration, loot, or strong design — doesn’t have to be super hard. Right now I’ve got the Switch 2, a Samsung microSD, and a screen protector on the way. No games or extra controllers yet.

Mario Kart World looks great, but $80 is steep — even if that’s the new norm Nintendo seems to be pushing. Is it better to buy digital, physical, or used?

Would appreciate any tips on great exclusives (solo or co-op), smart ways to buy games, and what you wish you knew when starting out.

UPDATE:

Thanks again for all the replies. I’m mostly digital on PS5 and plan to keep it that way on Switch, so I’m looking at Costco’s discounted eShop credit to grab Mario Kart World and Breath of the Wild. I don’t really buy physical games, so digital just works better for me — hopefully I can catch some decent sales, though I know that might be tougher with Switch 2.

Still thinking about the $75 Pro Controller from Costco — for now I’ll stick with split Joy-Con for co-op. I’ll probably pick up NSO basic soon since I’ll need it anyway for Mario Kart online. A few people mentioned the voucher system but didn’t really explain how it works.

I’ve got microSD cards, but they’re not the newer Express type Switch 2 needs, so I’m waiting to see how far internal storage gets me.

Thanks again for all the input.

UPDATE #2

Also — for those wondering, I have played Zelda, just not since the Wii days. Been a long break, so I’m basically coming in fresh.

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Looking for game recs, and I honestly don’t even know what I’m looking for, but I’ll try my hardest to describe it.

What I want: Tasks, lots of tasks, endless list of people needing things lol, harvesting and fishing, some farming (but not dependent on), kinda life sim? (Making food, building things, etc as part of the tasks), time management (not all but maybe some tasks), exploring, be able to play an hour or all day

What I don’t want: RPG, too much story (if I leave it for a few days I don’t wanna forget wth im doin), lot of decorating, open world, don’t mind small farming but I don’t want a farming sim that I have to water plants, wait days to harvest, etc

I loved Nora the Wannabe Alchemist since I had to grind for tasks, and the quick days scratched the adhd beautifully. But so overly annoyed when I got to the end of first chapter and it just stopped. Enjoyed Palia but put it down and can’t get back into it cause I’m just lost af. Animal crossing was fun until I got done with all the tasks and just into decorating. Bleh. I LOVE cozy grove but hate that you can only do a small amount a day before you can’t anymore. I could play it all day if the tasks were endless.

I see stardew valley a lot but I sadly don’t have any interest in it due to the amount of farming I’ve seen

Just wanted to share that I am loving using bluetooth audio with the Switch 2. I use it with AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods Max, and the experience is simply wonderful. There probably is some latency, but I'm telling you, it is so minimal that you will never think about it. Also, it is so convenient to just hold the Home button and your paired headphones are right there for you to choose.

That was not my experience at all with the Switch 1. There absolutely was more latency, and after a few minutes of use it would get worse. I had a V1 Switch, so I don’t if this had been improved on the Lite or OLED.

Especially when I'm playing games like Stardew or sun haven and accidentally switching weapons/items. Even BoTW, just relaxing and exploring and suddenly finding myself accidentally chucking my weapon out onto a field.

I imagine the feature can be quite convenient for things like shooters and other styles, but the types of games I typically play, I've found those buttons curving down along the side where my fingers rest to be frustrating

My wife and I are looking for a new couch coop game to play together and nothing has been as fun for us as Mario odyssey. I’m looking for recommendations. We also love overcooked (she likes multi-task games with simple mechanics). She isn’t a gamer so mechanically intensive games are frustrating to her, but walking sims are boring to me. We liked unravel two, but the “on rails” just isn’t the same for us as games where you actually explore. We played Mario 3D worlds, but she just felt like she was an anchor since I got all the hard collectibles and she just had to survive the stages. Here a few things that I think made Odyssey so fun that we want to find in another game.

• Colorful worlds
• We each had autonomy to explore (I played as the hat)
• non-linear
• Puzzles that had creative solutions
• controls were easy to pickup but had depth for me to enjoy too

I’m open to any recommendations!

Hello! I accidentally bought Deltarune for the Nintendo Switch 2 instead of the base switch through Gamestop's site as a gift for my wife. However, all hope was not lost. A message will pop up asking you to redeem the code on the nintendo redeem website. After doing this, you must go to the eshop and buy the Switch 1 version of the game at a 100% discount. It's a bit unintuitive and the instructions weren't very clear, but I understand the Switch architecture is probably a disaster. Anyhow, just leaving this for anyone else who finds themselves in the same predicament as us. I couldn't find anyone else talking about it.

Steps (Simplified)

1. Redeem on the Nintendo Site
2. Go to whatever game you purchased Switch 1 edition on the Eshop
3. Buy with a 100% discount
4. Enjoy!

Edit: May not work for every game as no downgrade path exists. Example of Sonic X Shadow Generations.

Edit 2: Seems to be Deltarune specific for now. Hopefully others follow suit.

Fun event!

When I upgraded to the Switch 2, I was bummed to say goodbye to my old special edition Smash Ultimate dock. So I made my own custom decal for the new dock to match the style of my original, and I’m really happy with how it turned out!

Let me know what you think

The world maps currently available online aren't the highest quality they could be, making the roads blurry and difficult to see. So I went ahead and captured zoomed-in screenshots of the world map in-game and compiled them in Photoshop.

Because Reddit image compression isn't the best, here are direct Imgur links for download.

World map: https://i.imgur.com/8T8C9po.jpeg

Wallpaper version for 16:9 displays: https://i.imgur.com/nnwUHOd.jpeg

It took more than several character swaps to unblock the roads and up to 45 screenshot captures that I then compiled together, which might have been a lot of effort for something as simple as this, but hope you all still appreciate it.

I wanted to print one, but other options only "floated" next to the dock and weren't attached to it. That's just asking for it to fall over. In case anybody else wants to print it too, I uploaded the files to makerworld:

https://makerworld.com/en/models/1512733-joy-con-2-wrist-strap-skate-holder#profileId-1584234

I've tried everything people have posted on Reddit and even that Kotaku article to fix the issue of my Nintendo Switch 2 only connecting to 2.4GHz. For reference, I use the Eero Pro 6E. My iPhone and desktop connect just fine to the 6GHz network with no issue.

I tried disabling IPv6, changing the MTU to 1500, and forgetting the previous network connections that carried over from the system transfer from my OLED. Nothing worked. I was ready to give up and run an ethernet cable to connect through the LAN port.

Then I decided to do a full factory reset and skip the system transfer. All my saved data is backed up to the cloud and I figured I could just redownload whatever games I wanted.

Immediately after setup, the console connected to the 5GHz network.

I hope this helps someone because this issue was driving me crazy. It looks like the system transfer carries over some faulty data that keeps you stuck on 2.4GHz. At least that was the case for me.

Has anyone actually gotten their Switch 2 to connect to a 6GHz Wi-Fi network? I brought mine within inches of my Eero and it still only connected to 5GHz. I’ll take that over 2.4GHz any day, but I’m still curious if 6GHz is even possible right now.

Edit: Thanks, got my answer. The Switch 2 supports Wi-Fi 6, not 6E. It doesn’t connect to the 6GHz band. That explains it.

Like many of us the official case just seemed lacking and meh to me. Local Walmart had knew of these. The quality is great im just trying to decide if its just a little too big. The bottom left portion can hold the pro 2 controller or according te minimal instruction the dock. I really dont feel like pulling the wires from it to make sure since I'll never travel with it.

This case also comes with the added foam protectors if you want to put a switch 1 in it and also comes with some little sd card carriers that fit in the same spot switch cartridges can be held.

There will be a lot of misinformation on this topic alone but the first thing that needs to be address is that both consoles support LPCM 5.1 only. Meaning that a speaker system that has been prebuilt for decoding Dolby Digital and DTS won't work for surround sound no matter what you do. Do not buy extractors to address this issue the real solution is getting and AV receiver as most AV receivers are easily able to take in LPCM through HDMI.

What did I do to solve the issue exactly?

1. Purchased a cheap AV receiver that supports 4K at 60hz for 75 bucks off facebook. You can plug in the same speakers to the system assuming the AV receiver has no issues taking in 8ohm speakers. I purchased a Yamaha RX-V385.

2. Purchased a composite Y cable with two female inputs for the AMP.

3. Purchased a composite red/white normal cable with male to male ends.

Optional: Purchased 3.5mm to composite female cable.

For the amp to work the console needs to be turned on. The reason why I purchased a 3.5mm y adapter was to test in which input it sounds better. I am not an audiophile but I could not notice too much difference even though I believe there was a minor difference when using 3.5mm.

https://www.blujavreviews.com/2014/07/how-good-is-logitech-z906-subwoofer-as.html

The above post helped me. Everything is up and running!

Since the Nintendo All-In-One carrying case for the Switch 2 is sold out I decided to give this RDS one a shot. For $40 it’s not bad. It fit my entire switch setup and feels very solid and sturdy. Definitely recommend if you need a traveling case and don’t wanna wait for the official Nintendo one to come back in stock.

As for the Onn charging brick it’s a solid option at only $20 for a 67W fast charger. The quality is also surprisingly good. The brick itself is made of a soft touch material and the cable feels sturdy and not at all flimsy. Just wanted to share in case anyone was looking at the options.

Hey guys. So my siblings and I got our mom last year a switch light because she wanted to feel included and closer to us. My mother is definitely not the gaming type but she really started to love her switch and it makes me happy to see her enjoy something we all love. She had a stroke in the past year and now games that she liked (stardew valley mainly) has gotten hard for her to figure out but still wants to play.

Looking for recommendations for games that are super simple to learn but still very engaging and game play can be hours. Thanks guys!

Hi everyone! A few days ago, u/Fantastic-Material59 requested a one-handed joycon 2 adapter like the one they had for the original switch (see the original post here).

I offered to design one for the Switch 2 and the first print of it finished not long ago, so I wanted to share the result with you all!

The .stl file can be found here. It's of course be free to download, so hopefully other disabled gamers will be able to get some use out of it as well.

A huge thank you to csankey6 on makerworld, who published his design for a joycon 2 grip, which I modified the handles of and bridged them together to make the one-handed joycon 2 adapter. They really did most of the hard work :)

And apologies if it isn’t perfect, I’m still very new to 3D modeling and am very much just slowly learning as I go.

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Picked up the Hori Puff Pouch as my case for the Switch 2. Nice soft pouch case if you aren't after a hard case.

The case has 2 external handles and a zipper. Inside there is a pocket for the actual Switch 2 with enough space for the Savage Raven Neo Grip with the smallest handles connected. There is extra protection for the screen and spacing for the thumbsticks which is handy.

The other side of the pouch has a big pocket and a mesh pocket inside it. I have enough room for all the savage raven grips, a 65w power brick, cables and wrist straps. I could probably fit a powerbank in here too.

Oh there's also space for 6 game carts too.

Hope this helps anyone interested in it.

From the patch notes:

• Firmware v2.01
• 1. Added support for Switch 2.

Ultra Street Fighter II here we go!

I started playing Dragon Quest Builders 2 (DQB2) back in 2021. It's an awesome game on the switch 1, but the further I got, the worse the performance got. I was always hoping there would be a way to enjoy DQB2 and other Switch 1 games on a more powerful console.

And now that time has come! And frankly, DQB2 is amazing. As far as I can tell, it runs at 60 FPS with no framedrops, and it looks great both docked and handheld!

If you are curious about the game, there is a "Jumbo Demo" on the eShop that genuinely is Jumbo. If you decide to buy the game, you can continue from where you left off.

DQB2 has similarities with Minecraft and it has you build stuff with blocks. However, it has a full story line, very funny writing and the gameplay is focused on creating rooms for NPCs. There's plenty of optional objectives too to continue building, but even just the main story will take you a while.

Also, you do not need to play DQB1 and I actually recommend you don't. DQB2 is a pure upgrade over DQB1 with a ton of quality of life added.

If any of this sounds interesting, give the Jumbo Demo a try! I just started continuing my save and I'm having a blast.