Okay, so I’m just going to dive into this Nintendo Switch 2 thing. It’s wild how fast these things flew off the shelves—like, seriously. Nintendo sold 3.5 million units in just four days. I mean, compare that to the original Switch back in March 2017. It didn’t even get close in a whole month. Bananas, right?
And Nintendo’s flexing major here, saying it’s their best first four-day sales ever for any of their consoles. Helps them hit that 15 million target by March 2026 without breaking a sweat. Probably.
Oh, and those launch hiccups. Classic, right? So, folks running to GameStop in New York had their own horror story to tell. Can you imagine? Staples—yes, STAPLES—poked through some screens. I kid you not. Thankfully, replacements were a thing, so I guess they’re all smiles now?
Meanwhile, over in the UK, it’s like they had their own drama. Boxes showing up looking like they went ten rounds in a boxing match. Tape everywhere, unsealed. Maybe bad tape? Who knows? Weird, though.
Anyway—wait, the actual console! The Switch 2? It’s got these new Joy-Con controllers that act like a mouse. Fancy, huh? You might lose a bit of battery, but hey, 7.9 inches of 1080p screen goodness at 120Hz isn’t for nothing.
Underneath it all, you’ve got these eight-cored ARM chips and a Nvidia Ampere GPU. Which means what, exactly? I don’t know, but tech enthusiasts are nodding approvingly. Oh, plus, 12GB RAM and bags of storage. AND, here’s the kicker, you can theoretically DIY your way to adding an M2 NVMe SSD. Mind blown.
Still wondering where to snag one? Surprisingly, still floating around some places like GameStop and Best Buy. Lucky if you find one.
At any rate, crazy how tech keeps changing, and we just scramble to keep up. Nintendo did good, though. Can’t deny that.
