Nintendo’s Switch 2 videogame machine uses a rare-earth magnet to attach its hand-held controllers to the main console, according to a teardown.

After recently admitting that it had a “spectacularly terrible response” to Joy-Con grip detachment complaints with its Killswitch Nintendo Switch 2 case, Dbrand has some good news: it says its redesigned Joy-Con grips fix the issue and the company will be able to mass produce them.

It’s been just over a month since the Nintendo Switch 2 launched and ushered in the next generation of Nintendo hardware. Most of us here at Kotaku own the thing and have been playing it over the past four weeks.

GameStop is auctioning off the infamous stapler that one of its co-workers accidentally used to destroy a few Nintendo Switch 2 displays.

As you’ll read below, video glasses maker Viture has a firmware update that makes its gadgets compatible with Switch 2 — but takes away compatibility with the original Nintendo Switch. But I tested the AverMedia dock working with both generations of Switch, and Viture says it’ll do the same in future.

Tomtoc has a history of making great cases for mobile electronics, including most current gaming handhelds like the original Switch and Switch Lite, Steam Deck, and Asus ROG Ally. Its signature trademark is the raised indent patterning for each handheld's unique analog joystick and button layout.

Takahashi does clarify that their interest in the console went beyond mere processing power; the game makes use of aspects like mouse controls to direct Pauline during co-op play, and it also comes up during Bananza ’s art-sculpting voxel mode.