I still remember when the original Switch launched back in 2017. At the time, I recommended the Switch and gave it high marks despite being underpowered when compared to other consoles, something that colored plenty of reviews and doom and gloom forecasts about the device at the time.

It’s been just over a month since the Nintendo Switch 2 launched and ushered in the next generation of Nintendo hardware. Most of us here at Kotaku own the thing and have been playing it over the past four weeks.

The first Switch was such a hit that Nintendo decided not to mess with a good thing. Instead of releasing a successor that feels like a generational leap or a pivot in a new direction, it’s following up the hugely successful original with the Switch 2 — a welcome upgrade that largely sticks to the formula.