{"id":1127197,"date":"2026-02-02T12:31:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T12:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=524850"},"modified":"2026-02-02T12:31:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T12:31:42","slug":"subscribe-to-polygons-switchboard-newsletter-for-all-things-switch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/subscribe-to-polygons-switchboard-newsletter-for-all-things-switch-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Subscribe to Polygon\u2019s Switchboard newsletter for all things Switch 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/subscribe-to-polygons-switchboard-newsletter-for-all-things-switch-2.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Nintendo\u2019s highly anticipated next-generation console, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/nintendo\/23899504\/nintendo-switch-2-release-date-power-name-games\">Switch 2<\/a>, is coming this year. To guide you through the exciting launch of Switch 2 and beyond, we\u2019re launching Switchboard, a new weekly newsletter. Each Wednesday, we\u2019ll give subscribers exclusive early access to a new story about the Switch 2 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/nintendo-switch-2\/517877\/hall-effect-joysticks-switch-2-how-it-works\">like this one!<\/a>), recap the latest news, and address rumors and speculation about Nintendo\u2019s new console-handheld hybrid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Switchboard is designed to keep you informed and entertained as we unpack Nintendo\u2019s rollout of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/analysis\/509874\/nintendo-switch-2-specs-hardware-screen-size\">tech specs<\/a>, release date details, and game announcements. At launch, we\u2019re going to dive deep on the console itself (and how to get one, with some help from our colleagues at Polygon\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/deals\/24178699\/shopkeeper-newsletter-subscribe\">Shopkeeper<\/a>) and all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/nintendo-switch-2\/508254\/games-list-all-confirmed-exclusive-launch\">new games<\/a> you can expect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Our first issue of Polygon\u2019s Switchboard will hit inboxes on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Subscribe below!<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/nintendo-switch-2\/524850\/switchboard-newsletter-subscribe\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo\u2019s highly anticipated next-generation console, the Switch 2, is coming this year. To guide you through the exciting launch of Switch 2 and beyond, we\u2019re launching Switchboard, a new weekly newsletter. 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Our first issue of Polygon\u2019s&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/subscribe-to-polygons-switchboard-newsletter-for-all-things-switch-2\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1127198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1127197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Subscribe to Polygon\u2019s Switchboard newsletter for all things Switch 2 | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nintendo\u2019s highly anticipated next-generation console, the Switch 2, is coming this year. 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