Nintendo has finally decided to show off their new "home gaming system", code-name NX. It's time to see what Nintendo has up their sleeves and put all the rumors to rest.
GBAtemp will covering the announcement and the OP will be updated as new information rolls in from the preview. Remember, the video starts at 9AM Central Standard Time, so be sure to watch, and discuss your thoughts here!

Nintendo Official Site

Trailer

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It's called the Nintendo Switch. Rumors are true, it's a tablet with connectable buttons that you can play at home and on the go. Console Controller looks similar to the Xbox One's. Has small little remotes and supports multiplayer. NBA game being shown. 3D Mario title. When you connect the portable controllers the system goes from console to portable. Skyrim and Splatoon shown. Still coming March next year.

Press Release​

Detachable Controllers Reinvent Gaming

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In an introductory video released today, Nintendo provided the first glimpse of its new home gaming system and revealed that it is called Nintendo Switch. In addition to providing single and multiplayer thrills at home, the Nintendo Switch system also enables gamers to play the same title wherever, whenever and with whomever they choose. The mobility of a handheld is now added to the power of a home gaming system to enable unprecedented new video game play styles.

At home, Nintendo Switch rests in the Nintendo Switch Dock that connects the system to the TV and lets you play with family and friends in the comfort of your living room. By simply lifting Nintendo Switch from the dock, the system will instantly transition to portable mode, and the same great gaming experience that was being enjoyed at home now travels with you. The portability of Nintendo Switch is enhanced by its bright high-definition display. It brings the full home gaming system experience with you to the park, on an airplane, in a car, or to a friend’s apartment.

Gaming springs into action by removing detachable Joy-Con controllers from either side of Nintendo Switch. One player can use a Joy-Con controller in each hand; two players can each take one; or multiple Joy-Con 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 systems together to enjoy local multiplayer face-to-face competition.

“Nintendo Switch allows gamers the freedom to play however they like,” said Reggie Fils-Aime, President and COO, Nintendo of America. “It gives game developers new abilities to bring their creative visions to life by opening up the concept of gaming without boundaries.”

Developers can design their games supporting a variety of play styles, which gives gamers the freedom to choose an experience that best suits them. Some of the publishers, developers and middleware partners announcing support for Nintendo Switch are as follows:

Companies that will support the Switch
505 Games
• LEVEL-5 Inc.
• Activision Publishing, Inc.
• Marvelous Inc.
• ARC SYSTEM WORKS Co., Ltd.
• Maximum Games, LLC
• ATLUS CO., LTD.
• Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.
• Audiokinetic Inc.
• Parity Bit Inc.
• Autodesk, Inc.
• PlatinumGames Inc.
• BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.
• RAD Game Tools, Inc.
• Bethesda
• RecoChoku Co., Ltd.
• CAPCOM CO., LTD.
• SEGA Games Co., Ltd.
• Codemasters®
• Silicon Studio Corporation
• CRI Middleware Co., Ltd.
• Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
• DeNA Co., Ltd.
• SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
• Electronic Arts
• Starbreeze Studios
• Epic Games Inc.
• Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
• Firelight Technologies
• Telltale Games
• FromSoftware, Inc.
• THQ Nordic
• Frozenbyte
• Tokyo RPG Factory Co., Ltd.
• GameTrust
• TT Games
• GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.


• UBISOFT
• Gungho Online Entertainment, Inc.
• Ubitus Inc.
• HAMSTER Corporation
• Unity Technologies, Inc.
• Havok
• Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
• INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
• Web Technology Corp

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It will be powered by a custom Nvidia Tegra chip.

Nintendo Switch is powered by the performance of the custom Tegra processor. The high-efficiency scalable processor includes an NVIDIA GPU based on the same architecture as the world’s top-performing GeForce gaming graphics cards.

Nvidia Blog

Nintendo Switch Site

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Nintendo First Look​

The detachable controllers are called Joy-Con controllers.

Gaming springs into action by removing detachable Joy-Con controllers from either side of Nintendo Switch. One player can use a Joy-Con controller in each hand; two players can each take one; or multiple Joy-Con 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 systems together to enjoy local multiplayer face-to-face competition.

“Nintendo Switch allows gamers the freedom to play however they like,” said Reggie Fils-Aime, President and COO, Nintendo of America. “It gives game developers new abilities to bring their creative visions to life by opening up the concept of gaming without boundaries.”

Developers can design their games supporting a variety of play styles, which gives gamers the freedom to choose an experience that best suits them. Some of the publishers, developers and middleware partners announcing support for Nintendo Switch are as follows:

Nintendo Site

 

[Disco]

Never seen it before so i guess thats sort of the predecessor?

Yup. Just like Game & Watch was predecessor to DS/3DS.

 

[Xzi]

It will be powered by a custom Nvidia Tegra chip.

Nice, I expected as much. The Shield TV is a very solid console, should be able to get 1080p/60 out of most games on the Switch.

 

[WiiUBricker]

I like the console, but I have the feeling that over time enthusiasm will fade away and that third-parties will drop it just like they did with the Wii U. I simply can't imagine people buying a triple A game for the NX (yes I call it NX) and developers develop triple A titles for the NX while they buy/develop the same games for the much more powerful Xbox Scorpio and PS4Pro/PS5 in the future. I think third-parties will develop their games first on Xbox/Playstation and have smaller teams port the games over to the NX, eventually abandoning the NX due to low review scores and sales.

 

[mechagouki]

Don't know if this was allredy posted here, but here it is...
Nintendo Micro Vs System

Good pic, but I was 7 pages ahead of you on that joke, it's older than calling the system NX at this point

 

[DanTheMan827]

Hm... So let's nip this in the bud right now. Will this system's library be all digital? Forgive me if I missed it, but I don't see anywhere on this system to put in a cartridge or a disc. It looks to be backwards compatible with the Wii U, but where do we put our discs?

 

[TemplarGR]

Well, this is what we have been waiting for, a console/handheld hybrid in tablet form using a Tegra chip. It was expected and it seems all the leaks were true after all.

I am definitely buying one at some point. Playing Skyrim comfortably on my bed is all i need. SKYRIM ON MY BED!

 

[Xzi]

I like the console, but I have the feeling that over time enthusiasm will fade away and that third-parties will drop it just like they did with the Wii U. I simply can't imagine people buying a triple A game for the NX (yes I call it NX) and developers develop triple A titles for the NX while they buy/develop the same games for the much more powerful Xbox Scorpio and PS4Pro/PS5 in the future. I think third-parties will develop their games first on Xbox/Playstation and have smaller teams port the games over to the NX, eventually abandoning the NX due to low review scores and sales.

1080p isn't going anywhere any time soon, and the vast majority of games playable on first-gen XB1s and PS4s will also be playable on this. Developers always attempt to allow for that much scaling in their graphics at a minimum.

 

[Deboog]

I like the console, but I have the feeling that over time enthusiasm will fade away and that third-parties will drop it just like they did with the Wii U. I simply can't imagine people buying a triple A game for the NX (yes I call it NX) and developers develop triple A titles for the NX while they buy/develop the same games for the much more powerful Xbox Scorpio and PS4Pro/PS5 in the future. I think third-parties will develop their games first on Xbox/Playstation and have smaller teams port the games over to the NX, eventually abandoning the NX due to low review scores and sales.

I agree that they will shoehorn in Switch ports, but I wouldn't be surprised if they sold well. I think being able to play a game made for home consoles on the go (even if it is at 720p 10 fps) is huge. It's not a gimmick. And it's something neither Sony or Microsoft can come close to.

 

[c4p0]

Interesting

 

[hiroakihsu]

Hm... So let's nip this in the bud right now. Will this system's library be all digital? Forgive me if I missed it, but I don't see anywhere on this system to put in a cartridge or a disc.

The video does show a cartridge (or at least what seems to be one) being inserted (at around 0:54). Edit: Ninja'd!!

What I'd be interested in finding out is if this hybrid console will be region-locked or not.

Also, I assume that both controller parts (that attach to the right and left of tablet) would run on batteries and have to be charged as well?

 

[mechagouki]

https://www.nintendo.co.uk/games/oms/nintendo_switch/img/partners.png

Capcom, Konami, Namco and Squeenix on board, it's a good start for a console that will likely accept ports of older games well.

 

[DanTheMan827]

The video does show a cartridge (or at least what seems to be one) being inserted (at around 0:54).

What I'd be interested in finding out is if this hybrid console will be region-locked or not.

Also, I assume that both controller parts (that attach to the right and left of tablet) would run on batteries and have to be charged as well?

I'd imagine they would charge from the system when docked and/or the controller with a regular charging cable (probably sold separately...)

Either way, there WILL be third-party charging docks / controller mounts with extended batteries...

 

[Abu_Senpai]

Not a stream. It was a 3 minute trailer. A pretty sick one at that.

Ah crap my bad. I assumed they would be doing a stream and tell us everything but we can wait

 

[Mr.ButtButt]

The video does show a cartridge (or at least what seems to be one) being inserted (at around 0:54).

What I'd be interested in finding out is if this hybrid console will be region-locked or not.

Also, I assume that both controller parts (that attach to the right and left of tablet) would run on batteries and have to be charged as well?

naah, I feel like they'd work like the gamepad, but to charge them, they just plug into the controller docks (the portable screen/home controller dock-thing)

 

[Disco]

Good pic, but I was 7 pages ahead of you on that joke, it's older than calling the system NX at this point

That's why I wrote ''Don't know if this was posted already'' (with wrong spelling )

 

[WiiUBricker]

1080p isn't going anywhere any time soon, and the vast majority of games playable on first-gen XB1s and PS4s will also be playable on this, developers always attempt to allow for that much scaling in their graphics at a minimum.

Good graphics aren't defined just by the resolution. You can have 1080p and bad graphics. In the long run the NX won't really compete with Xbox One and PS4, but rather with Xbox Scorpio and PS4Pro/PS5.

 

[Mr.ButtButt]

Ah crap my bad. I assumed they would be doing a stream and tell us everything but we can wait

I feel like they're gonna let it sit over the weekend and have everyone speculate, (genius imo, having people wanting more and more) then give more info sometime in the next 2 weeks.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

Wow. That looks like a day one purchase from me!

I do have to say that I'm kind of disappointed Rockstar and EA aren't on their list. I know, I know. Gamers hate EA but they publish some of the most profitable and played games on consoles, besides the pessimism of EAness, they also tend to release good games so there's that.

Without Rockstar that means no RDR3 on NS. Or maybe they'll join up later.

 

[Abu_Senpai]

Capcom, Konami, Namco and Squeenix on board, it's a good start for a console that will likely accept ports of older games well.

But no Rockstar games. What is it with them and nintendo. They rarely make games for Nintendo

i believe the last one was GTA Chinatown wars which was great

 

[ElYubiYubi]

it uses cartridge, guess it means no backwars compatibilities with wii u, wii, gamecube, right?

Probably the stand/Home console has a disc drive?