Nintendo Switch Presentation: Live Coverage
Are you ready? It's finally time for Nintendo to show off what they have prepared for the Switch, from the launch date to the price of the system, and perhaps even the Switch's game lineup. GBAtemp will be here to cover the entire event when the stream goes live on January 12 at 10PM CST / 4am GMT.
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Conference Start
Here we go folks
Kimishima is on stage. He's going over what was announced in the Switch reveal trailer.
Launch and retail price coming up.
Releasing WW March 3 2017
Retailing for 299.99 USD, EU price is based on retailer
Online services can be demod for free, but will be a PAID service in the Fall of 2017 live Xbox Live and PSN.
NO REGION LOCKING. They nearly trolled everyone!
Nintendo console history
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Play styles TV mode, play games on the TV like a console. Tabletop mode joy cons disconnected. Portable mode is like a typical handheld.
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Battery life will be 2.5 hours to 6 hours.
Uses USB Type C
Capacative touch
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They're going to talk about the joy con controllers.
The analogues are buttons themselves.
NFC and amiibos supported
Screenshot/share button
Social media sharing
Accelorometer and gyro controls
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The joycon has more to come...they're going to come in red and blue and have a wrist strap
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It has a motion IR camera which can tell how far objects are. The Joycon can convey the feeling of very subtle vibrations, looks very impressive. Called HD rumble.
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new games!
1 2 Switch, a motion based game
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This "video" game doesn't require a screen, and instead requires you to "look into the eyes of your opponent" to play. Nintendo wants this to be a huge party game. Comes out as a launch title.
Next game looks like a boxing game.
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Called ARMS
Fighting sports game.
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"It's like boxing and shooting combined"
Joycon senses your punches, a lot like a modern wii boxing.
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Springman and Ribbongirl
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Online Multiplayer, not a launch title, coming Spring 2017
Splatoon being shown.
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Splatoon 2
Local and online multi
Coming summer 2017 and will have updates like the first did
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Open world 3D Mario
Can throw his hat to attack and make platforms
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MARIO ODYSSEY
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