Nintendo’s latest additions to the Nintendo Switch Online lineup of Game Boy games is led by Super Mario Land, the 1989 platformer made exclusively for the company’s handheld system. Super Mario Land is joined by two other Game Boy launch titles now available for Nintendo Switch Online, and they’re both Mario games too.
Nintendo Switch 2 Might Be Losing One Iconic Element, & New Joy-Cons Are To Blame
29.04.2024 - 03:05 / screenrant.com / Ben Brosofsky / Nintendo
Based on rumors so far, the Nintendo Switch 2 seems to be mostly focused on keeping what people love about the Switch and improving on it, but a new report indicates that one iconic element of the system could be going away with its successor. The long wait for news on the console has been full of ups and downs, dating back to the time when a Switch Pro was expected before a new system entirely. More recently, a presumed 2024 date seemed to slip out the window in favor of a 2025 release, making the wait even longer.
On most counts, it looks like the Nintendo Switch 2 could very well be worth the wait. A hardware upgrade and the addition of Nvidia DLSS upscaling seem to offer the console the possibility to run significantly more demanding titles, which could make for more competitive multi-platform releases. Although it looks like Xbox and PlayStation may also be dipping their toes into hybrid options next generation, Nintendo's extraordinary track record for exclusives should remain a major draw that will be hard to properly compete with.
As reported by, the latest news about the Nintendo Switch 2 comes from the Spanish-language site, which claims to have picked up some information about the upcoming system at a trade fair involving manufacturers working on Switch 2 peripherals. According to these manufacturers, the rail-based system of Joy-Con attachment is going out the window on the Switch 2. In its place will be a magnetic solution, a process that could be even quicker and easier than the already efficient solution that the original Switch uses.
If the Nintendo Switch 2 really is using magnets, however, it's going to miss out on a huge part of the Nintendo Switch's iconography. The satisfying click that happens when the Joy-Cons lock into place after sliding on played a huge part in the console's marketing, and most people will probably imagine the sound in their head when seeing even a still image of the logo. It helped emphasize the sense of clean design that was sorely needed after the awkwardness of the Wii U, calling back to the simplicity that Nintendo previously mastered with the DS Lite and Wii.
The Nintendo Switch 2 doesn't have to shoulder the same uphill battle with brand recovery this time, and it should be easy to transition the Switch's momentum into a direct successor. Even so, it would be sad to see the click go, and it's hard to imagine what sonic element could reasonably replace it. The click might very well stick around in the context of the logo even if the physical inspiration is gone, or it could be modified to more closely resemble whatever sound the magnets end up making, which might not be too terribly far off.
There's obviously a mechanical challenge in changing the
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