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

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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

 

[Social_Outlaw]

I really want to hope It's 60 FPS when connected and 30 frames when playing portable...

 

[DanTheMan827]

Also, you have that teeny-tiny d-pad on the top right of the switch controller - probably for playing a Minish Cap port?

That's not a d-pad, it's a plus button... (or a "start" button if you will...)

 

[Xzi]

I really want to hope It's 60 FPS when connected and 30 frames when playing portable...

I would think so, yeah. The Shield TV gets 60 FPS in a lot of modern games, and this is an even newer custom Tegra chip than that one. By a few years.

 

[bowser]

That, or Nintendo knows more than you. My money's on the latter.

My comment was in reference to the 3DS screen scratching issue which happens to some extent on all 3DS consoles except the 2DS. And I've never seen a used GBA SP without scratches all over the bottom half caused by the top repeatedly closing. So yeah, can't really trust them in that department.

 

[nedron92]

But....NVIDIA

Like it was sad.. the NVIDISA TV shield..directly friom NVIDIA isn't too expensive ^^.
I think that both companies have a good gontract..so..
Maybe about 250-350$ xD for a new Console. But defnitly not more then 400

 

[mechagouki]

I'm gonna give you the benefit of the doubt on this one and assume you're being clever.

With me, that's generally a safe assumption to make.

 

[weatMod]

Of course that's why it's like that. As I've mentioned before, the difference between a conventional D-pad, and four independent buttons is purely cosmetic, the function and internal hardware is exactly the same:

Also, you have that teeny-tiny d-pad on the top right of the switch controller - probably for playing a Minish Cap port?

pretty sure that is the plus button, but who cares about a d-pad, the better question is do the joycons have their own set of L and R top trigger buttons

 

[Noctosphere]

Heres what I think about the difference between portable and home console mode
if we take for example, the game skyrim
My guess is that in home console mode, it will play it with max graphics setting, while in portable console mode, it will play at like medium/high graphics quality setting
what do you think, would it be realist?

 

[DarkRioru]

Of course that's why it's like that. As I've mentioned before, the difference between a conventional D-pad, and four independent buttons is purely cosmetic, the function and internal hardware is exactly the same:

Also, you have that teeny-tiny d-pad on the top right of the switch controller - probably for playing a Minish Cap port?

awesome! enough buttons for wii emulation?? possibly dolphin on switch??

 

[osaka35]

the difference between a conventional D-pad, and four independent buttons is purely cosmetic, the function and internal hardware is exactly the same:

Eh, depends on how you use it. I personally used the elbow of my thumb (or whatever you want to call it) to more quickly move between directions on a d-pad, something not possible with most independent buttons. I could never play d-pad dependent playstation games quite as well as I could with d-pad dependent super nintendo games.

But the pro controller has a proper d-pad, so there's no reason to complain for anyone =]

 

[DragorianSword]

As a handheld gamer, I love this thing to bits.
But I can imagine that console gamers and graphic nuts will be less enthousiastic about this.

 

[DarkRioru]

http://www.express.co.uk/entertainm...n-2-trailer-Nintendo-NX-reveal-Rockstar-Games

red dead redemption on switch!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[migles]

NX SPECS http://pastebin.com/UD1Vx9rf

are thoose confirmed? they look very shitty and guessed IMHO

 

[deSSy2724]

Cmon ppl!!!!!!!!

Whats going on??????????

Power and on par or even stronger than PS4/X0 (big bet for an tablet/hybrid), backward compatibility (big bet if uses a completely different architecture), thunderbolt, OLED, VR, and on top of it, all that for 300 - 400$ price range?!?!?!?

SERIOUSLY? Dont expect too much, you will be disappointed. Cmon, Nintendo doesnt even put cheap triggers on their controllers......

 

[Noctosphere]

pretty sure that is the plus button, but who cares about a d-pad, the better question is do the joycons have their own set of L and R top trigger buttons

I can see a little bump on the left joycons.
Pretty sure it's the L buttom
Don't know if there is a ZL button though

 

[Null-project]

Wow its looks like Nintendo is fighting back and this time they want to win. If sony disappoints me again, I might swich over to this.

 

[gamefan5]

COMPROMISES are being made....

Really, its perfect for ppl who want 2in1 but others who want a real home console (with more horse power) would be a little bit disappointed. I mean, they might end up buying it but .........

Where were you in the last decade? You actually expected Nintendo to make a console PS4/XBONE like when they have themselves said that they do their own thing? Come on, man. If you want a powerful consile enough to blow up your TV, get a Scorpio.

 

[DarkRioru]

what's the price point for the switch anyways??

 

[Foxi4]

It's pretty much exactly what was leaked. I'm surprised that they actually did go with NVidia rather than AMD as usual, but not by much - AMD and ARM rarely go together. As for the choice of a custom Tegra, it'll be the console's undoing when it comes to the games portfolio as the Switch is left in the dust behind the PS4 and the Xbox One, let alone the Pro or the Scorpio, unless there's something interesting inside that dock that we're not seeing.

 

[xBleedingSoulx]

I'm actually quite impressed, feels strange being impressed by a Nintendo home console, it's been a while.