“Animal Crossing: New Horizons” welcomed back a slew of players earlier this year with the release of a wide-ranging free update and a Switch 2 version of the Nintendo game. While the Japanese gaming ...

TL;DR: Nintendo's new system update introduces Handheld Mode Boost on the Switch 2, enhancing original Switch games to 1080p for better graphics but reducing battery life by about 25%. This mode ...

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 ...

Aaron McKinley is a writer, blogger, and video game enthusiast with over six years of experience in web content and many more in playing games until the wee hours of the morning. A passion for writing ...

With the Switch 2 fast approaching its first anniversary, Nintendo has released a major new update for its console that aims to make at least some last-gen Switch games look and/or perform better on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nintendo has released a released system update 22.0.0 for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. The Switch 2 updates adds a new Handheld Mode Boost option that allows compatible Switch 1 games to ...

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. A new firmware update hit the Nintendo Switch 2 last week. Among the multitude of ...

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 ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 firmware update 22.0.0 released on March 16, 2026 and the patch notes were made available via the Nintendo support site. This update makes a bunch of great changes to the system ...