The Nintendo Switch 2 is more expensive in practically every way: pricier console, pricier games, an entire Chat button you’ll eventually have to pay to use. So it was nice when Nintendo revealed you won’t need its own $55 camera to video chat with pals.

Nintendo would obviously love it if you grabbed a Switch 2 and its new Camera, but it does gracefully say you can use USB-C webcams too. However, even with that admission, it's not quite giving you the right information, as you can actually plug standard USB-A accessories into the docking station without a hitch.

Nintendo Switch 2 owners without an official camera have a cheaper plug-and-play option available, and it sounds easy to use.

After a long wait filled with leaks, reveals, preorder stress, and hands-on events, the Nintendo Switch 2’s launch day has finally arrived around the world, including launch events at retailers like Walmart, GameStop, Best Buy, and Target.

First, the owner of the GameShare-compatible game needs to look for the GameShare option inside the game. Then, the players without the game need to press the GameShare option on the Nintendo Switch 2 home screen and select the GameChat Session option.

Last November, we ran an op/ed speculating about the performance improvements the Nintendo Switch 2 could bring to the vast library of Switch 1 games. While

Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour is a $10 museum-like experience dedicated to playfully explaining features of the Nintendo Switch 2, and technically, it costs a lot more than $10 to truly finish. As Eurogamer writes and multiple Nintendo webpages note,