The Nintendo Switch 2 is an awesome upgrade for parents like me

I wouldn't have preordered a Nintendo Switch 2 just for myself. The price is high, there's no new Smash Bros. or Metroid Prime (yet), and I've got a perfectly good original Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck that keep me plenty busy. At first, I could only justify the $450 because I write about gaming tech for The Verge.

But two weeks in, I can almost justify the cost one additional way: the Switch 2 is turning out to be an upgrade for my whole family.

I'm not primarily talking about hand-me-downs...