The infamous stapler that ruined a host of day one Nintendo Switch 2 consoles is being sold off for charity on eBay.

GameStop has been specializing in making pretty wacky headlines in recent years, and its latest follows in that grand tradition. After employees at the retailer stapled Switch 2 receipts to boxes in a way that punctured some of the consoles' screens,

It’s been just over a month since the Nintendo Switch 2 launched and ushered in the next generation of Nintendo hardware. Most of us here at Kotaku own the thing and have been playing it over the past four weeks.

As tariffs approached this week, Vietnam struck a deal that undercuts the potential 46% tariff with a 20% one on exports. Before you go celebrating the avoidance of a catastrophe, there are some things to keep in mind.

Nintendo has announced that it will be ceasing sales of the Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers scheme from Friday, 30th January 2026 at 23:59 JST.

The service will conclude on January 30, 2026, after which time it will no longer be possible to purchase the popular vouchers. Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers allowed players to pay a lump sum for multiple game vouchers at once, which would result in the games they redeemed them against being cheaper.

JSAUX has released a cooling fan that snaps to the back of your Nintendo Switch 2, giving it some extra airflow for when Fortnite gets too intense.

As you’ll read below, video glasses maker Viture has a firmware update that makes its gadgets compatible with Switch 2 — but takes away compatibility with the original Nintendo Switch. But I tested the AverMedia dock working with both generations of Switch, and Viture says it’ll do the same in future.