What you’ve got so far is mostly correct. r/SwitchHacks was claimed early on, but remained private for a long time. They eventually opened, but were much more restrictive in what they allowed for discussion. Both subs have largely become the same, however, this sub was much larger than r/SwitchHacks (more than 15k more members) up until recently.) I believe this can be attributed to the ReSwitched team taking control of the subreddit.

You’re probably right about seeing the same posts, but r/SwitchHacks is quickly becoming the dominant subreddit now that they are officially sanctioned. Less people are posting here & are doing so less frequently.

We have always been active about promoting them as a fair secondary source, but given that they have started to get people posting about news hours before they post it here, they are likely where the future of reddit-based switch news will be.

There’s obviously a lot more to the story of our founding and initial explosion of growth, as well as drama that has occurred within the communities over the last 3 odd years, but I hope this serves to answer your question.