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So, Nintendo’s tossing out some news about the Switch 2. I mean, okay, this isn’t just your Saturday morning cartoon broadcast, but it’s about overheating. Yeah, the big N says you shouldn’t take your Switch (like the OG one) or Switch 2 out into the Sahara or something. Well, not exactly the Sahara, but anywhere over 35°C (what’s that in Fahrenheit… like 95 or something?). Anyway, they made this big announcement on X — you know, what we used to call Twitter before the Great Renaming.
Now, picture this: you’re chilling on your porch, thinking it’s Nintendo time, but then boom — overheat alert. Apparently, Japan’s been cooking, like, way above 35 lately — kinda like that frying egg on the sidewalk cliché, if words could be cliché. They’re being all polite and warning folks, “Oh hey, maybe don’t play Mario Kart in a furnace.”
I’m not sure why I’m laughing at this, but it’s like you’re in this epic boss battle and suddenly your Switch is like, “Nah, I’m too hot for this show.” Some folks said theirs sounded like a jet about to take off. Imagine that — crash, bang, game over — all while you’re handing out splats in Splatoon. Guess it’s not just Cyberpunk wreaking havoc; even laid-back games are feeling the summer vibes.
Then there’s the whole saga about where people live. If you hang out in places that naturally feel like you’re walking into an oven — think desert vibes or the bustling streets of some South Asian city — good luck, I guess. Unless you’re buddy-buddy with Mr. Air Conditioning, things might get, well… heated. Global warming and all, so who knows, maybe we’ll all be sipping smoothies and gaming in cold storage rooms soon.
Nintendo keeps beefing up the Switch 2, right? But like, why does it still feel like a matchbox toy when compared to, oh, I dunno, something like the GPD Win 5 or that Ayaneo beast? Most of us are on board for those sweet Nintendo exclusives, but with all these new hardcore games around, the poor Switch 2 is sweating bullets trying to keep up. It’s like they gave it a tune-up, but not enough juice to hang with the cool crowd.
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