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Nintendo Switch 2 Direct live: Latest rumors and predictions as we countdown to the showcase
By Iain Harris last updated
News All the Switch 2 news, trailers, and reveals right as they happen

Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders could drop today, I'm following live to get you prepped
By Tabitha Baker last updated
Live Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders are rumored to land today, so I'm sharing all my tips and tricks for securing the handheld.

Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai is surprised the Switch 2 Direct is an hour long, and no, he doesn't know what's coming, even if "people are going to suspect no matter what"
By Catherine Lewis published
News The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director is "looking forward" to the stream

Ex Nintendo PR managers say the Switch 2 generation is likely to see the retirement of "several of the major developers at Nintendo who we have known for 40 something years"
By Jordan Gerblick published
news "It may not mean that the games are going to be bad, it's just going to feel different"

Helldivers 2 CEO says industry layoffs have seen "very little accountability" from executives who "let go of one third of the company because you made stupid decisions"
By Dustin Bailey published
News "Who among these executives is stepping down? Or slashing their salaries?"

"Games that get 19% user score do not generally recover": Helldivers 2 CEO reflects on Arrowhead's "summer of pain" and No Man's Sky-inspired redemption arc
By Jordan Gerblick published
News Helldivers 2 was at such a low point that Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani had to tell PlayStation boss Hermen Hulst "there is nothing we can do in the short term"

Not for the first time, workers at Fallout, Doom, and The Elder Scrolls parent ZeniMax threaten strike at Microsoft: "Paying your employees a livable wage as a multi-trillion dollar company is the least they could be doing"
By Dustin Bailey published
News Microsoft says it's "deeply committed to reaching a fair and equitable resolution that acknowledges the teams' contributions"

"If it can run on Steam Deck, it can probably run on Switch 2": Ex Nintendo marketing leads say Baldur's Gate 3 and Elden Ring prove there's a market for big AAA games on Switch 2
By Jordan Gerblick published
news The Switch 2 could be a home for big AAA third-party games
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