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.

GameStop is auctioning the stapler that punctured a Nintendo Switch 2. CEO Ryan Cohen is joining the fray by throwing his underwear into the bid.

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.

All this to say that if you use a Switch 2, a controller, and its docking station, you'll really want to think about a longer USB-C cable. Like it or not, longer sessions will mean having to plug in, and all it takes is an excitable nine-year-old to run across your POV to launch the handheld off your unit.

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.

Nintendo Switch piracy sites known for distributing ROM downloads have been seized by the FBI, making them inaccessible to players seeking free copies of games. The move comes as Nintendo increases its efforts to combat piracy following the release of the Nintendo Switch 2.

The new owner of the legit game card has then loaded it on Switch 2, downloaded the latest patch, and soon encountered an error code ( 0x1F727C — 2124-4025 ), effectively blocking access to the eShop and all online services. Nintendo monitored the cart's unique key being played on multiple consoles and issued the ban (s).