Nintendo finally lifts the curtain off of their elusive new console, Nintendo Switch!
[dropcap size=small]W[/dropcap]e’ve been eagerly awaiting any sort of news in regard to the elusive new ‘NX’ Nintendo console for what feels like the longest time.
And now the wait is finally over.
Nintendo have just now unveiled their new console, which we now know is called Nintendo Switch! And we won’t have to wait too long before we check it our for ourselves, because it’s set to be released sometime in March, 2017.
Take a look for yourself below:
The console comes equipped with a docking station known as the ‘Switch Dock,’ that connects to a TV. The new platform also boasts of a neat handheld feature not unlike the Nintendo Wii U, which allows for portability and play whilst on the move.
Going on a road trip? Nintendo Switch has got you covered. (Image: Nintendo)
The first thing you can’t help but latch onto is the innovative detachable controllers the console uses. The folks over at Nintendo have already revealed (via their website) just how the controllers – which have been named ‘Joy-Con’ controllers – will work in practice:
‘Gaming springs into action by removing detachable Joy-Con controllers from either side of the Nintendo Switch console. One player can use a Joy-Con controller in each hand; two players can each take one; or multiple Joy-Con controllers can be employed by numerous people for a variety of gameplay options. They can easily click back into place or be slipped into a Joy-Con grip accessory, mirroring a more traditional controller. Or, if preferred, the gamer can select an optional Nintendo Switch Pro Controller to use instead of the Joy-Con controllers. Furthermore, it is possible for numerous people to bring their Nintendo Switch consoles together to enjoy local multiplayer face-to-face competition.’
(Image: Nintendo)
With a glimpse of Skyrim playing on the machine, we can’t help but wonder just how powerful the new platform is. A long list of game developers, publishers and middelware partners have been named to be associated with the new console, which surely hold the promise of a lot of exciting game titles for the Switch:
- 505 Games
- Activision Publishing, Inc.
- ARC SYSTEM WORKS Co.,Ltd.
- ATLUS CO.,LTD.
- Audiokinetic Inc.
- Autodesk, Inc
- BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.
- Bethesda
- CAPCOM CO., LTD.
- Codemasters®
- CRI Middleware Co., Ltd.
- DeNA Co., Ltd
- Electronic Arts
- Epic Games Inc.
- Firelight Technologies
- FromSoftware, Inc.
- Frozenbyte
- GameTrust
- GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.
- Gungho Online Entertainment, Inc.
- HAMSTER Corporation
- Havok
- INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
- KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
- Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
- LEVEL-5 Inc.
- Marvelous Inc.
- Maximum Games, LLC
- Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.
- Parity Bit Inc.
- PlatinumGames Inc.
- RAD Game Tools, Inc.
- RecoChoku Co.,Ltd.
- SEGA Games Co., Ltd.
- Silicon Studio Corporation
- Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
- SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
- Starbreeze Studios
- Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
- Telltale Games
- THQ Nordic
- Tokyo RPG Factory Co., Ltd.
- TT Games
- UBISOFT
- Ubitus Inc.
- Unity Technologies, Inc.
- Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
- Web Technology Corp.
It looks like it’s time to get truly excited about Nintendo’s newest member of their console family.
The Nintendo Switch is due for release March, 2017.
