Many developers, including a prolific publisher, have reportedly yet to receive a dev kit for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2, out of apparent caution.

Ahead of Nintendo's Switch 2 broadcast this week, new reports and rumours about third-party access to development kits have emerged. This follows a report last week claiming the Switch 2 would have a "3-phase" launch plan, with third-party games believed to be the second stage.

A new report claims Nintendo Switch 2 dev kits don't have 4K output, which might mean the final consumer models won't either.

Nintendo will not take preorders for its new game console next week, the company said Friday, as it evaluates the impact of President Donald Trump's new, far-reaching tariffs. The Japanese electronics giant had been set to accept Switch 2 advance orders in the United States on Wednesday,

NVIDIA said the Switch 2's DLSS support helps to give the console "ten times" the graphical performance of the original Switch. The tech lets games render games in a lower resolution, then uses trained AI models and dedicated Tensor Cores to fill in detail.

In Japan, gamers can get a Switch 2 for about $343, but it only supports the Japanese language and won't work outside the country. Nintendo is reportedly trying to address weak yen.

We played hours of Nintendo Switch 2 games the same day President Trump announced new global tariffs. Despite the hefty price tag, it's a solid evolution of one of the world's most popular consoles.

I was playing Drag x Drive, a new wheelchair sports game coming for the Nintendo Switch 2 that uses one of the console's new features -- Joy-Cons that work like mice. I felt vibrations under my hands,

More than half of Nintendo's US hardware is sourced from Vietnam and Cambodia, which now face 46% and 49% tariffs, respectively.