Nintendo Switch 2s launch titles are awesome, but this one free update means more to me than any new Mario Kart game

Date:
Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:34:57 +0000

Description:
The Nintendo Switch 2's best free update brings Pokmon Scarlet and Violet up to par in 2025, and I can't wait to start exploring the world of Paldea.

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I'm so hyped for the Nintendo Switch 2 . Like, ridiculously hyped for Nintendo's next console. In fact, I'm so excited for the successor to the Nintendo Switch to launch that I pre-ordered three units: One for myself, one for my fiance, and one for a friend so we can play Mario Kart World together.

With only a couple more days to go until the Switch 2 release, I've been gearing up for the new hardware launch by consuming every little tidbit of content about the new console possible.

From Mario Kart World to the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of Breath of the Wild
, the hype train has well and truly left the station. Like a kid at
Christmas, I can't sleep, I can't eat, and I can't wait to get fully
engrossed by Nintendo's world built for 2025.

While I'm incredibly excited for Mario Kart World and experiencing Link's
open world adventure in 60fps, there's one game that I'm most excited about, and I never would've thought that would be the case. (Image credit: Nintendo
/ The Pokmon Company / GAME FREAK)

You see, I'm a massive Pokmon fan. To put it into context, I've got a Pikachu tattoo on my arm, a Lego Pikachu built out of over 5000 yellow bricks, Pokmon cards everywhere, and physical versions of most of the last 29 years of the franchise.

I've grown up with Pokmon, whether that was Pokmon Yellow , my first ever video game, to experiencing the joy of exploring Kanto after defeating the Johto Elite Four in Pokmon Gold .

I've played every Pokmon game and experienced every Pokmon region. From Kanto to Kalos, Johto to Unova, I've been there, and Pokmon has been with me
through many different points of my life.

Every game that is, apart from one. Pokmon Scarlet and Violet . It's all
about to change... (Image credit: Game Freak)

When Pokmon Scarlet and Violet launched in 2022, my love for Pokmon was at
its peak. I was collecting cards almost weekly, was covering Pokmon TCG content for an old website I used to write for, and was playing all my favorite classic games on my Analogue Pocket (a modern-day Game Boy with hardware emulation).

Based on that setting, you'd think I'd have run to the store and bought
Pokmon Scarlet and Violet at launch. Instead, the game looked terrible, ran terribly, and just made me crave the classics instead of playing a muddy-looking open-world Pokmon game with a new generation that I wasn't interested in.

Over time, as Scarlet & Violet has made its way into the Pokmon TCG, I've fallen in love with new creatures like Tandemaus and Maushold, as well as new takes on classics like Raging Bolt, Great Tusk, and Iron Thorns.

As I've grown more fond of the new generation 9 Pokmon, I've wanted to play the latest games. Unfortunately, for me, there's no way I can handle low framerates without getting motion sickness, and I don't want to play an ugly-looking open-world that feels empty to explore. Serebii Update: A
trailer for Pokmon Scarlet & Violet for Nintendo Switch 2 has been released
on the Nintendo Today app https://t.co/gDbXkHSvkT pic.twitter.com/JQlc66YobG June 2, 2025

Yesterday, Nintendo showcased a new gameplay trailer for Pokmon Scarlet and Violet on the Switch 2 through its Nintendo Today app, and as soon as I saw it, I purchased a copy of Pokmon Violet .

You see, the game now runs at higher resolution, and at what appears to be a locked 60fps, with perfectly smooth gameplay that I've been dreaming of. Best of all, the update is completely free, rather than an extra fee like some other improved versions of original Switch games.

Pokmon Scarlet and Violet on Switch 2 is the epitome of what makes the new console a must-buy, giving you access to some of the best games of the last decade, but playable with 2025 standards.

Breath of the Wild is one of my favorite video games of all time, yet its sequel, Tears of the Kingdom, barely got any playtime in my household. Why? Because when you're playing AAA games on the PS5 Pro and then turning on a choppy mess that just feels awful to play, you quickly stop being able to
cope with the difference.

I get motion sick very easily when gaming, and that was the crux of the Nintendo Switch for me, especially in demanding games like Tears of the Kingdom, or badly optimized ones like Pokmon Scarlet and Violet .

Thanks to the Nintendo Switch 2 hardware and backwards compatibility, I'm going to get to experience so many new games over the coming weeks. These original Switch games will feel brand-new, creating one of, if not the best, launch lineups we've ever seen. You might also like... No, you shouldn't peel off the Nintendo Switch 2 screen's protective layer Target reveals it will have Nintendo Switch 2 stock next week UK retailer Game is canceling some Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders, so you may want to check yours



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