{"id":309,"date":"2025-05-28T09:39:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T09:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hubpsotemail.net\/?p=309"},"modified":"2025-05-30T11:20:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T11:20:27","slug":"first-nintendo-switch-2-unboxing-has-already-happened-but-theres-a-catch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hubpsotemail.net\/index.php\/2025\/05\/28\/first-nintendo-switch-2-unboxing-has-already-happened-but-theres-a-catch\/","title":{"rendered":"First Nintendo Switch 2 unboxing has already happened but there\u2019s a catch"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You can look but you can’t play (X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Switch 2<\/a> consoles are now out in the wild, but Nintendo<\/a> has a safeguard in place to stop people from playing the console before launch.<\/p>\n

We’re just over a week away from the Switch 2’s launch<\/a> on Thursday, June 5 and some retailers have already received stock<\/a> in advance of the big day.<\/p>\n

Like all console launches, the problem with sending stock to retailers<\/a> is that it virtually ensures that leaks will happen – especially as some shops appear to be leaving Switch 2 consoles in public view.<\/p>\n

It turns out, Nintendo has concocted a plan to counter this concern, by making the console useless until a day one patch is released.<\/p>\n

This detail was confirmed after someone on YouTube posted a video showing them unboxing the Switch 2 console. The video has since been taken down (although it’s been shared elsewhere), but in the comments<\/a>, they claimed the console is ‘locked’ and ‘needs update to function’.<\/p>\n

Someone else supported this claim to gaming deals guru Wario64<\/a>, stating that when they try to boot up an original Switch game on the Switch 2, a message reads: ‘Please connect to the internet and update your system.’<\/p>\n

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A Switch 2 unit is already out in the wild. It's apparently locked behind a Day 1 patch and can't be used. https:\/\/t.co\/IYxxHL8sq0<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/fZLOy43Jw9<\/a><\/p>\n

— Stealth (@Stealth40k) May 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

While it’s unclear if this update is required in order to play Switch 2 games, it’s safe to assume that’s the case considering no leaked footage of Mario Kart World has (at the time of writing, at least) made its way online.<\/p>\n

If there are restrictions on how Switch 2 works without online connectivity then that is going to be very poorly received by fans, but that would be quite out of keeping with Nintendo’s usual approach.<\/p>\n

So far there’s no indication that physical copies of games need any kind of online connection to work but no one’s going to know for sure until next week.<\/p>\n

It’s possible the update mentioned is tied to backwards compatibility. Nintendo has already said<\/a> some original Switch games, including Doom Eternal and Pizza Tower, require an update to function on the Switch 2, which will be rolled out ‘by launch or shortly after’.<\/p>\n

Either way, whether intentional or not, this seems to mean that anyone who does get a Switch 2 before launch won’t be able to play the system early.<\/p>\n

Aside from Mario Kart World, the Switch 2’s launch line-up includes Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition, Split Fiction, and many others.<\/p>\n

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You can’t play anything until next Thursday (Nintendo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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