Time Magazine has published their annual list of the Best Inventions of the year, acknowledging what they feel are the most significant innovations across various spaces, including gaming.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Nintendo Switch 2 is included among the entries for the “Entertainment and Gaming” category. The console is praised for “increasing power without sacrificing portability”, going on to list its technical specifications and massive sales numbers.

The original Nintendo Switch rewrote the rules for portable gaming. Its 2025 sequel increases the power without sacrificing portability. A sampling of its impressive stats: An Nvidia Tegra T239 chip, alongside dedicated ray-tracing and Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS) cores, lets the new model run at 4K on TVs, while the on-device 7.9-inch HDR display runs handheld titles at 1080p and 120Hz, meaning there’s no flicker during gameplay. Its 12 GB of LPDDR5X memory also helps keep sprawling open worlds stutter-free. Launched in June, the console sold 3.5 million units in its first week—making it Nintendo’s fastest-selling hardware ever.

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