NX officially unveiled as Nintendo Switch, out March 2017
The rumours were true
Nintendo has officially unveiled its latest home console. And its new handheld. All in one go.
As we reported back in July, Nintendo Switch is a hybrid console, meaning you can take your Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on the go with you, along with - if mine eyes do not deceive me - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim!
The trailer, which you can watch above, also reveals a launch window of March 2017, so you haven't got long to wait.
The console features a modular design intended to offer a number of ways to play.
You can leave it connected to your big TV, or take the whole thing with you - with a form factor not too dissimilar to the Wii U Gamepad or a PS Vita, or stand it up on a table while removing the two sliding controllers, known as Joy-Cons, for more comfortable gaming.
Nintendo has developed a Pro controller too, so you don't have to use the default Joy-Con configuration if you don't want to.
We've also learned, via a separate blog post, that the console's innards are powered by Nvidia, so we'll hopefully see some gorgeous games coming out of whatever size screen we decide to play on.
Meanwhile, new Splatoon, Mario Kart, and 3D Mario games seem to be in development - unless these are simply repackaged versions of existing Wii U games. The footage certainly appears new, in any case.
In addition to the usual first party offerings, Switch is boasting a pretty hefty third party arsenal.
EA, FROM Software, Bethesda, Ubisoft, and Activision are all on board - could we be looking at a launch line up including FIFA, Dark Souls, Fallout, Assassin's Creed, and Call of Duty?
For more on Nintendo Switch, keep an eye on Pocket Gamer - we'll be covering the console extensively from here on in!
