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Nintendo Switch Available on March 3rd for $299

posted by janrinok on Wednesday January 18 2017, @04:25AM   Printer-friendly
from the start-saving-your-dollars dept.

takyon writes:

Coverage of the Nintendo Switch console "launch" is available at Ars Technica, Tom's Hardware, Anandtech.

Nintendo Switch uses a USB Type-C cable for charging, and has a battery life ranging from 2.5 to 6.5 hours, comparable to (but less than) the latest version of the Nintendo 3DS XL. It can be played in Console, Handheld, and Tabletop modes. The handheld has a 6.2" 720p screen but the docked console supports 1080p60 gaming.

The Switch has 32 GB of internal storage, some of which is used for the operating system. It has a "game card slot" for games released on some form of proprietary physical flash media, but also comes with a standard microSD slot for expandable storage.

Nintendo will offer a free trial of a paid online gameplay service for the Switch (similar to Xbox Live Gold or PlayStation Plus) until sometime in Autumn.

The system will be released on March 3, 2017 for $299.

Here are some of the games.

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 18 2017, @05:37AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 18 2017, @05:37AM (#455250)

    So you want to have a full console experience.

    But you want to take it with you.

    Great! We can offer you all the limitations of a handheld, without the ruggedness of a 3DS! And with separable parts to lose! And less ergonomically friendly than controllers from the other two of the big three!

    I'm glad Nintendo is willing to take risks on design, but they seem to have opted for the worst of most worlds on this thing. I'd rather have a new 3DS XL.

    Wait, I already do.

    They would have done better with a Gamecube II, making damn sure that it's LAN party friendly with a game lineup that makes the portability a really nice feature. When will they learn that wireless everything is not a good plan in today's crowded spectrum environment? Wait, I should stop talking sense ....

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 18 2017, @05:52AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 18 2017, @05:52AM (#455253)

    1. Make every game crowd hosted.

    2. Can't host behind a NAT.

    3. ...

    4. Profit!