With the Nintendo Switch 2 set to launch on June 5, 2025, retailers worldwide are gearing up for the big day. Whether it’s Target leaks, Hong Kong packaging samples, or Japan’s massive stock, excitement for Nintendo’s next-gen console is at an all-time high.

Planning to use your trusty MicroSD card for your Switch 2 when it finally arrives? Then we have bad news. Gamers require a whole new storage medium this time around. Specifically, you need MicroSD Express cards for the Switch 2.

Now, the company is trying to do it again with the Switch 2. Ahead of the new console’s launch on June 5th, The Verge is looking back at the various ways that Nintendo has changed over the last eight years and how those changes might continue into its next generation.