Nintendo NX is now Nintendo Switch!

On October 21, Nintendo indeed introduced their new device. Although previously called “NX”, now the new console comes with a new name. It will be called Nintendo Switch. Nintendo launched a 3-minute video to reveal the new and highly anticipated system. As per speculations, it is indeed a console/handheld hybrid that will use cartridges. You can see the intro video below for a better look at the device in action.

If you buy the package, you will get the Switch device, sitting on “Nintendo Switch Dock”. Its purpose is to connect it to a TV. However, you can actually lift the device off this dock. When you do, it will switch to portable mode immediately! Good reason for the name “Switch”. There are two portable controllers on either side of the Switch device, called “Joy-Con” controllers. You can use them attached to the main device, or they can be separated and used wirelessly. One players can use each controller on each hand, two players can each use one, and there are many players options too. So much versatility!

With that, Nintendo intends to let players play games at home and on the go as well. The company stated that gamers can play b”however they want”. In the video, we also see the demo of some games as well. There is NBA 2K, a version of Skyrim, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and a seemingly 3D game of Mario. Please note that these are all for demo purposes, and not in any way indicative of the games available for the console. That information, along with Nintendo Switch price and specs, will be announced before launch, supposedly in March 2017.

Nintendo Switch: A new way of gaming!

It seems that with this new device, Nintendo has opened up a new way of gaming, for both players and developers. Nintendo has already announced that many big publishers are working with them, such as Activision, Bandai Namco, Bethesda, etc. So much to wait for this new device. Are you going to buy this new device?