Gaming

I brought my Switch 2 on a 6-hour flight last month and the battery died at hour two. That frustration is exactly why I spent the last 60 days testing the best Switch 2 power banks with demanding titles like Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Cyberpunk 2077. The Nintendo Switch 2 is a portable … Read more

I learned this the hard way last Mario Kart night. My friend was about to grab the blue shell lead on Rainbow Road when his right Joy-Con died. Then mine cut out a few minutes later. What followed was a frantic scramble through AA batteries and borrowed controllers while my Switch 2 sat mocking us … Read more

I have spent the last six months tossing Nintendo Switch 2 consoles into backpacks, shoulder bags, and overhead bins while testing the best Switch 2 travel bags on the market. My team started this project after one of our editors cracked a screen on a budget flight, and we wanted to find out which cases … Read more

I spent six weeks testing eight different tempered glass screen protectors on my Nintendo Switch 2, and I learned something the hard way. The Switch 2’s 7.9-inch display scratches from the dock alone, even if you handle the console gently. After just three weeks of daily commuting with my Switch 2, I noticed tiny micro-scratches … Read more

I spent the last six weeks rotating through every GameCube-style controller I could get my hands on for the Switch 2, and the results surprised me. The official Nintendo controller is great, but several third-party options come shockingly close to the original feel at a fraction of the cost. My hands-on testing included roughly 80 … Read more

I have owned every Nintendo Switch generation since launch day, and I have lost count of how many cases I have tested over the years. After dropping a Switch OLED in a parking lot last summer and cracking the screen, I went down a serious rabbit hole of protective cases. Our team then spent 60 … Read more

I burned through my Nintendo Switch storage in about three weeks after I bought the console. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom alone takes up roughly 16GB, and that is before patches, DLC, and save data. Add a few indies, a couple of AAA titles, and suddenly you are deleting games to make … Read more

After spending 60+ hours swapping gamepads across an original Switch, an OLED model, and a Switch 2, I can tell you that picking the best Nintendo Switch Pro controllers comes down to three things: stick technology, comfort for your hands, and whether you need native Switch 2 support. The market looks nothing like it did … Read more

I have been gaming on the Nintendo Switch since launch day, and if there is one accessory that frustrates me more than anything, it is the official dock. It is bulky, heavy, and nearly impossible to pack for trips without eating half my carry-on bag. That is exactly why I spent the last several weeks … Read more

If your hands go numb after 30 minutes of handheld play, you already know why Nintendo Switch grips exist. The Switch’s slim, flat body was designed for portability, not for marathon sessions of Tears of the Kingdom or Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. After testing dozens of options across three months and nearly 70 hours of … Read more