Published Oct 30, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT

Patricia is the former editor-in-chief of Kotaku , where she spent a decade writing and editing. Prior to that, she served as the Culture Editor at Polygon , and as a reporter at The Verge . Hernandez specializes in Pokémon TCG, Nintendo, and offbeat internet culture stories.

A hardware Easter egg gives Nintendo fans one more reason to wish for a Zelda Switch 2 pre-order

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Lucky Nintendo fans who secured a pre-order for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Switch 2 are starting to open the boxes containing their swanky new consoles — and are receiving a nice, unexpected surprise.

The new hardware, which was officially released on Oct. 29, had a bumpy launch thanks to major retailers who oversold their launch day stock. Hype around the green-and-gold console has nonetheless been sky-high, and pre-orders keep selling out instantly .…