Overview

• The Switch 2 sold 3.5 million units in its first four days, with Mario Kart World bundled in nearly 80% of U.S. console sales.
• Its 7.9-inch edge-lit LCD peaks at around 420 nits, resulting in underwhelming HDR performance that falls short of true high dynamic range.
• Reviewers have noted heavy ghosting artifacts in fast-moving content, especially in 2D side-scrollers, that exceed levels on the original Switch and Switch OLED.
• GameSpot’s HDR guide decodes the console’s perplexing dock settings using HGIG calibration methods to improve output on OLED TVs and monitors.
• Variable refresh rate support may gain from low frame-rate compensation, and some analysts expect Nintendo to offer a premium OLED upgrade in the future.