Nvidia CEO Praises Custom Chip: Nintendo Switch 2 Set to Feature Cutting-Edge Mobile Graphics

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So, Jensen Huang, the top guy over at Nvidia, is doing this whole “hype train” thing for the Nintendo Switch 2. Yeah, the new console’s supposed to drop on June 5. Jensen’s all like, “Hey, we’ve got performance, brains, and beauty right in your hand.” Honestly, sounds like he’s selling a magic wand or something.

He popped up in one of those Nintendo “Creator’s Voice” vids. Not the usual chit-chat you get from them; it’s usually all mystery and insider club vibes. Anyway—wait, what was I saying? Oh right, so they actually talked tech specs, which is kinda like finding an Easter egg in July.

Huang’s going on about the new chip, claiming it’s revolutionary. Full-on ray tracing, HDR, backward compatibility—I’m not sure why any of that matters, but it sounds snazzy, doesn’t it? Nintendo already spilled the beans about DLSS, so Nvidia just had to do their fireworks show with talk of RT cores and jaw-dropping graphics. Who doesn’t love a good graphics boost?

Then the whole techie wave hit in May—Digital Foundry throwing in specs like eight ARM Cortex A78Cs, a two-generation-old Ampere GPU, and this fancy 12GB memory thing. I don’t know about you, but numbers that high make me dizzy. Plus, there’s this microSD slot, which means you can pile up games like Jenga. Totally essential, if you ask me.

But seriously, part of the video went off on a tangent about the OG Switch and Satoru Iwata. Big respect there; the man was a legend. Couldn’t see the console’s launch since he left us too soon.

Oh, and the pricing. Brace yourselves: $449.99 for the Switch 2. But there’s also a bundle—Mario Kart World—if you’ve got an extra fifty bucks burning a hole in your pocket. Pre-orders vanished quicker than free pizza at a party, but rumor has it some stores might still have them on launch day. Fingers crossed!

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