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Alex The Producer was invited to attend the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience: Toronto event this past weekend and now its time for the crew to do a full debrief and discuss everything that happened and our first impressions of all the hands-on time with the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2!
Extra special thanks are in order for everyone working at the event that helped make everything possible and assisted Alex when he needed accessibility accomodations. You really made all the difference!
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Nintendo Switch 2: https://www.nintendo.com/en-ca/gaming-systems/switch-2/
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