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We are on the eve of the Nintendo Switch 2 launch, and a few last-minute details are still trickling in. Like many other Nintendo consoles, you'll create a Mii to represent you during setup. With the ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 has changed Mii character creation, Polygon can confirm after going hands-on with the console. When creating new Mii avatars, players won't be able to choose between male or ...

It's a big day for everyone who has successfully acquired their Nintendo Switch 2, but few hardware launches go off without a single hitch. In addition to some surprising hidden costs to finishing the ...

At launch, the Nintendo Switch 2 had a few backwards compatibility issues with first-party games. To help gamers know what to expect, Nintendo released a list of games with known compatibility issues ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Nintendo may be keeping its release calendar for 2026 under wraps for now, but the company already has a couple of big games lined up for next year, ...

Nintendo patched ‘Smash Ultimate’ to fix a Mii Fighter bug causing online crashes between Switch consoles. Nintendo The 13.0.4 update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, released Tuesday, fixes a quirky ...

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