The Monday letters page looks back at readers’ first weekend with the Nintendo Switch 2, as Summer Game Fest 2025 gets a mixed response.

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Good weekend I’ve been playing the Switch 2 pretty constantly since launch and I’ve had a great time with it.

I’ve played a lot of Mario Kart World, single-player, online, and local multiplayer and it’s been a blast. Being able to trundle around in free roam while you wait for a new race is fantastic.

I would like to specifically highlight the amazing soundtrack to the game, particularly in free roam where there are some beautiful new versions of Mario classics. I found an unofficial playlist on YouTube and it’s gone from 131 tracks when I first found it to 168 at time of writing.

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