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Nintendo finally announces the Switch 2, set to release this year

Nintendo has finally announced the successor to its massively popular Switch console, one of the bestselling consoles of all time that recently wrapped up its eighth holiday season.

A video uploaded early Thursday morning revealed the Switch 2 (its official name), which appears to be a lot like the first Switch but bigger, more rounded, and probably significantly more powerful.

Nintendo didn’t share a release date beyond this year, but it’s expected to share more info in early April.

Nintendo has been a juggernaut in the video game industry for decades, despite the company continually ignoring the race to put out higher-powered consoles with better graphics and instead focusing on games with characters people love that are insanely fun to play.

Here’s the Nintendo Switch 2

Here’s the Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo didn’t share a release date beyond this year, but it’s expected to share more info in early April.

Nintendo has been a juggernaut in the video game industry for decades, despite the company continually ignoring the race to put out higher-powered consoles with better graphics and instead focusing on games with characters people love that are insanely fun to play.

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Netflix says what the hell, the “Stranger Things” finale can be a movie if we want it to be

At about two hours long, the series finale of “Stranger Things” is already pushing the bounds of how long something can be while still being considered an episode of television.

To make matters muddier, Netflix today announced it’ll release the episode live in theaters.

More than 350 movie theaters across the US and Canada will hold showings on December 31 through January 1, Netflix announced.

The move follows an interview in Variety earlier this month in which series creators Matt and Ross Duffer expressed their desire for the episode to be shown in theaters, but a Netflix exec at the time shut the idea down.

Theatrical success has likely changed Netflix’s mind. Back in August, “Kpop Demon Hunters” became the streamer’s first box office No. 1, earning $19 million in a three-day weekend. That film will return to theaters over the Halloween weekend.

‘Stranger Things’ on the Big Screen: Netflix Strikes Deal for Series Finale Theatrical Release

‘Stranger Things’ on the Big Screen: Netflix Strikes Deal for Series Finale Theatrical Release

More than 350 movie theaters across the US and Canada will hold showings on December 31 through January 1, Netflix announced.

The move follows an interview in Variety earlier this month in which series creators Matt and Ross Duffer expressed their desire for the episode to be shown in theaters, but a Netflix exec at the time shut the idea down.

Theatrical success has likely changed Netflix’s mind. Back in August, “Kpop Demon Hunters” became the streamer’s first box office No. 1, earning $19 million in a three-day weekend. That film will return to theaters over the Halloween weekend.

YouTuber MrBeast has filed a trademark for a financial services venture

On the cusp of 100 billion total views, the world’s top YouTuber appears to be branching into banking.

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LIGHT AT THE MUSEUMS

All Smithsonian institutions close as the government shutdown nears its third week

The National Zoo, 21 museums, and 14 research and education centers are shut until further notice.

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