Learn English with Marques Brownlee

• ☐ ☐ ☐ launch [v] - release a new product
• ☐ ☐ ☐ novel [adj] - new and different
• ☐ ☐ ☐ on-the-go [adj] - usable while moving or traveling
• ☐ ☐ ☐ come along with (a product) [phv] - introduce (a product)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ back and forth [exp] - moving repeatedly between two things
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an investors' briefing [n] - a meeting giving information to investors
• ☐ ☐ ☐ docked [adj] - connected to a base or station
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a healthy mix [exp] - a good balance or combination
• ☐ ☐ ☐ massive [adj] - very big
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the refresh rate [exp] - how many times a screen updates per second
• ☐ ☐ ☐ decent-sized [adj] - fairly big, acceptable in size
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bezels [n] - the frame around a screen [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Joy-Cons [n] - Nintendo Switch controllers (joystick + controller)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a kickstand [n] - a small post to hold something up (like on a bicycle) [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ immersive [adj] - making you feel fully involved
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fidelity [n] - the quality of being very clear
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a dock [n] - a station where a device connects [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ 4K60 [exp] - video quality: 4K (4000) resolution (Ultra HD) at 60 frames per second
• ☐ ☐ ☐ 1080 [exp] - video quality: 1080p resolution (Full HD)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a mechanism [n] - a system of parts working together
• ☐ ☐ ☐ nail it [exp] - do something perfectly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ slide off [phv] - move up or down smoothly to remove something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ rails [n] - narrow tracks for guiding movement [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ innovative [adj] - new and creative
• ☐ ☐ ☐ in hindsight [exp] - looking back at something with a new understanding
• ☐ ☐ ☐ frames per second [exp] - how many images are shown each second in video
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the bottom line [n] - the most important point
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a downside [n] - a disadvantage
• ☐ ☐ ☐ my take [n] - my opinion
• ☐ ☐ ☐ come out [phv] - be released
• ☐ ☐ ☐ inflation [n] - a general increase in prices and a decrease in the value of money over time

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

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1. The first Nintendo Switch was launched in 2017.
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2. The new Switch 2 is focused mainly on handheld gaming.
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3. About 50% of Switch users use both handheld and docked modes.
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4. More people use the Switch for mostly hand-held gaming than for mostly docked gaming.
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5. The Switch and Switch 2 screens are about the same size.
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6. The Switch 2 has 1080 video output.
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7. The Joy-Cons on the new Switch 2 use sliding rails instead of magnets.
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8. Reconnecting the Joy-Cons is sometimes difficult on the Switch 2.
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9. The battery life of the Switch 2 has significantly improved compared to the original.
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10. The Switch 2 is more expensive than the original Switch.
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11. Marques thinks the Switch 2 is overpriced.
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Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

1. When Nintendo [ released ] the first Switch in 2017, the concept was pretty [ new, original ].

   [ launched ] [ novel ]

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2. They're a handheld, [ mobile ] console like the Nintendo 3DS or a PS Vita.

   [ on-the-go ]

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3. So, Nintendo [ arrives ] with this fun idea of a console that can switch [ alternating, switching ] between a handheld console and a sit-down console.

   [ comes along ] [ back and forth ]

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4. This is a [ very big ] new screen.

   [ massive ]

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5. Whether it's for more [ absorbing, interesting ] longer sessions or multiplayer gaming, they've clearly improved that experience too.

   [ immersive ]

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6. The [ system ] for switching is the most improved part of this console.

   [ mechanism ]

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7. And I think they've [ succeeded in ] this part.

   [ nailed ]

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8. My [ conclusion ] is it's very similar to the first Switch.

   [ bottom line ]

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9. But my [ opinion ] is that it's actually not that bad.

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10. So, adjusted for [ price rise over time ], that's almost $400 in today's money.

    [ inflation ]

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11. It's been eight years since that original console [ was released ].

    [ came out ]

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• The second-generation product is always the --- more most best (most) interesting.
• For the --- slight slightly most slight (slightly) larger group that's almost always using it handheld, they've clearly focused on improving that experience a lot for the Switch 2.
• It has a --- massive more massive most massive (massive) new screen. It's --- brighter more bright more brighter (brighter) . It has a --- higher more high more higher (higher) refresh rate. It still has decent-sized bezels, but it generally looks --- very more much (much) better up close than the original.
• There's now a cooling fan, so performance stays better for --- longer more long more longer (longer) gaming sessions.
• The mechanism for switching is the --- very more most (most) improved part of this console.
• These new Joy-Cons with their bigger buttons, bigger joysticks, but also --- extreme extremely more extremely most extremely (extremely) satisfying magnets.
• Instead of sliding off on rails, which was already --- even much pretty (pretty) innovative in 2017, now it's magnets.
• And then reconnecting them is even --- easier more easy more easier (easier) with this nice color-matching animation and a sound that goes with it.
• When you take a --- small smaller smallest (small) handheld console and give it an --- even more very (even) bigger display, and --- even more very (even) more frames per second, and an even --- powerful powerfuller more powerful (more powerful) chip, of course battery life can't possibly be amazing.
• It's very similar --- as to from with (to) the first Switch. Sometimes a little --- good better the best (better, but sometimes --- bad worse the worst (worse).
• But the downside that's getting talked about --- way very pretty (way) more is the price.
• So it's a 50% increase in price --- as to from with (from) the last generation.
• So eight years later, getting an updated version, with a --- bigger more big more bigger (bigger) --- good better best (better) display and all this re-engineering, doesn't feel that crazy.
  
  

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Nintendo / original / Switch / launch / 2017 / introduce / unique / concept / of / switch / between / handheld / TV / mode

Nintendo's original Switch, (which was) launched in 2017, introduced the unique concept of switching between handheld and TV modes.

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many / Switch / user / regular / switch / between / both / mode / with / slight / more / favor / handheld / use

Many Switch users regularly switch between both modes, with slightly more [favoring/in favor of] handheld use.

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Switch 2 / improve / handheld / experience / with / big / bright / screen / than / original

The new Switch 2 improves the handheld experience with a bigger (and) brighter screen than the original.

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for / dock / gaming / Switch 2 / add / 4K60 / output / and / cool / fan / for / long / session

For docked gaming, the Switch 2 adds 4K60 output and a cooling fan for longer sessions.

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new / Joy-Con / attach / detach / use / magnet / instead / rail / make / switch / mechanism / much / smooth

The new Joy-Cons attach and detach using magnets instead of rails, making the switching mechanism much smoother.
The new Joy-Cons attach and detach using magnets instead of rails, which makes the switching mechanism much smoother.

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main / drawback / Switch 2 / is / battery / life / which / limit / by / larger / screen / and / powerful / hardware

The main drawback of the Switch 2 is its battery life, which is limited by the larger screen and (the) more powerful hardware.

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addition / Switch 2 / cost / $450 / which / 50% / more / original

In addition, the Switch 2 costs $450, which is 50% more than the original.

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however / Marques / suggest / improvement / justify / price / increase

However, Marques suggests (that) the improvements justify the price increase.

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1. What were the pros and cons of the Switch 2 according to Marques Brownlee?
2. How is the Switch 2 different from the original Switch? How is it similar or the same?
3. Based on this video or your own knowledge, what is your opinion? What is good and bad about the Switch 2? Do you want one?
4. What other consoles or devices did he mention or show in the video? Which of these have you used?
5. What games did you recognize in the video? Which of these have you played?
6. Do you prefer playing video games on a handheld device, on a console, or on a PC? Why?
7. What it your favorite game of all time? What makes it stand out?
8. In your opinion, what is the best or most iconic game console of all time? Why?