Watch Ben And Janet Play Nintendo Switch 2 (Extended Version)

Thanks to your support on Patreon here, MinnMax has grown into a real gaming outlet and Nintendo invited Ben Hanson and Janet Garcia to the Switch 2 hands-on event in Los Angeles, California. Since it's all because of you, we thought it only fair to share the experience with you all in this travelogue-esque video showing off the event and our time playing Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, Welcome Tour, Drag X Drive, and (most importantly) Welcome Tour again. We'll also be unpacking more of our thoughts on this week's episode of The MinnMax Show, which we're recording on Thursday after the Mario Kart World Direct reaction stream at 8am Central.

The better this video does, the higher our chances of being invited to more Nintendo preview coverage in the future so please help share it online - https://youtu.be/tA1qbyzMisU.

Because you're a supporter at the Backstage Pass tier (thank you, thank you), here's your version of the video showing off the full event experience - clocking in at 3 hours! https://youtu.be/fcooF917tRU

Here’s a list of all MinnMax extended videos, available to you at the Backstage Pass tier…

Nintendo Switch 2 LA Event (2 hours) - https://youtu.be/fcooF917tRU

GDC 2025 Extended Travelogue (6 hours) - https://youtu.be/x_TWptnH_Rg

Ronnie and Ben’s Pizza Break During Split Fiction (25 mins) - https://youtu.be/4OWTP00IZ1g

Retro Game Treasures Uncut (35 mins) - https://youtu.be/LAuhr_TN_z8

Avowed Rapid-Fire Extended/Review - https://youtu.be/JH9tGkX-8GY

Jurassic World Rebirth Live Reaction - https://youtu.be/Ki4Po9f7Wao

The Best Of MinnMax October-December 2024 - https://youtu.be/QOgSYzEbB98

2024's The Two Tens Post-Show "Pissy Zone" (1 hour) - https://bit.ly/400hEJh

Charles Visits Osaka, Japan for Monster Hunter (2.25 hours) - https://youtu.be/blT21zagU3s

Thanksgiving Jokes 2024 Extended (2 hours) - https://youtu.be/LROKhMsZBUE

Give To The Max 2024 Travelogue Extended (35 minutes) - https://youtu.be/cEZ4mf5gyRw

Indiana Jones Rapid-Fire Extended/Review - https://youtu.be/20kUQF8bEeo

Dan Ryckert's 2003 Game Informer Commercial (1.25 hours) - https://youtu.be/Zq0q4jSK2xY

MinnMax New Studio Tour 2024 - (12 minutes) - https://youtu.be/6i8ZLhphO-w

Pumpkin Patch Tour 2024 (slight extended) - https://youtu.be/fctya9aWpnE

Vinyl Record Shopping (slightly extended) - https://youtu.be/ZmbpKnyAo7U

Panic in Portland (8.5 hours) - https://youtu.be/TXUQngfLtaA

Sick Stunts in Spider-Man 2 (1.5 hours) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC7OsmtqQYM

The Best Of MinnMax July-September 2024 (2.5 hours) https://youtu.be/nHcVps1jDSw

Sarah Takes Ben Shopping - Extended Version (2 hours) - https://youtu.be/DqoaFtarrYw

The Grand Canyon Extended Travelogue (1 hour) - https://youtu.be/AsCfMTmGnc4

The Unedited Astro Bot Rapid-Fire Interview (1 hour) - https://youtu.be/G1_li9Ld7Zw

The Extended Chicago/Rebirth Concert Travelogue (2 hours) - https://youtu.be/WXiRgmjCZB0

Unedited Game Informer Reunion Episode (5 hours) - https://youtube.com/live/P6C2IjxmVfA
Game Informer Office Footage (2 hours) - https://youtu.be/3JQdsCjXD1g

Disneyland Tour With Mike Minotti (4 hours) - https://youtu.be/MKo2C8B1HAU

The Best Of MinnMax April-June 2024 (3 hours) - https://youtu.be/T2u6ufFn_aA

Summer Game Fest 2024 Travelogue Extended (7 hours) https://youtu.be/cBT3J27e84o

Leo’s Dome-King Cabbage Documentary - Extended Cut (5 hours) -  https://youtu.be/yfS4chU21E0

The Best Of MinnMax Jan-March 2024 (2 hours) - https://youtu.be/ZbMA5xOzz4Y
The Extended GDC 2024 Travelogue (3.5 hours) - https://youtu.be/pfJ10m35tRA

The Best Of MinnMax 2023 (5 hours) - https://youtu.be/gugi4I4kn-4

2023's The Two Tens Post-Show "Pissy Zone" - https://bit.ly/3RohPZa

PAX & Nintendo Live Extended Travelogue (4 hours) - https://youtu.be/KBQZm4l4rWY

Alternate intro for I Want Candy with Dan Ryckert and Leo (6 minutes) - https://youtu.be/83P21FwZYkQ

Summer Game Fest 2023 Travelogue Extended (10 hours) - https://youtu.be/SUC1EWuP77g

Summer Games Done Quick Extended Tour (1 hour) - https://youtu.be/Z5JFk7mRpak

The Extended GDC 2023 Travelogue (1.75 hours) - https://youtu.be/ImmzLXQtxSo

2022's The Two Tens Post-Show "Pissy Zone" - https://youtu.be/Fw2mByK6n2o?t=10256

The Extended Minneapolis/Trek To Shrek Travelogue (3.75 hours) - https://youtu.be/c7DJQHa93rI

One Piece/San Diego Extended Travelogue (.5 hours) - https://youtu.be/yqK_4fQ-3Lo

Janet Garcia and Bruce the cat (1 hour) - https://youtu.be/Z0ROVAfT6Js

Leo Vader’s cats (11 minutes) - https://youtu.be/qy2tUB4LLB8

The Best Of MinnMax 2022 (4.45 hours) - https://youtu.be/Bk1UsmU0oSk

Not For EverQuest (Ben’s high school fan films) (30 minutes) - https://youtu.be/tOZEudqYiH0

Wade Wojcik's Game Informer Studio tutorial (45 minutes) - https://youtu.be/M5y2Zc7xVIY

Mussel Documentary - Extended Version - https://youtu.be/yFae76jhtGU

The Raw MinnMax Pitch Video (20 minutes) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp0b_bIs43g