Gene Park

2 weeks ago | postguam.com | Gene Park

NEW YORK - While it may seem obvious that Nintendo’s follow-up to the first Switch console should simply repeat the formula that made it the third best-selling video game device of all time, the company’s hardware developers debated for years whether that should be the case. They also spent years debating the name but ultimately decided to expand on the concept of the Switch. Calling it the Switch 2 - set to release on June 5 - made sense.

2 weeks ago | postguam.com | Gene Park

Shortly before President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs stunned the global economy, gamers were focused on another number: Nintendo announced the Switch 2’s marquee title, "Mario Kart World," would cost $80. Combined with the $450 price for the new console, the announcement left fans last week in a state of sticker shock. And that was before Nintendo indefinitely delayed the preorder date for U.S. buyers to reassess the impact of the new tariffs.

2 weeks ago | tj.news | Gene Park

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2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Gene Park

Nintendo boss Doug Bowser explains the $80 price for ‘Mario Kart World’ (washingtonpost.com) Nintendo boss Doug Bowser explains the $80 price for ‘Mario Kart World’ By Gene Park 2025040713000000 Shortly before President Donald Trump's far-reaching tariffs stunned the global economy, gamers were fixated on another number: Nintendo announced the Switch 2's marquee title "Mario Kart World" would cost $80.

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Gene Park

Inside the design of Nintendo’s Switch 2, as told by its developers (washingtonpost.com) Inside the design of Nintendo’s Switch 2, as told by its developers By Gene Park 2025040713000000 NEW YORK — While it seems obvious that Nintendo's follow-up to the first Switch console should just repeat the formula that made it the third best-selling video gaming device of all time, the company's hardware developers debated for many years whether that should be the case. They also spent years debating...