WEBVTT 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:08.160 It's finally here. My Nintendo Switch 2. 00:00:04.080 --> 00:00:10.800 Wake up, Link. Oh, it was a dream again. 00:00:08.160 --> 00:00:15.519 No, it's not a dream. My Nintendo Switch 2 is finally here. Is it more expensive 00:00:13.040 --> 00:00:19.840 than the original Switch? Absolutely. Is it better than the original Switch in 00:00:17.520 --> 00:00:25.359 every conceivable way? That looks like a big fat yes as well. Starting, of 00:00:22.880 --> 00:00:36.040 course, with the display, we go from 6.2 2 in to Oh my goodness. An above average 00:00:31.399 --> 00:00:39.960 7.9 in. Dude, it's 00:00:36.040 --> 00:00:43.360 huge. Like, I've seen pictures, but good 00:00:39.960 --> 00:00:45.920 lord, it's heavy, too. Even without the 00:00:43.360 --> 00:00:51.120 Joy-Cons, this probably weighs about as much as my original Switch. Maybe I 00:00:48.640 --> 00:00:57.520 could get over that thanks to the 1080p up to 120 Hz variable refresh rate. Not 00:00:54.879 --> 00:01:00.960 to mention support for HDR. That HDR support 00:00:58.680 --> 00:01:05.360 honestly a little bit controversial because while Nintendo did add support 00:01:03.120 --> 00:01:11.040 for high dynamic range, which I'm very excited to see, what they dropped was 00:01:08.400 --> 00:01:15.920 the OLED panel technology that we saw in the Switch OLED. So, it's kind of a 00:01:13.920 --> 00:01:21.520 trade-off. Do you want the perfect inky blacks of OLED or do you want the vastly 00:01:19.200 --> 00:01:26.640 increased performance of the Switch 2? and you really will be making that 00:01:22.799 --> 00:01:29.320 choice thanks to not unprecedented but 00:01:26.640 --> 00:01:33.600 certainly very generous backwards compatibility with the Switch 2. Now, 00:01:32.079 --> 00:01:37.520 before we get any further, I want to check out these new JoyCons. Lots of 00:01:35.920 --> 00:01:42.479 things to write home about here. Generally larger JoyCons, making them 00:01:39.360 --> 00:01:44.000 better for adult hands. Vastly improved 00:01:42.479 --> 00:01:48.799 shoulder buttons. To be clear, they're still not amazing. You're still gaming 00:01:45.600 --> 00:01:50.799 on a Joy-Con, but wow, huge improvement. 00:01:48.799 --> 00:01:56.000 Here's the little release button for the magnetic attachment mechanism. We'll 00:01:52.880 --> 00:01:58.840 take a look at that in a second. And oh 00:01:56.000 --> 00:02:03.840 wow, the regular shoulder much improved over the original 00:02:01.439 --> 00:02:12.239 Joy-Con as well. That's a nice little click. Uh let's go ahead and pop this 00:02:07.319 --> 00:02:14.160 on. That is surprisingly secure. 00:02:12.239 --> 00:02:19.040 I expected I was going to be able to just kind of rip it 00:02:15.720 --> 00:02:22.959 off. And I can, but not unless I'm doing 00:02:19.040 --> 00:02:24.480 it on purpose. Wow, that's pretty good. 00:02:22.959 --> 00:02:28.239 I wasn't actually quite finished looking at the Joy-Con. Both of them have 00:02:26.480 --> 00:02:32.959 optical sensors in them now, so you can use them as the world's worst mouse. And 00:02:30.959 --> 00:02:37.560 before we get any further, I guess we should probably have a look at some of 00:02:34.480 --> 00:02:40.400 the other things that are inside the uh 00:02:37.560 --> 00:02:43.760 notoriously not protective box. Apparently, some people have been 00:02:42.160 --> 00:02:47.360 stapling receipts to the front of this and damaging the screen. So, hopefully 00:02:45.440 --> 00:02:53.360 Nintendo can clue into that and start packing it screenside down like the same 00:02:50.760 --> 00:02:57.840 person. All right, what do we got? Mario Kart World Code already redeemed. Sorry, 00:02:55.840 --> 00:03:00.800 don't even try. Let's go. Do you care that it's not a physical copy of the 00:02:59.200 --> 00:03:06.080 game? Okay, I'm going be honest with you guys. I buy all my games digitally for 00:03:03.040 --> 00:03:08.400 my original Switch. I know. I know. I'm 00:03:06.080 --> 00:03:12.239 a filthy scrub, but like what? I'm going to go to a store. I'm a digital game 00:03:10.000 --> 00:03:16.920 guy, so I understand why people would be upset that it doesn't come with a 00:03:13.599 --> 00:03:19.360 physical cart. I can't say that I am as 00:03:16.920 --> 00:03:23.519 upset, but I also haven't been in a position where I've like gone to sell 00:03:21.040 --> 00:03:29.040 one of my games and been kind of pissed. So, highspeed certified HDMI cable. The 00:03:26.080 --> 00:03:34.799 Switch 2 will do up to 4K 60 Hz HDR connected to a compatible TV. Oo, wrist 00:03:32.239 --> 00:03:38.720 straps. Yep. Looked at those once for the original Switch and then never used 00:03:36.799 --> 00:03:42.120 them, but sure. Let's check them out. You didn't use your wrist straps. Why 00:03:40.080 --> 00:03:47.120 would I use my wrist straps? Okay, that's a pretty decent little 00:03:44.400 --> 00:03:50.159 mechanism. I can't say that it really does anything for ergonomics this time 00:03:48.879 --> 00:03:53.840 around, though. If anything, it just kind of puts these mouse feet in the way 00:03:52.159 --> 00:03:57.200 of reaching the shoulder buttons. Can't say I'm a huge fan of that. But I'm sure 00:03:55.760 --> 00:04:01.120 Nintendo knows what they're doing, and many gamers were demanding to have a 00:03:58.879 --> 00:04:07.200 mouse built into the Joy-Con so that they could do this. Are these the left 00:04:04.239 --> 00:04:12.319 and right click? Probably. Wow. I didn't believe the rumors. Okay. In one of our 00:04:09.920 --> 00:04:19.440 early like leak summary videos, I was like, 00:04:14.840 --> 00:04:23.120 "No, no." You know, it is more stable 00:04:19.440 --> 00:04:25.919 than I expected. With that said, oh my 00:04:23.120 --> 00:04:30.800 god, do they expect you to wear the the mouse skates are on the wrist 00:04:27.960 --> 00:04:36.320 strap? So, they expect you to wear the wrist strap while using it as a mouse. 00:04:34.320 --> 00:04:39.360 Safety first, baby. What I really want to do is just see the display. Okay, 00:04:38.080 --> 00:04:43.040 they've got another one of those little controller adapter magigs. Did they 00:04:41.440 --> 00:04:50.000 somehow make the ergonomics of this worse? The size does not feel like a 00:04:46.080 --> 00:04:50.000 benefit here. It's so 00:04:50.040 --> 00:04:55.680 like you see what I mean? Like it 00:04:53.120 --> 00:05:02.160 doesn't have like a wide stance. I mean, here Pro Controller 2. Here it 00:04:58.520 --> 00:05:04.400 is. See, look. Nintendo does understand 00:05:02.160 --> 00:05:08.800 that your arms come from your shoulders and therefore you need an angle here in 00:05:07.039 --> 00:05:12.400 order for the hands to meet in the middle. Considering what they charge for 00:05:10.400 --> 00:05:17.840 their Pro Controllers, that is still pretty damn mid. How do you not even 00:05:14.080 --> 00:05:19.520 have analog triggers? Good lord. Um, 00:05:17.840 --> 00:05:25.840 joysticks feel a little better. Still not hall effect, by the way. Chat 00:05:21.199 --> 00:05:28.240 button, headphone jack. Oh, paddles. 00:05:25.840 --> 00:05:31.440 Okay, that's kind of neat. Easy to ignore if you don't really care about 00:05:29.360 --> 00:05:38.479 them. a 60 watt charger to take care of the 5200 millia battery. Reasonably 00:05:34.400 --> 00:05:41.120 compact actually love to see it. That is 00:05:38.479 --> 00:05:45.199 not the world's longest USBC cable. But I just got to say even though it's not 00:05:43.039 --> 00:05:49.280 new for the Switch 2, I'm so grateful that Nintendo switched over to USBC from 00:05:47.440 --> 00:05:53.600 their proprietary nonsense that I'm not even going to complain about this cable 00:05:50.800 --> 00:05:57.120 because I can so easily replace it. Really is not a very long cable for 00:05:55.680 --> 00:06:02.479 something that I might be plugged into the wall while I'm using though. Now for 00:05:59.280 --> 00:06:05.120 the dock. Unlike the original Switch, 00:06:02.479 --> 00:06:10.000 which does have a dock obviously to help you charge your JoyCons and also uh 00:06:07.360 --> 00:06:14.880 quickly connect to your TV, this one includes active cooling that actually 00:06:12.479 --> 00:06:18.560 turns the Switch 2 up to 11, allowing it to run at a higher resolution and frame 00:06:16.800 --> 00:06:23.360 rate compared to if you're running it in handheld mode. Ethernet connectivity is 00:06:21.360 --> 00:06:28.400 included along with HDMI. And there's your power in. And that is about it, my 00:06:25.680 --> 00:06:32.000 friends. actually feels kind of kind of cheap. Sorry, there's a couple USB 2 00:06:30.319 --> 00:06:37.120 ports over here. You know what's crazy? The timing of this is like amazing. My 00:06:34.720 --> 00:06:40.960 kids, all three of them just picked up Breath of the Wild just like randomly in 00:06:39.520 --> 00:06:45.039 the leadup to the Switch 2 launch. And I'm like, part of me is like, "Oh yeah, it's a really great game. I hope you 00:06:43.520 --> 00:06:48.639 guys are enjoying it." But the other part of me is like, "Yo, the Switch 2 is 00:06:47.120 --> 00:06:55.759 coming and you'll be able to play it at not 21 FPS in the dips uh very, very, 00:06:52.400 --> 00:06:58.960 very, very soon." All right, first time 00:06:55.759 --> 00:07:01.199 holding it. I didn't think 400 g was 00:06:58.960 --> 00:07:04.080 going to feel that heavy. Man, they really did not reinvent the wheel here. 00:07:02.720 --> 00:07:08.800 If you liked the launcher of the original Switch, you will love this. And 00:07:06.080 --> 00:07:11.039 if you didn't, then too bad. Here's a Switch 00:07:17.639 --> 00:07:25.280 OLED. Sorry, I'm just I'm thinking I'm thinking I'm thinking. Okay, this is 00:07:22.720 --> 00:07:29.680 going to sound crazy, but even though the thickness is identical, like 00:07:28.080 --> 00:07:35.759 Nintendo's got a thing for things that are 13.9 mm thick, because it's so much 00:07:33.759 --> 00:07:41.720 bigger and because it's heavier, even though it's just 115 g, heavier than the 00:07:37.759 --> 00:07:44.639 Switch OLED, it just feels feels like 00:07:41.720 --> 00:07:48.160 dense. Not in a bad way, like I don't think it's going to be significantly 00:07:46.240 --> 00:07:52.800 more fatiguing than the older consoles. Like I think the magnetic mechanism, in 00:07:50.400 --> 00:07:57.440 spite of being larger and therefore more difficult to stabilize, feels tighter. 00:07:55.919 --> 00:08:03.919 Here's something that should be identical between them. Okay, the Breath 00:08:00.720 --> 00:08:06.080 of the Wild Icon. Man, that OLED pops, 00:08:03.919 --> 00:08:10.240 doesn't it? What I can say for sure is that both of these are worlds better in 00:08:08.400 --> 00:08:14.639 terms of brightness and saturation compared to the original Switch. But 00:08:12.000 --> 00:08:19.919 like, I should certainly hope so when we've got a new HDR display. power 00:08:16.720 --> 00:08:22.000 button, volume rocker, substantially 00:08:19.919 --> 00:08:25.280 larger exhaust vent, which I guess makes sense when you consider the more 00:08:23.280 --> 00:08:32.519 powerful NVIDIA processor that's on the new Switch 2. Uh top USBC. Here's our 00:08:28.960 --> 00:08:35.919 game cart port, or should I say game 00:08:32.519 --> 00:08:38.159 key? Yes, my friends, Nintendo's changes 00:08:35.919 --> 00:08:41.839 around their game cartridges has sparked more than a little bit of controversy. 00:08:39.919 --> 00:08:46.560 the microphone that Nintendo says will allow for clear voice communication. 00:08:43.919 --> 00:08:49.040 Yes, even from across the room. That kind of remains to be seen, but that'll 00:08:48.000 --> 00:08:54.480 probably have to wait for our full review. Bottom-mounted USBC port. 00:08:51.640 --> 00:09:00.200 Personally, huge fan of this design change. As much as I, you know, love a 00:08:57.519 --> 00:09:05.040 bottom mounted port for holding like this once you rest it on the desk or you 00:09:02.560 --> 00:09:10.080 have it in your lap, kind of sucks. Of course, Nintendo's real reason for it is 00:09:07.120 --> 00:09:13.600 so that you can attach this camera. I don't think that I could care less about 00:09:11.440 --> 00:09:17.600 this camera if I tried. Nintendo intends it to be used with their game chat 00:09:15.279 --> 00:09:21.519 feature, which again, somewhat controversially, is going to be 00:09:19.279 --> 00:09:27.240 accessible to everyone for free for the first year, but in the future will 00:09:23.920 --> 00:09:29.959 require a Nintendo online subscription. 00:09:27.240 --> 00:09:35.360 So, I guess I won't use it. It's got a privacy 00:09:33.440 --> 00:09:39.839 screen integrated though. That's always nice to see. Comes with a USB cable. 00:09:37.680 --> 00:09:42.720 It's cute in a hi, I'm an I in your living room kind of way. Not that I 00:09:41.440 --> 00:09:46.720 think Nintendo is going to do anything particularly creepy with any of the data 00:09:44.560 --> 00:09:50.880 just because I just don't care. And if you don't use chat, that new C button 00:09:49.040 --> 00:09:55.440 kind of useless. I really just want to play games, but I feel like I should poke around in the system settings at 00:09:53.360 --> 00:09:58.080 least a little bit. Bluetooth headsets supported right out of the gate this 00:09:56.560 --> 00:10:01.920 time. That took them a little while on the original Switch. Wi-Fi 6 should 00:10:00.000 --> 00:10:05.760 result in significantly faster game downloads, which is going to be 00:10:03.120 --> 00:10:10.640 important because the games are a fair bit bigger with higher resolution 00:10:07.200 --> 00:10:12.880 textures, much more storage. We get 256 00:10:10.640 --> 00:10:17.720 gigs of onboard storage. Do we get a micro SD expansion? Oh, right. Yep. It 00:10:15.200 --> 00:10:24.880 would be under the new and improved kickstand, man. Especially when 00:10:20.880 --> 00:10:28.959 you compare this to the OG Switch. This 00:10:24.880 --> 00:10:32.640 This was like unacceptable. The OLED is 00:10:28.959 --> 00:10:34.320 fine. I guess this is a huge 00:10:32.640 --> 00:10:39.360 improvement. I can put it at basically any angle that I would want to and it 00:10:36.399 --> 00:10:43.360 will stick exactly where I put it. Huge. And yes, micro SD expansion down there. 00:10:41.760 --> 00:10:48.320 Who would have thought Nintendo would be the first of the big game console companies to support industry standard 00:10:46.560 --> 00:10:54.880 storage? And did I even mention that it's upgraded? It's now MicroSD Express, 00:10:51.200 --> 00:10:58.160 which is flipping way faster. So, good 00:10:54.880 --> 00:11:00.000 guy Nintendo, but also to my knowledge, 00:10:58.160 --> 00:11:05.680 you still can't back up your saves to it unless you like have Nintendo online. 00:11:02.440 --> 00:11:07.519 So, bad guy Nintendo. Out of principle, 00:11:05.680 --> 00:11:10.720 until they fix that, I am not buying a Nintendo online subscription. So, by the 00:11:09.440 --> 00:11:16.320 way, one more quick thing about the storage slot is you cannot use regular 00:11:13.200 --> 00:11:18.320 micro SD. It's not fast enough. I 00:11:16.320 --> 00:11:23.040 totally get that. Cool. I mean, I guess this is the thing about it being the 00:11:19.920 --> 00:11:26.399 sequel to the Switch. It's Switch but 00:11:23.040 --> 00:11:28.480 better. And this is just so much more 00:11:26.399 --> 00:11:33.560 generally refined and complete compared to what the original Switch was. Very 00:11:31.360 --> 00:11:39.120 comprehensive menus for audio and display. Check this out. RGB range. I 00:11:37.440 --> 00:11:44.399 can adjust uh whether I want to do high refresh rate, auto, low latency mode. 00:11:41.440 --> 00:11:48.000 Dude, that's great. I can make HDR adjustments. In general, I guess that's 00:11:46.160 --> 00:11:53.360 a benefit to this being the sequel to the original Switch is it just feels 00:11:50.839 --> 00:11:57.920 very feature complete right out of the box. Can I play games now after we talk 00:11:55.279 --> 00:12:01.920 about Dbrand? Oh yeah, right. First, we got to talk about Dbrand. Dbrand is 00:12:00.320 --> 00:12:05.279 showing off their new Switch 2 compatible kill switch. It's the 00:12:03.600 --> 00:12:09.920 everything accessory, improving the ergonomics and ruggedness of the Switch 00:12:07.600 --> 00:12:14.079 2, as well as acting as a protective travel case and game holder. There's a 00:12:12.480 --> 00:12:18.560 front screen that you can actually see through to see your games, which is kind 00:12:16.160 --> 00:12:23.680 of cool. Translucent, little something like that. And of course, a three-piece 00:12:21.440 --> 00:12:27.600 protective cover that Oh, that's really impressive. Still gives you access to 00:12:25.680 --> 00:12:30.959 all of the IO and features that you would need from your Switch, too. They 00:12:29.200 --> 00:12:34.160 also sell screen protectors, by the way. Look at that. You can totally still use 00:12:32.480 --> 00:12:38.279 the kickstand, which is really nice. Now, let's throw these onto our JoyCons. 00:12:38.920 --> 00:12:44.320 vast improvement in ergonomics there. 00:12:42.399 --> 00:12:47.360 And naturally, because it's Dbrand, you can get vinyl skins to customize the 00:12:45.839 --> 00:12:52.880 look of your console. They went to great lengths to color match the salmon and 00:12:50.399 --> 00:12:56.639 blue that are the uh Switch 2's colors. Oh, here. Hold on. Sorry. Let's go ahead 00:12:55.120 --> 00:13:01.519 and get this one changed out. Looks sharp, doesn't 00:12:58.120 --> 00:13:02.880 it? The game cart holder is magnetic, so 00:13:01.519 --> 00:13:07.200 if you don't want it for whatever reason, you do not have to carry that 00:13:04.560 --> 00:13:12.720 around if you're an all digital boy or a lady. And what else we got in here? 00:13:09.279 --> 00:13:14.800 Couple joystick grippies. And of course, 00:13:12.720 --> 00:13:20.160 you're probably wondering, how the heck is this supposed to fit in the original 00:13:16.639 --> 00:13:22.240 dock? Well, it doesn't. So, you use this 00:13:20.160 --> 00:13:27.120 adapter. But Dbrand is extremely proud of the work that they've done to ensure 00:13:24.000 --> 00:13:31.120 that you still get 4K pass through even 00:13:27.120 --> 00:13:34.240 when you take this and swamp, put it on 00:13:31.120 --> 00:13:36.079 like that. Let's go. And you still get 00:13:34.240 --> 00:13:40.399 the benefit of a cooling fan, too, which is pretty remarkable. She's chunky, but 00:13:39.120 --> 00:13:44.000 thankfully this sits in your living room, so it shouldn't be a major 00:13:42.320 --> 00:13:48.519 concern. This is how the travel case goes on. A little bungee like that. And 00:13:46.160 --> 00:13:51.680 to get yours, you just got to go to shortlininus.com. Regardless of how I 00:13:50.320 --> 00:13:56.399 feel about the ergonomic improvements of the kill switch, I'll be spending the rest of the video just gaming with the 00:13:54.720 --> 00:14:00.800 Dbrand skins on because this is supposed to be an impression of the product 00:13:58.079 --> 00:14:08.560 itself. Okay, Breath of the Wild. Let's go. I haven't touched this in years, so 00:14:06.000 --> 00:14:13.440 I'm going to suck, but I know what it's supposed to look like. Dude, these 00:14:10.079 --> 00:14:15.600 speakers are so much better. Nintendo 00:14:13.440 --> 00:14:21.199 says the speakers are way better. I thought I'd need a side by side. Is a 00:14:17.600 --> 00:14:22.720 Sheica slate. They are way better. It 00:14:21.199 --> 00:14:29.680 will help guide you after your long slumber. Dude, these are like really 00:14:24.880 --> 00:14:32.079 good. Oh man, that screen though. it. 00:14:29.680 --> 00:14:37.360 It's amazing what a difference just like a fraction of an inch can make. Is this 00:14:34.720 --> 00:14:43.839 still running at 30 FPS? Do you have to buy the enhanced edition to not run at 00:14:39.839 --> 00:14:47.199 30 FPS? Yeah. What? You got to be 00:14:43.839 --> 00:14:52.079 kidding me. To its credit, it's a locked 00:14:47.199 --> 00:14:55.360 solid 30 FPS, but come on, man. 00:14:52.079 --> 00:14:57.600 Nintendo. Ah, man. Ah, you guys you guys 00:14:55.360 --> 00:15:00.480 suck sometimes. Not only that, but you need the enhanced edition to get the 00:14:58.880 --> 00:15:04.480 additional save slot, HDR, and the quicker loading times. Like, it's faster 00:15:02.480 --> 00:15:08.079 hardware. It should just run better. While we wait for that to install, let's 00:15:06.240 --> 00:15:13.079 check out the HDR experience with Mario Kart 00:15:09.639 --> 00:15:17.519 World. Well, well, don't have the timing 00:15:13.079 --> 00:15:17.519 down. Okay. How much of a thing is 00:15:17.560 --> 00:15:23.360 drifting? Okay. Wow, that 00:15:21.079 --> 00:15:27.519 sucked. Look, this is my first time playing. Okay. I've never played a Mario 00:15:25.120 --> 00:15:32.560 Kart game before. Dude, this screen looks really good. It's bigger and 00:15:30.560 --> 00:15:37.199 better to the point where I would say it makes a substantial difference to my old 00:15:34.720 --> 00:15:40.639 man eyes ability to play the game. Here's something crazy, though. I got to 00:15:39.120 --> 00:15:44.000 confess, I didn't even think about the frame rate. I'm not used to that when 00:15:42.399 --> 00:15:47.600 I'm gaming on a Switch. Normally, it's like, oh yeah, there's a hiccup, there's 00:15:45.600 --> 00:15:52.320 a stutter, there's a little frame drop. Yeah, it's it's butter smooth. I think 00:15:50.000 --> 00:15:58.160 this is only 60 FPS, but a smooth 60 FPS, especially on a variable refresh 00:15:54.639 --> 00:16:00.399 rate display feels pretty darn good, but 00:15:58.160 --> 00:16:05.839 we can get more than 60 FPS if we switch over to the TV. So, let's do that. Dude, 00:16:02.880 --> 00:16:10.240 I can't believe there's like what's that stupid What's that old game called? Wave 00:16:07.839 --> 00:16:14.399 something. Wave. Yeah. I can't believe there's a wave racer level. I have not 00:16:12.720 --> 00:16:18.480 really gotten into a Mario Kart game since Mario Kart DS. 00:16:18.759 --> 00:16:25.360 Um, the fact that there's a wave racer level already has me pretty interested 00:16:23.279 --> 00:16:31.519 in playing this. I don't know, dude. This is awesome. It feels so smooth. Not 00:16:29.199 --> 00:16:37.120 accustomed to that on a uh Nintendo console. Not going to lie, dude. I have 00:16:34.160 --> 00:16:42.000 waited so long for a new Switch. Exactly as long as the rest of 00:16:38.600 --> 00:16:44.759 you. Unless you're young and you weren't 00:16:42.000 --> 00:16:50.959 around when the Switch One came out. Pow. Anyway, we're going to do a full 00:16:47.040 --> 00:16:50.959 review on LT apparently.