I’VE now spent hours playing the new Nintendo Switch 2 – and it’s hard to imagine not buying one.

The new Nintendo console won’t come out until June 5, but I was invited to a special extended preview session to put the machine through its paces.

I had a full day with Mario Kart World, the blockbuster game for this next-gen Nintendo gaming gadget.

And I’ve got three main takeaways to share.

THE MACHINE

My first thought was: this really is a beautiful machine.

It takes all of the best bits of Nintendo’s half-handheld, half-plug-into-your-telly Switch , and makes it look so much better.

The first thing you notice is the size of the screen.

It has a giant 7.9-inch OLED panel with improved contrast and colours.

And it serves up Full HD 1080p resolution at 120Hz, which is gaming gol

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