‘Switch 2 Edition’ is a phrase that we’ve got used to throwing around over the last few months. Heck, we’re going to throw it out there again now, but not in the sense of the upcoming lineup of enhanced games.
Yes, Nintendo has announced that its official magazine is getting a ‘Special Edition’ all about Switch 2. The mag is usually reserved for a seasonal release, covering all the games Nintendo had released in the months before, but new hardware feels like a good excuse to break that release schedule, wouldn’t you say?
In a statement released by the Japanese Nintendo Twitter account, the Big N revealed that the special edition magazine will be appearing online “soon”, with Japanese retailers also stocking a physical version. Apparently, the mag will be much the same as the one given out to attendees at Nintendo Switch 2 Experience events, though we saw no such freebie at the European or North American events we attended.
You’ll find the original tweet and the translated statement (via Google Translate) below:
The “Nintendo Magazine Special Issue” featuring “Nintendo Switch 2” will soon be released as a digital version on the Nintendo website, and shipping to retailers nationwide is scheduled to begin sequentially from around May 9.
※The content is almost identical to the special issue currently being distributed at the “Nintendo Switch 2 Experience Event.”
If we’re being really specific, we suppose the above statement only confirms that a Japanese digital release is on the way, but we’d be surprised if an official English translation doesn’t follow along shortly afterwards. If the seasonal releases are anything to go by, expect to see the special edition mag in English soon enough.
