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Nintendo Taking Switch On A Road Trip Around The US

Nintendo may be making a stop this summer near you.

By Luis Joshua Gutierrez on June 1, 2022 at 9:49AM PDT

This summer, Nintendo is taking a road trip across North America from June 10 to Sept. 5. During this event, participants will enjoy a hands-on experience with the Nintendo Switch OLED.

Attendees will be able to play demos of the newest Nintendo Switch games, such as Kirby and the Forgotten Land , Nintendo Switch Sports , and Mario Strikers: Battle League , set to come out on June 10.

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Besides showing off the latest Nintendo games, the road trip will include Nintendo-themed décor for photo opportunities. In addition to that, attendees will have the chance to receive free Nintendo swag bags while supplies last and purchase Nintendo hardware/software.

If you wish to attend the event in person, it's recommended that you pre-register to ensure you have a spot. Registration will open for each market as the date gets closer to each location.

Below you'll find each stop the Nintendo Switch Road Trip tour is scheduled to make:

Taking the Switch on tour when there isn't brand-new hardware to show off may seem a bit unusual. If you're still hoping for a new Switch model, Nintendo recently gave fans some hope on that front .

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Nintendo Switch Road Trip Tour Will Travel Across the US This Summer

Nintendo has announced a tour across the United States this summer called Nintendo Switch Road Trip. Between June 10 and September 5, 2022, the Nintendo Switch Road Trip will offer interactive physical experiences for families using the Nintendo Switch OLED Model. It will provide demos for various different Switch games, including Nintendo Switch Sports , Kirby and the Forgotten Land , and Mario Strikers: Battle League . Naturally, there will be opportunities to buy games as well, in addition to swag and various photo opps. So basically, this is the closest that non-New York residents will get to having a Nintendo NY experience.

Check out the full road trip tour schedule below.

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Nintendo Hits the Road This Summer With an Interactive Nintendo Switch Experience

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Even though the Switch is 5 years old, Nintendo isn’t done showcasing the platform to potential customers. The Big N has announced their plans for a Switch Road Trip, and it kicks off June 10th, 2022.

Nintendo will be traveling across the United States to make special stops where they’ll be showcasing the Switch and its many games through an interactive experience. These Switch stops will let players check out the Switch OLED and play some of the system’s biggest games, including Nintendo Switch Sports, Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Mario Strikers: Battle League.

Those who check out one of these stops in person will have plenty of photo opportunities, and also grab some Nintendo swag for free! Lastly, you’ll also be able to purchase Nintendo hardware and software via the online My Nintendo Store.

You can find the full list of Switch Road Trip stops below.

If you plan on visiting out this experience in person, it’s a good idea to pre-register for the event you’ll be attending. Registration is available on a rolling basis for each tour stop beginning today and continuing throughout the Summer. You can also snag a special Warp Pipe Pass for you and your family. All registration details can be found through [this link.]( https://…

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Photos: Nintendo Switch Road Trip Pop-Up Event Arrives at Universal CityWalk Hollywood with Games, Photo Ops

Here we go! After making the rounds though the continental United States with stops in Minneapolis, Denver, Milwaukee, Chicago, San Diego (for Comic-Con), Pennsylvania, and North Carolina, the Nintendo Switch Road Trip  has made it to sunny Los Angeles, California where it is being hosted at the CityWalk shopping district right outside of Universal Studios Hollywood.

This exciting pop-up experience occupies the plaza next to the Universal Cinema, and features fun photo ops, free giveaways, and the chance to play some very cool Nintendo Switch video games.

Guests will see signs along the pathways at Universal CityWalk pointing the way toward the Nintendo Switch Road Trip pop-up location, where two lines are formed for entry– one for those with pre-booked reservations, and a standby queue for those without.

Outside the experience is a display for Jakks Pacific’s upcoming Mario Kart 24V ride-on racer, which boasts speeds up to eight miles per hour, rear drifting wheels, and Mart Kart sounds.

Once guests have gotten through the queue, they are brought into the main tent, where groups of four can play a series of Nintendo Switch games together– specifically Mario Strikers Battle League , Nintendo Switch Sports , and Kirby and the Forgotten Land .

Once participants have finished their experience with the three games (totalling about ten minutes with each title) they can pause for a photo op with Kirby and popping out of that famous green pipe from the Super Mario  franchise (pictured above).

Departing guests are also given a complimentary Kirby and the Forgotten Land  swag bag with a Super Mario  action figure, a Nintendo Switch activity book, and a coupon for $1 off Fudge Stripe cookies. And on my way out of CityWalk, I caught a brief glimpse of the highly anticipated new land Super Nintendo World, which is currently under construction at Universal Studios Hollywood.

Nintendo Switch Road Trip continues at Universal CityWalk Hollywood from now through Sunday, August 28th. The tour then goes on to Seattle, Washington for its final stop from September 2nd through the 5th. For additional information, be sure to visit the official Nintendo Switch Road Trip website .

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Nintendo Switch Road Trip 2022 tour will run from June 10 to September 5 to give fans a chance to play Nintendo Switch – OLED Model and demos of the latest Nintendo Switch games

Nintendo has announced another Road Trip tour for fans in North America. The official Nintendo Switch Road Trip will kick off soon. Featured games include Nintendo Switch Sports, Mario Strikers: Battle League, and Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

Nintendo Hits the Road This Summer With an Interactive Nintendo Switch Experience for Kids and Families

Nintendo is hitting the road this summer with the Nintendo Switch Road Trip to bring families a fun-filled interactive experience! From  June 10 to Sept. 5 , Nintendo is making stops across the U.S. and inviting families to enjoy hands-on gameplay with the newest member of the Nintendo Switch family,  Nintendo Switch – OLED Model . You’ll be able to play demos of some of the latest Nintendo Switch games, including  Nintendo Switch™ Sports ,  Kirby™ and the Forgotten Land  and  Mario Strikers™: Battle League , which launches on June 10!

In addition to featuring the latest Nintendo Switch games, the vibrantly designed experience will be decked out in colorful Nintendo décor – perfect for shareable photo opportunities on social media! Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to receive free Nintendo swag (while supplies last), as well as purchase the Nintendo hardware and software you’ve enjoyed at the experience via the My Nintendo Store. You know you’re on a great road trip when the journey is just as fun as the destination!

Pre-register and swing by the Nintendo Switch Road Trip experience to find out how Nintendo Switch fits into all your enjoyable family moments and makes a terrific companion to your summer. This summer’s hottest Nintendo Switch event might just be headed to a city near you!

The Nintendo Switch Road Trip tour is scheduled to make the following stops:

With all the fun in store, event pre-registration is recommended (there may be limited standby availability on the day of the event). To secure your spot, you can register for a Warp Pipe Pass for you and your family at  https://experience.nintendo.com/#/events . Registration is available on a rolling basis for each tour stop beginning today and continuing throughout the summer.

The #NintendoSwitch Road Trip is hitting the road this summer! From 6/10-9/5, experience some of the latest Nintendo Switch games in a decked-out event space with opportunities for photos & free swag! Find out if the tour is headed to a city near you: https://t.co/KumiZ8DpKG pic.twitter.com/SMNW2qER8l — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 1, 2022

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This summer, Nintendo is taking a road trip across the U.S. for an interactive experience. Families can check out the new Nintendo Switch — OLED Model system at the Nintendo Switch Road Trip event, where they can play demos of some of the newest Nintendo Switch games, including Nintendo Switch Sports , Kirby and the Forgotten Land , and Mario Strikers: Battle League , which launches on June 10.

The Nintendo Switch Road Trip will hit the road from June 10 to Sept. 5, with extended stops at the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Park Meadows Mall in Denver, Summerfest in Milwaukee, Navy Pier in Chicago, San Diego Comic-Con in San Diego, Musikfest in Bethlehem, Streets at Southpoint in Raleigh-Durham, Universal CityWalk Hollywood in Los Angeles, and Alderwood Mall in Seattle. 

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Each experience will feature colorful Nintendo décor with photo opportunities for social media and free Nintendo swag (while supplies last). Families will be able to purchase the Nintendo hardware and software they sampled during the experience at the online My Nintendo Store .

It is recommended to pre-register for the event, although there may be limited standby availability the day of. To secure your spot, you can register for a Warp Pipe Pass here . Registration is available on a rolling basis for each tour stop throughout the summer. Click here for more information about the Nintendo Switch Road Trip.

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Nintendo has announced the Nintendo Switch Road Trip, which intends to bring families an interactive experience. It will be held between June 10 and September 5 at various stops across the United States.

Those that visit will be able to go hands-on with the Switch OLED system. Demos of some of the latest games will be available, including Nintendo Switch Sports, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and Mario Strikers: Battle League.

The experience will also be decked out in colorful Nintendo décor, which the company says is “perfect for shareable photo opportunities on social media.” Those that stop by can also receive free swag while supplies last. Also, consumers will be able to purchase the Nintendo hardware and software at the experience via the online My Nintendo Store.

The full list of locations for the Nintendo Switch Road Trip is as follows:

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Event pre-registration is recommended (there may be limited day-of availability). Be sure to register you and your family for a Warp Pipe Pass to secure your spot!

Please note that registration for the first day of this stop (July 21) will be available at 10 a.m. local time on July 15. The following days’ registrations (July 22–July 24) will be available starting at 5 p.m. local time on the evening before each event date.

For more details, check out the Nintendo Switch Road Trip event site: https://www.nintendo.com/events/road-trip/

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Your home theatre is immaculate. You have the surround sound, the giant screen, the plush, deep-cushioned recliner. You’d spend every waking moment there if you could. But more than you’d like, the outside world calls, whether it’s the morning commute or a walk to the dog park with your pet pooch. But you’re smart, you planned ahead. You bought a Nintendo Switch console (read out our full review here ), and can easily change it into handheld mode for fun anytime, anywhere. The only question is: what to play? Sure, you could just continue whatever game you were playing at home, but there are some games that are just better in the bite-sized chunks and unfamiliar confines that the world-at-large brings. Each situation calls for the perfect game, and while the list of best Nintendo Switch games is long, you can easily find the title for you with a little help. So if you’re looking for road trip games or public transit timewasters, we’ve got you covered.

• For short trips on public transit : Puyo Puyo Tetris 2
• For a long layover or flight: Fire Emblem: Three Houses  

For the backseat for a few hours: Hades  

• For killing time in line with friends: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate  

For babysitting your friend’s kids: Stardew Valley

For sitting on a bench in the park: mario golf: super rush, want to play at home and roam nintendo lets you, well, switch it up.

Handheld gaming at Nintendo actually predates home gaming, with the one-game-per-system Game & Watch line debuting in 1980, three years before the Famicom (renamed the Nintendo Entertainment System for non-Japanese markets) was released in Japan. Since then, Nintendo has been the dominant force in the handheld market with huge hits Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS all taking the lion’s share of gaming eyeballs and gamer’s pockets. When the Switch debuted in 2017, it upended the previous Nintendo strategy of distinct home and handheld systems, combining the lines into one. The Nintendo 3DS line was officially discontinued in September 2020, leaving Switch as the only in-production line of Nintendo systems. 

There are currently two versions of the Switch: The standard $299 Switch is both a home console and a portable one, while the Nintendo Switch Lite is a handheld-only version of the console that costs $100 less. (We’ve compared the two to see which is right for you. ) A new addition to the line will debut in October 2021 with the release of the Nintendo Switch OLED , an upgraded version of the standard Switch with all the same features but more memory, a bigger and better screen, and a better-designed kickstand for tabletop play. This version will retail for $50 higher than the standard Switch, which will remain available on the market. But, no matter which version of the console you buy, the games library is great, and playing away from home is easy and fun.

Do I need any accessories to best enjoy my Switch on the go?      

For short trips, or if you’re headed somewhere with access to a power outlet, you don’t really need a backup battery. But for long trips and especially all-day multi-transfer plane trips, they’re a must. A good-enough power block can be had for $35, with higher-end models that double as AC adapters or have built-in solar and wireless charging hitting the mid $100s. Also, a carrying case is highly recommended to protect the Switch’s screen from inadvertent scratches while it bounces around in your backpack or shoulder bag. Carrying cases also tend to have snug spots for game cards, JoyCon controllers, and cables; a place for everything and everything in its place. Though not 100-percent necessary, a set of switch grips can also make the system a little easier to hold onto, and that more solid feeling can be had for as little as $20. Further screen protection is available in the form of either hard plastic screen covers or soft clear decals that go over the Switch screen. There are even car seat mount kits to put the screen on the back of a headrest if your tykes spend a lot of time gaming on the way to your grandmother’s house. If you’re interested in digital games over physical games, you’ll definitely need an upgrade to the Switch’s internal memory, and an SDXC card of at least 128GB is recommended. If you’re like me, though, the backup battery and carrying case are enough.

Are other games not good for playing away from home?

The games below are presented for the situations they best fit, but, in general, the best Nintendo Switch games are a joy to play both at home and on the go. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey lead the way as the two stand-out titles on the Switch, each featuring an unassailable Metacritic rating of 97. While they aren’t discussed below, these two games are simply an auto-include for any Switch collection and are games that can be played for 10 minutes or 10 hours.

Can I try before I buy?

While recommendations, reviews, and ratings are an excellent jumping-off place, never forget the value of trying a game out for yourself! Demos are available for select games on the Nintendo eShop. Sadly, demos as a whole have become less and less common for games as press hype has replaced try-before-you-buy strategies for driving sales. If you can’t play a demo, however, you can often find videos on YouTube or Twitch featuring in-depth gameplay, which can give you a better idea of whether a game is right for you, how much playtime is required for a basic session, and how the game might fit into your gaming schedule. Also, if you’re the type to abandon a game early on, physical copies are probably the way to go over digital, as physical games can be resold to another gamer or traded into many stores, both brick-and-mortar and online, for credit. An abandoned digital game has no such possible return on investment.

The best Nintendo Switch games for on the go

A great game is a great game no matter where you play it, but certain games tend to lend themselves to certain amounts of playtime. For example, an excellent RPG like Octopath Traveler or Dragon Quest XI Definitive Edition S is better digested a few hours at a time, rather than a few minutes at a time. While these games are definitely worth playing and may fit into your gameplay schedule, their play session requirements disqualify them from my “on the go” list. All the games for Switch below offer a single-session experience that can easily last less than an hour, some as little as a few minutes, making them fit perfectly into certain away from home situations.

For short trips on public transit: Puyo Puyo Tetris 2

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Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 combines two puzzle franchises, Sega’s color-matching Puyo Puyo and the classic line-clearing game Tetris, into one package. Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 offers a lot of the same pleasure loops as top mobile puzzle games like the former sensation Candy Crush. Clearing levels is relatively quick but can be challenging. At the same time, classic modes for the two games allow for longer game sessions (assuming a higher level of skill). The Nintendo Switch game is great for adults because of the nostalgia and great for kids because the gameplay is really easy to grasp. 

Public transit is the perfect place to perfect your skills in short sessions, and when you’ve sufficiently leveled up your abilities, you can deploy them against your friends. The multiplayer options for Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 offer a lot of depth and competition. There are options for two to four players, either sharing a screen or with multiple devices. Six different versus modes offer a lot of variety. This is where a console game like Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 far outshines simpler, less feature-rich mobile games. For the best time against friends, I recommend Swap mode, which switches between a Puyo Puyo board and a Tetris board every 25 seconds. Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 is the game with the shortest play sessions on this list, and thus one of the easiest to play on the go.

For a long layover or flight: Fire Emblem: Three Houses

While the Fire Emblem strategy RPG series has an excellent pedigree, it’s not for the faint of heart. There are multiple storylines, and dozens of different units to add to your army, and the battles in this strategy RPG can be very unforgiving. You will lose…a lot. You will get frustrated. And then you will realize that you were making a mistake, you will fix that mistake, and you will win, and it will feel awesome. The game is portioned off into separate battles with story segments and army upkeep options in between, leading to easily chunked 30-45 minute game sessions. 

Nothing is more boring than a long layover in an airport, but Fire Emblem: Three Houses is a brain-testing, beautifully rendered way to knock out your stay in Terminal A. Both the challenging gameplay and the intricate story can be a bit of a double-edged sword. If losing frustrates you to the point of not wanting to play, the Fire Emblem series is not for you. The plot of Three Houses is very engaging if you like “Game of Thrones”-style conflicts between clans or nations, but there are a lot of characters to keep track of, and ultimately only a few of them are important to the central story. So if you don’t like superfluous side stories and characters, there’s less to love here. If you’re already a fan of strategy RPG series like Disgaea , Final Fantasy Tactics , or Valkyria Chronicles , you probably don’t need to be convinced to get the newest Fire Emblem game. If you’re a strategy RPG neophyte, Fire Emblem is one of the most polished and rewarding examples of the genre, and perfect for mid-length gaming sessions where your body is forced to be in one place but you want to take your brain to faraway lands.

A road trip when you’re not the driver is an exercise in killing time. As a kid, maybe you played Eye Spy or other social games. Inevitably, these games become repetitive, and when they repeat they become less fun. You can only spy something green so many times. Luckily, we now have video games to supplement the road trip experience, and we have game design that turns repetition into sweet rewards. Few games got the attention of Hades in 2020. A hit on both PC and Switch, it’s a new pinnacle for dungeon-crawling roguelikes. 

The roguelike genre is built on the idea of runs: gameplay sessions that start fresh and end when your character dies. But instead of simply starting back from nil, the next fresh run is informed and improved by the last, offering carry-over power-ups or currencies that allow each successive run to be deeper, opening up new and more powerful things to kill you once again. Hades adds a mythological setting with familiar elements to anyone who’s watched “Clash of the Titans” or read up on the Olympians, making it seem both fresh and familiar. What all this means for gaming on the go is that Hades is the kind of game that’s easy to put down, but you won’t want to. You’ll die often, and each death can be the end of your session, but because you’ll get to carry over your rewards, you’ll want to start another run immediately. This makes the experience perfect for car trips, where pit stops and side destinations can break up the available gameplay time in odd chunks. Hades fills slots of many sizes extremely well, and dying never feels bad, so stopping playing never feels bad. Eye spy a Nintendo Switch game with universal praise that can’t be strongly recommended enough.

For killing time in line with friends: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Lines are back! Yes, there are live events. There are tickets. There are big in-person sales of cool gadgets (including the upcoming Nintendo Switch OLED). If you’re the type to spend a couple of hours in line to make sure you get the best seats or the best gear then you probably already know to bring a camp chair, something to block the sun, and several bottles of water. But if you do these types of activities with friends, I also recommend you bring a Nintendo Switch and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate . There are very few games that bring together a group of friends (as well as tear those friends apart) like the Super Smash Bros. series. 

The Super Smash Bros. franchise, old enough to legally drink at this point, features all the best Nintendo characters beating each other up. What was once a schoolyard debate has become one of the top fighting franchises. For the past few games, Nintendo has invited in other famous video game characters like Solid Snake, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mega Man, and Ryu from Street Fighter. With the Switch’s ability to play locally in tabletop mode, friends can beat each other up while you wait for the box office or doors to open, assuming you have a few extra JoyCons or Pro Controllers. But why stop there, as Smash Bros. tabletop action is also excellent for a picnic in the park, a day at the beach (as long as you protect your system from sand and seaspray), or an outdoor BBQ. Tabletop mode in general is a surprisingly wonderful way to play the Switch, and one of the main benefits of the traditional Switch over the Switch Lite. If fighting is less your thing and racing appeals to you more, you can get the same competitive fire from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe , as well. Both games, however, become significantly less fun if you play them single-player, so make sure you’re among good company.

It takes a village to raise a child. And even if you don’t have your own, you may end up caring for some in the short term. It’s a high-tension environment as you make sure their needs are met, they stay happy, and their messes are cleaned up. Finally, they’re down for the night and look like little angels sleeping in their beds and you’re left to wait for their parents to come to relieve you of your duties. Or maybe you’re simply looking to wind down before you head to bed yourself. Stardew Valley is the perfect game for this situation, whether you’ve just sent your own progeny or someone else’s off to dreamland. 

Stardew Valley started on the PC but has been ported to every major home system. It’s a combination of farming simulator Harvest Moon with the socializing and task-oriented village life in the Animal Crossing series. You inherit your grandfather’s farm, which has fallen into disrepair. It’s your job to get the farm up to snuff, expand the business, interact with townsfolk, and even get married and have kids if you so wish. The game is entirely open-ended. If you want to spend 20 minutes picking and planting carrots, you can. If you want to take advantage of the radish market’s fluctuations to grow your bank account, you can do that too. Stardew Valley is the warm bath of video games, so in any situation in or away from home, it can be used as a panacea for frayed nerves. The game time invested is entirely up to the player, so it’s good as a quick fix or a long wind-down. There are even some multiplayer elements if you have a partner or roommate who also likes low-key rural tending of land.

I’ve always found video golf relaxing. From the original NES Golf to the Everybody’s Golf series on PlayStation consoles, to some fun mobile golf games, aiming for new personal bests with simple gameplay while enjoying some lush, green courses within the game world have always set me at ease. That’s why I can heartily recommend the newest Mario-starring sports game, Mario Golf: Super Rush , as a lovely option to play while sitting on a bench in the park. Enjoying the breeze through your real hair while enjoying the virtual breeze through Luigi’s mustache is a great time, made better by new game modes Speed Golf and Battle Golf. 

While traditional lowest-score-wins modes are available, Speed Golf and Battle Golf, which are playable against the CPU or in multiplayer, offer a first-to-finish approach to golf, where careful shots go out the window in lieu of super-rushing to the pin. Battle Golf makes the experience even more mad-cap by having multiple possible holes to claim, with a first-to-three condition to win. These modes are really what set Super Rush apart, making the game feel less like a new iteration and more like a whole new game compared to previous Mario Golf games. While the story mode could definitely have used some more depth, and the online options (no tournaments?) could be beefed up, spending time in the sunshine is well-spent with Mario Golf: Super Rush . Feed the birds while making a birdie.

Q: Can you take the Nintendo Switch in the car?

Absolutely you can take a Nintendo Switch in the car. As mentioned above, there are accessories that allow you to mount the Switch screen on the back of a headrest, creating a little gaming nook in the backseat. Even without those, the Switch is easy to pack into a carrying case and doesn’t take up much space in a backpack. Playing in handheld mode doesn’t require any more space than your body normally takes up in the passenger or back seat, so game away!

Q: How do you charge a Nintendo Switch on a road trip?

Typically, you charge the Switch’s internal battery with a plugged-in AC adapter or by nestling it into the dock connected to your television. However, because the Switch’s AC adapter is USB-C based, a simple USB-C to USB-C or USB-C to USB-A cable can connect your Switch to hundreds if not thousands of battery packs and power sources. You may even already own something compatible with the Switch if you’re purchased a backup battery for your phone or tablet, as long as you get the right cable to connect it. When you reach a destination with a power outlet, you recharge the battery with a USB-compatible power plug.

Q: Can you Switch without the internet?

While the Switch’s online and LAN multiplayer options require an internet connection, all of the above games either have tabletop mode multiplayer or are fun to play single player. Just make sure you’ve downloaded all the games you want to play to your internal memory or SDXC card if you’re not going to buy physical games.

The best Nintendo Switch for roadtrips

The Switch is made to be versatile. Even games with playtimes or styles that aren’t conducive to playing while out and about have a suspend function that lets you pause the game longer-term and resume it later. That means that marquee titles like Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity and Pokémon Sword and Shield are great for either environment. The Switch digital game store also features a ton of smaller-scale indie titles that are incredibly fun, like Baba Is You and Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove . Whether at home or on the go, the best games for Nintendo Switch offer a lot of options. Getting the most out of your Switch requires you to think of it less as a set-top box and more as an endless source of portable potential, so get out there and get gaming!

Nicholas Ware was born and raised in Montgomery, Ala., but has since spent time in Florida, Georgia, Ohio, California, and Japan. At PopSci, he contributes reviews and round-ups focusing on tech, audio/video products, and video games.

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Last chance: Nintendo Switch Road Trip at The Streets at Southpoint — play the latest games for free

Nintendo is hitting the road with the Nintendo Switch Road Trip . It is bringing families an interactive experience. You’re invited to enjoy hands-on gameplay with the newest member of the Nintendo Switch family, the Nintendo Switch — OLED Model system.

Looking for stuff for your kids to do? Check out Triangle on the Cheap’s big list of upcoming free and cheap kid-friendly events in the Triangle!

Play demos of some of the latest Nintendo Switch games, including:

• Nintendo Switch Sports
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land
• Mario Strikes: Battle League

The Nintendo Switch Road Show will be at The Streets at Southpoint , 6910 Fayetteville Road, Durham, NC, from August 12th to 16th, 2022:

• Friday, August 12th: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Saturday, August 13th: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Sunday, August 14th: 12 to 6 p.m.
• Monday, August 15th: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, August 16th: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Make sure to register, as space will be limited. Registration will be available a day in advance for each day.

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A Mother-Daughter Road Trip Adventure

One fine fall day, Tess Devine and her mother, Opal, discover a cache of old notes and letters carefully stashed away in the attic of their house. Hints of deep-rooted family secrets, decades-old burglaries, a lost treasure somewhere near the Canadian border... What they uncover suggests a much darker mystery, best left well enough alone. But that’s not going to happen. In Open Roads, Tess and Opal embark on a road trip adventure to explore a series of long-abandoned family properties, unearthing the past. They’ll search the ruins of these places that hold buried memories, things Opal has tried for years to forget. And in this search, they'll discover not just the truth they've been seeking, but each other. Featuring star performances by Keri Russell (The Americans, Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker) and Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart, Uncharted 4). Features: • Experience the story of Open Roads as 16-year-old Tess Devine, on a road trip with her mother to discover what has been left behind in evocative places forgotten to time. • Bask in classic road trip vibes as you chill in the car en route to your next destination, fiddling with the radio and chatting with your mom. • A groundbreaking art style melds detailed first-person environments with beautifully hand-animated characters, bringing the adventure to life. • A unique and engaging interactive dialogue system moves the narrative along, exposing character flaws, secrets, and buried truths.

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This game supports: Save Data Cloud

WARNING: If you have epilepsy or have had seizures or other unusual reactions to flashing lights or patterns, consult a doctor before playing video games. All users should read the Health and Safety Information available in the system settings before using this software.

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