If you've been playing some of the latest Nintendo Switch 2 games, you might be disappointed when going back to some of the original Switch games that haven't received a free Switch 2 upgrade. The ...

The Nintendo Switch 2’s backward-compatibility with Switch games is generally pretty good, and a few games have gotten patches from their developers to allow them to take advantage of the higher ...

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The new feature forces Switch 1 games to play as if the Switch 2 is docked to a TV, offering an upgrade in performance. The new feature forces Switch 1 games to play as if the Switch 2 is docked to a ...

We might not have had a proper Nintendo Direct in 2026 yet, but there have been plenty of Switch and Switch 2-related announcements in the last few weeks, including a release date for the Yoshi and ...

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Of course Nintendo was always working on it. Nintendo has published what may be the biggest system update for the Switch 2 yet. As explained in the patch notes, it adds Handheld Mode Boost: Handheld ...

Nintendo has announced a major new Switch 2 feature that improves the performance of most Switch 1 games when played in handheld mode. A "Handheld Mode Boost" option has been added in today's chunky ...

Nintendo has announced that it’s making a huge change to prices for Switch 2 games, but it’s not necessarily a bad one. Upon the launch of the Switch 2 this past year, Nintendo drew some criticism for ...

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Nintendo has rolled out a new system update with version 22.0.0 for the Switch 2, bringing a new feature to the hybrid console called "Handheld Mode Boost". According to the patch notes, enabling this ...