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Games Inbox: Why has the Nintendo Switch 2 been so successful?

Games Inbox: Why has the Nintendo Switch 2 been so successful?

The Thursday letters page tries to predict what might be in the next Nintendo Direct, as one reader thinks EA should’ve made a new franchise instead of Battlefield 6.

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