Ive never owned a Sega.
From a very early age,Ive just always been been a Nintendo fan.
I had the NES.
We got our hands on some new Nintendo Switch 2 games.Image: Nintendo
I had the Super Nintendo.
And starting with Nintendo 64 back in 1996, I began buying each new console right after it launched.
Buying those consoles was never about having the latest, greatest video game system, though.
It was about the games.
Each one was intriguing, but nothing screamed to me, Get a Switch 2 asap.
So when Nintendo reached out about attending a demo event, that was my goal.
(Plus, my colleagues on the tech side already didso muchgreat coverageabout everyother little thingSwitch-related.
Clickall those links.)
So did any of the games make it seem worth it?
Yes, of course.
Its the new, open world (inside a level)Mariogame Ive been waiting years for.
It just happens to star Donkey Kong which, it turns out, makes things even more exciting.
And I do meaneverything.
Smash it and see how deep it goes.
Standing on the ground?
Smash it and see how far down it goes.
it’s possible for you to grab rocks out of the side of a mountain and throw them.
Climb walls and smash while you do that.
With each new piece of destruction, new rooms or items would emerge.
Id be buying a Switch 2 ASAP to play this game from beginning to end.
Of course,Donkey Kong Bananzawill not be available when Switch 2 is released June 5.
It comes out a month later, on July 17.
Thankfully, whenever that date is, Ill be grabbing it immediately.
We played the first 10 minutes or so of the game and it was like visiting an old friend.
Nothing too surprising but just plain great.
Which I can also say aboutMario Kart World.
And thats back with so much more inWorld.
Its very intense and very fun.
The best part, though, was the free roam.
I especially liked just turning around and going backwards to see what else was happening in the world.
LikeMetroid, I foundMario Kart Worldto be exactly what I was expecting.
An awesomeMario Kartgame with a bunch of new bells and whistles.
Nothing groundbreaking, but super cool and fun nonetheless.
By this point, I was sold.
A Switch 2 will be mine.
I wanted to keep going.
Wanted to beat the game 100 times like I did the original.
But I had to restrain myself and say, Ill do this later.
Im glad I did.
The Nintendo Switch 2 will be out June 5.
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