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Received β€” 25 October 2026 ⏭ The Verge - All Posts

This Switch 2 sequel accessory was a few millimeters away from being good

25 October 2026 at 18:00
A close-up photo of the Crkd Nitro Deck 2, showing the face buttons and right analog stick. The Nintendo Switch 2 console held by the accessory is displaying the game Echo Weaver.
The stick and face buttons are too close for comfort. | Photo: Cameron Faulkner / The Verge

The Crkd Nitro Deck was a saving grace for the original Nintendo Switch. The slide-on $59.99 accessory brought Hall effect sticks to drift-plagued consoles - no need to open up your Joy-Con for a complicated repair. The Nitro Deck 2, made for both the original Switch and the larger Switch 2, continues the tradition of having better sticks than what Nintendo puts in even the newest Joy-Con (though these aren't Hall effect or TMR). But it doesn't feel as essential, and there's one thing I really can't stand about it.

It's too difficult to use the Nitro Deck 2's ABXY face buttons without the right stick getting in the way. The stick-to-button …

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Received β€” 22 October 2026 ⏭ The Verge - All Posts

Someone hacked the Switch 2 by using an old game and AI

22 October 2026 at 19:21

The Nintendo Switch 2 has apparently been jailbroken, and a modder has already shown the console running a custom version of Mario Kart World featuring new playable characters like Cinnamoroll, the red Angry Bird, Peter Griffin, and Steve from Minecraft.

i jailbroke the nintendo switch 2

so i modded cinnamoroll, peter griffin, hatsune miku, and more into Mario Kart World, a switch 2 exclusive

now watch my friends and i get cooked by bots

learn more and get the exploit https://t.co/ykjgyfrFRp pic.twitter.com/BOcFhejRz1

- pepsipu (@pepsipu) October 22, 2026

OpenAI's Codex helped make this "ns2jb" jailbreak, according to Sammy Hajhamid, aka "pe …

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