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Nintendo's robust lottery applications indicate pent-up Switch 2 demand
Nintendo said on Wednesday it has received 2.2 million applications in the lottery for its Switch 2 gaming device in Japan ...
The Nintendo Switch 2 now has a special magazine issue to celebrate the upcoming console release that makes me wish I was fluent in Japanese
The company shared the news on its Japan website today, announcing that the digital version of the "Nintendo Magazine 2025 ...
2.2 million people sign up for Switch 2 pre-orders in Japan — and Nintendo says it won't be able to meet demand
In total, 2.2 million gamers in Japan participated in the Switch 2 pre-order lottery. If that's any indication of what to ...
The 5 Nintendo Switch 2 launch titles I can't wait to play (besides 'Mario Kart World')
One of the best latter-day Wii U games was a little futuristic racer called Fast Racing Neo. This, in turn, became one of the best Switch 1 launch titles, in an upgraded form called Fast RMX. Now, ...
Japanese speedrunner beats The Legend of Zenda: Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch 2 in under 10 minutes ahead of the console's launch
As reported by Nintendo Insider, speedrunner Ikaboze has already cleared the Switch 2 version of the game while attending the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience: Tokyo event, where he was able to play the ...
Switch 2 Chaos in Japan as My Nintendo Store Buckles Under Weight of Users Desperate to Find Out if They've Won Pre-Order Lottery — and Now Scammers Are …
F or Nintendo fans in Japan, April 24, 2025 is a big day — with Nintendo set to reveal just who has been lucky enough to get ...
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Almost All Physical Third-Party Nintendo Switch 2 Games in Japan Are Game-Key Cards — and It Looks Like It’s a Similar Situation in the West
It has emerged that almost all physical third-party Nintendo Switch 2 games in Japan revealed so far are Game-Key Cards, and ...
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Less than 3% of Japanese players trying to pre-order Switch 2 want the region-free version, survey suggests
According to the survey, of the 69.7% of people who applied to pre-order a region-locked Switch 2 with Mario Kart World, only ...