Okay, so here’s this thing I’ve been chewing over — the new Nintendo Switch 2 dropped like, a few days ago, right? And get this, it already smashed some sales record. Crazy, right? 3.5 million of these gizmos flew off the shelves worldwide in just four days since June 5. I know, I know, numbers are blurring. But that’s, uh, 760k more than the old Switch did in its first month back in 2017. Math, man. It gets you.
Nintendo’s all like, “Woohoo! Best launch ever for us!” They’re on this mission to hit 15 million by March 2026. Super ambitious, but hey, they’re already over a fifth there. Go, Nintendo!
Now, onto those quirky launch day blunders. Some folks at GameStop in NYC had this classic retail horror movie moment — receipts stapled to console boxes, and boom, punctured screens. Nightmare, right? But fear not, replacements were doled out all around.
And then there’s the UK, always keeping us on our toes. Folks over there noticed their units arrived looking like they’d been tampered with. Apparently, the tape was flimsy. Tape fail, anyone?
Talking about features (sorry if I’m jumping around) — the Switch 2 sacrificed some battery life but jazzed up a bunch of stuff. New Joy-Con 2 controllers doing their mouse impersonation act with optical sensors. The screen’s pumped up to a 7.9-inch 1080p, running a slick 120Hz. Almost sounds like gibberish, but it’s impressive.
Inside, things get nerdy. We’ve got eight ARM Cortex A78C cores, mind you, running ARMv8 64-bit instruction set. Whatever that all means. Plus a custom Nvidia Ampere GPU, if that excites you. There’s 12GB of LPDDR5X memory, 256GB of storage — upgradeable with a microSD. And here’s a fun one: those sneaky NVMe SSDs might just slip right in.
Despite flying off the shelves, you can still snag one at GameStop or Best Buy. Yep, the hype’s real, but they’re not ghosting us just yet.
So here we are with another sparkling gadget, maybe fancier than we actually need, hitting those nostalgia buttons (pun intended). What can I say? It’s a wild ride. Keep your eyes peeled on Tom’s Hardware for all the scoop, because there’s always more to this story.
