I nearly threw my Joy-Con last week when Link walked off a cliff alone. Drift ruins boss fights. Now Switch 2’s announced? Better fix the hardware. But part of me worries – will Nintendo chase shiny specs over what made Switch work? My dusty launch model still boots Animal Crossing faster than my phone loads TikTok.

We don’t need 8K clouds. We need Mario Kart lobbies that don’t crash when two players sneeze. Remember when games shipped complete? Now day-one patches feel standard. Switch 2’s trailer showed slick menus, but what about my 200-hour Pokémon saves? Backwards compatibility better not be some paid upgrade.

When I played Tears of the Kingdom, my Switch sounded like a hairdryer. Better cooling matters. But will smoother frames make games more fun? I’d take inventive levels over 120fps any day. My buddy’s $3K PC runs Fortnite perfectly… yet we still play Switch version for the gyro controls.

Older consoles had soul. My Wii U GamePad felt weird, but asymmetric multiplayer created magic. Switch 2’s rumored dual screens could revive that… or become another gimmick. Remember motion controls? Exactly. New isn’t always better. I miss swapping cartridges without worrying about 100GB downloads.

Nintendo’s charm comes from risky ideas, not specs. Here’s hoping Switch 2 keeps that spirit. Fix the Joy-Cons, keep the price fair, and let modders keep making wild peripherals. Oh, and no loot boxes in Mario Party. Let’s just play games again.