1. The 'lite' version of the Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch Lite, available at Best Buy, $199.99

The latest Switch console from Nintendo strips a ton of key features from the core concept of the device, like detachable controllers and TV play, but it focuses on the way I've played with Switch 90% of the time anyway: in my hands on the trains to and from work. As a husband and a father with a 90-minute commute both ways, this is about the only way I'm able to get my game time in these days — at least until my son is old enough to join my gaming escapades.

It helps that Switch has become the ultimate retro gaming console, which is excellent for my nostalgia-starved gaming tastes. —Joe Osborne, senior tech editor

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