My reaction is one great big "meh".

The Switch Pro Controller 2's not wor💯th the upgrade over 𒐪the original for me.

I haven't experienced any of the downsides noted 💟in the article. The buttons never got stuck, the sticks are fine, and the light weight is a bonus when you're packing a bag to go on holiday with a Switch and a Steam Deck and a second controller that works with both.

An🃏d the addition of the G buttons is a big old "whoop de do": so they copied the Steam Controller from 2014, over ten years ago? Great. And of course they can only be used as additional mappings, because the standard console doesn't include them🥂.

I'm afraid I'm completely unde💃rwhelmed, just as I am with the console.

"banal and predictable🔜" sums up Nintendo these days.

Since Iwata's death they've become quite a dull c൩ompany that doesn't take risks with new and interesting d𝓀evices any more.

I bought the Switch 2 but it's very underw๊helming.

I have a v♎ery capable PC and an OLED Steam Deck as well, so only got the new Switch for the first party exclusives, but I'm not seeing that many yet.

The Wii U was a much more exciting console in many respects. NintendoLand was a fun way of demonstrating its capabilities, and third party ex✨clusives like Zombii U were a pleasant surprise.

The Sw𓆉itch 2, or Switch Pro or Switch U doe♉sn't have any of those things.

Just because it's the status quo doesn't maꩲke it right.

There are no charges for PC online gaming.

There wer༺en'🐷t any charges for Nintendo online gaming until the Switch.

They're doing it because they can get away🎶 with it, and deserve to be called out ꦫon that.