Last month, during the excitement and chaos of the Nintendo Switch 2 launch, a story broke through the noise. At least one person’s Switch 2 was ruined by GameStop after someone at the store stapled a receipt to the box and punctured the screen.

We have the early answer, thanks to Digital Foundry and Cary “The Phawx” Golomb, and... it’s so nuanced and intriguing I recommend you watch both videos yourself! But TL;DR: * Switch 2 plays Cyberpunk 2077 far better

The infamous stapler that ruined a host of day one Nintendo Switch 2 consoles is being sold off for charity on eBay.

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.

As you’ll read below, video glasses maker Viture has a firmware update that makes its gadgets compatible with Switch 2 — but takes away compatibility with the original Nintendo Switch. But I tested the AverMedia dock working with both generations of Switch, and Viture says it’ll do the same in future.

As tariffs approached this week, Vietnam struck a deal that undercuts the potential 46% tariff with a 20% one on exports. Before you go celebrating the avoidance of a catastrophe, there are some things to keep in mind.

Should you get the Nintendo Switch 2, or one of its Windows-powered competitors? We pit the Switch 2 against two key rivals from Asus and Lenovo. Ready, player one?

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