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The Nintendo Switch 2 is a refinement rather than a reinvention. Is that enough?

The pricey Nintendo Switch 2 is a worthy successor to the original Switch. Expect it to be the vessel for Nintendo’s play-focused storytelling for the next decade.

New York, NY June 3, 2025 - George Takei at his home in New York City on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (Guerin Blask/For The Times)

George Takei believes our democracy will be OK — once the ‘Klingon president’ is out of office

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SAG-AFTRA, video game companies reach tentative deal that would end strike

PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA - JUNE 05: Darrell Zimmer purchases a Nintendo's Switch 2 console at a midnight opening of a Best Buy store on June 05, 2025 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The Japanese gaming company is releasing the new console eight years after the original version became available. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Answers to your 5 most burning questions about the new Nintendo Switch 2

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Walt Disney will live again as a robot. His granddaughter says he never wanted this

L.A.’s Sphere-like venue Cosm turns ‘The Matrix’ into an immersive experience

‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 finale: A mission for revenge takes a turn

‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and ‘Secret Wars’ release dates pushed back

In first ‘Ironheart’ trailer, Riri Williams is ready to build something iconic

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‘The Last of Us’ star Young Mazino on Jesse, the show’s ‘gentle monster’

Jesse is back in ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2, Episode 5. Young Mazino breaks down his character’s return, his take on Ellie and Dina’s romance, and his philosophy on revenge.

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