Nintendo says Switch 2 is its best selling console ever.
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For the Switch 2, that boils down to questions surrounding its lack of an OLED screen. Despite being a newer console, Nintendo has taken some interesting approaches to improving the Switch 2 and ensuring the hybrid console is well-suited for the current market.
One aspect of the Nintendo Switch 2 that has generated a lot of interest is its display. While Nintendo released an OLED model of the original Switch, which massively improved over the launch model's LCD screen, for Switch 2, it has opted to return to LCD technology.
Once upon a time, Nintendo had a near monopoly on the handheld gaming market. Now, with the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, not so much. In the time since the original Nintendo Switch released, there have been several other major handheld releases like the Steam Deck and the Lenovo Legion Go S.
You’re also getting a lot more screen than before, with a 7.9-inch 1080p display that trumps the 7-inch Switch OLED, 6.2-inch Nintendo Switch and 5.5-inch Switch Lite on sheer real estate. There’s now an additional USB-C port at the top of the console ...
If you’re used to the portability of the Switch / Switch OLED, you may be surprised to unbox the Switch 2 and see that it’s noticeably larger, which also shouldn’t be shocking at all, considering the display has jumped up from 6.
It's official—the Switch 2 is Nintendo's fastest-selling console of all time with more than 3.5 million units sold in the four days following its June 5 launch.
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