This Week in Switch 2
This Week in Switch 2 will allow for all of the Shacknews staff members to share their opinions of the hardware, games, and operating system on a weekly basis. Instead of rushing to get a review-in-progress posted, Shacknews has chosen to take our time with the Nintendo Switch 2 as well as Mario Kart World in the interest of providing useful review content. This Week in Switch 2 will allow all of us to share our latest impressions of the console instead of remaining silent as the review work continues.
Episodes
Donovan breaks down his experience playing Pokémon Pokopia at a Nintendo preview event in NYC and chats about his Mario Tennis Fever review. The gang tries to solve the mystery of Donkey Kong's family tree, and we also react to all of the news from the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase on this action-packed episode.
This Week in Switch 2 - Mario Tennis Fever preview, Nintendo earnings reaction & Dispatch censorship
The guys are back with a slew of Switch 2 hands-on previews from Donovan and our reaction to Nintendo's latest earnings report. We also chat about Dispatch's censorship controversy and the Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Nintendo Direct.
The guys react to the newest Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer featuring Yoshi, Donovan talks about Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, and we break down all of the latest patches coming to Splatoon 3, Mario Kart World, Kirby Air Riders, and even Donkey Kong Returns HD!
We are back with an episode focused on the Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0.0 update. Asif and David share their opinions on the latest patch, and Shacknews Senior News Editor TJ Denzer joins the show to talk about his first impressions playing ACNH.
The guys are back with our 32nd episode. We talk about our Nintendo predictions for 2026, games we played over break, and Furukawa's comments on RAM prices. Asif also talks about his trip to Japan and his own portfolio moves.
We are back with the final episode of This Week in Switch 2 in 2025 featuring a discussion about my long-awaited Mario Kart World review, our thoughts on all of The Game Awards news, and our farewell to Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser. The gang also shares our personal Switch 2 Games of the Year 2025.
We chat about Asif's Skate Story review, our thoughts on Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Mario Kart World's 1.3.0 update, and a wild F-Zero 99 update appears. Asif also shares some terrible news about his social media life with the gang.
This Week in Switch 2 - Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Review, Ball x Pit Rules & More Pokémon Legends: Z-A
The guys are back with a closer look at the Donovan's Metroid Prime 4: Beyond review. David provides an update on his Pokémon Legends: Z-A playthrough, and the gang helps Asif accept and understand his addiction to Ball x Pit.
The 28th episode features the long-awaited Shacknews Nintendo Switch 2 review. Asif breaks down the best and worst parts of the biggest product release of 2025 in this very special episode. David also shares his impressions of Pokémon Legends: Z-A and we chat about some Nintendo news.
The 27th episode features a chat about the Zelda movie, Steam's hardware announcements, and the Internet's Metroid Prime 4: Beyond temper tantrum.
The 26th episode features a discussion about Donovan's Metroid Prime 4: Beyond hands-on preview, Asif's thoughts on the Kirby Air Riders Global Test Demo, and a breakdown of the Nintendo earnings Q&A and some comments Shigeru Miyamoto made about the future of Mario games and the IP as a whole.
The 25th episode features a chat about TJ's Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment review, a breakdown of Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 update news, and a Nintendo earnings release wrap up.
We are back with the latest episode of This Week in Switch 2 featuring a discussion breaking down a busy slate of Nintendo news, our reaction to the second Kirby Air Riders Direct, and thoughts on Halo: Campaign Evolved's upcoming PS5 release.
The 23rd episode features a chat about David's Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted review, Donovan's thoughts on the Persona 3 Reload Switch 2 port, Asif's impressions of Pokemon Legends: Z-A, another Nintendo Today! app update, and Nintendo rumors.
The 22nd episode features a chat about our Pokemon Legends: Z-A review, ROG Xbox Ally X hands-on impressions, and thoughts on the Close to You short video from Nintendo Pictures.
This Week in Switch 2 - GameStop Pokémon Codes, Nintendo Refutes AI Rumors & Xbox Going Third Party?
We are back with the latest episode of This Week in Switch 2 featuring a chat about GameStop's struggle with Pokemon Codes, rumors of Xbox going third party, and Nintendo refuting rumors about lobbying for AI regulation.
We are back with the latest episode of This Week in Switch 2 featuring a chat about Ozzie's Hades 2 review and TJ's hands-on impressions of Resident Evil Requiem and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment at Tokyo Game Show 2025.
This Week in Switch 2 - Mario Galaxy 1+2 review, EA goes private, Bowser retires & Daft Punk rules
We are back with the latest episode of This Week in Switch 2 featuring a chat about TJ's Hollow Knight: Silksong review, Donovan's hands-on preview of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Fortnite's Daft Punk event, and another Xbox price increase.
David, Donovan, and Asif chat about last week's Nintendo Direct, Donkey Kong Bananza's Emerald Rush DLC, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds' console war ad, the mysterious hero in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, the Internet's reaction to Metroid Prime 4: Beyond's latest trailer, Nintendo prices, and Super Mario Galaxy 1+2. Tune in for a high-octane thrill ride of an episode.
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