We are on the eve of the highly anticipated release of the Nintendo Switch 2. Yours truly has pre-ordered a Hong Kong set since the console will only make its Malaysian debut after June, allegedly due to delays in getting the device certified by the Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM). Our neighbours, including Singapore will be getting the console on the 26th of June.

In any case, there’s no harm in stocking up on certain items such as microSD Express cards that will be required to run games from in the event the 256 GB internal storage of the Switch 2 has been maxed out. The high-speed storage reminds me of the custom external storage devices used by the Xbox Series S/X. Also, if you have been giving the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack a miss, it’s something that you might want to reconsider considering that subscribers will get access to NS2 upgrade packs for both the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom at no additional cost.

Subscribers will also have access to Nintendo GameCube titles on the NS2 via Nintendo Classics. Don’t forget that you’ll need the base NSO subscription in order to continue accessing the NS2’s GameChat after the end of the open-access period of that service.

Play-Asia’s Nintendo Switch 2 page has games such as Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition, Split Fiction, Hogwarts Legacy and Mario Kart World up for pre-order, and accessories to boot. Personally I’m thinking of getting one of those slim cases, having had my fill of bulky hard cases (case in point, the Steam Deck’s and the CKRD case for the original Nintendo Switch).