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

 

[Queen of SoS]

Well we can all basically expect someone to make an exploit of this system to especially since it uses an SD card again. I really think that nintendo would've learned their lesson, with SD cards, by now but I guess not. I'm gonna buy the system still and hopefully they bring some good titles to the Switch.

 

[RevPokemon]

Wrong

From IGN:

“We’re happy to have had the opportunity to collaborate with Nintendo on the trailer. While we are not confirming any specific titles at this time, we are pleased to announce our partnership with Nintendo and support of Nintendo Switch. We look forward to revealing specific details at a later date.” - 2K representative

Oh your correct as I overlooked Take Two. Anyway I hope it is NBA 2K since it is much better than Live

 

[Apex]

Apple is and always has been better and making someone elses idea better rather than creating new ones. They perfect other peoples ideas, rather than innovate. They just know how to button it up. This last Iphone was the smallest upgrade they have ever offered unless you wanted waterproofing, which is a big deal, but about two generations behind how fast they offered it compared to the competition.

Apple also while doing well in mobile has not innovated anywhere else in some time. Their computers are running multiple generations old Intel chips and haven't been updated forever. As a computer hardware guy they are far from cutting edge. And even if the rumors about them making some changes with the next lineup are true I still wont be sold because they haven't shown a consistent ability to upgrade anything but their phones. Even the tablets are getting ignored and don't even get started on the Ipods.

Outside of the a jailbroken IOS, I'm not a big fan Apple. However, it's their brand specifically that holds the most power over the industry. At least in the country where I live, iPhones outsell the combination of all Andriod based phones. In many other countries, Apple, as a single company owns 20-40% of the market, it is the single-most influential smartphone developing company in the world, and that makes it the standard at which other phones are compared. This isn't a monopoly though, because other companies are constantly working to compete with what's considered the standard. If it weren't for Apple popularizing features such as touch screens and their 'retina' display (higher resolution certainly wasn't invented by them, but it didn't become a major selling point until Apple pushed it.) these things might not exist in the same way today. I got a nice kick out of how many people jumped to get offended by my last post.


I agree on the computers. Apple is a phone company now.

 

[tarumbo83]

Well we can all basically expect someone to make an exploit of this system to especially since it uses an SD card again. I really think that nintendo would've learned their lesson, with SD cards, by now but I guess not. I'm gonna buy the system still and hopefully they bring some good titles to the Switch.

Consider how long it took to get even basic hacking on the Wii U.. consider how the Switch will probably be even more secure.. unless a miracle happens it's going to take a while

 

[wiewiec]

It is part of pre switch reveal speculation because today is 5 year anniversary since first nintendo direct

 

[KingVamp]

Not be that guy, but I pretty sure I can fit these in my pockets. Controls and all.

 

[Deleted User]

Well we can all basically expect someone to make an exploit of this system to especially since it uses an SD card again. I really think that nintendo would've learned their lesson, with SD cards, by now but I guess not. I'm gonna buy the system still and hopefully they bring some good titles to the Switch.

That's like saying "oh this console has something I can write something on it. EXPLOIT TIME!". Like how Xbox and Playstion have USB ports but you don't see exploits for those. The Wii U isn't even fully exploited sooooo

 

[tarumbo83]

That's like saying "oh this console has something I can write something on it. EXPLOIT TIME!". Like how Xbox and Playstion have USB ports but you don't see exploits for those. The Wii U isn't even fully exploited sooooo

Also, it isn't even confirmed if the Switch will have an SD slot yet (as far as I know), so that logic is even more wrong.

 

[duffmmann]

It's only now that I'm truly realizing that I'll be able to play Splatoon on the go, I had been hoping for a crappy lesser port to the 3DS, that I never stopped to consider something like this could happen instead.

 

[tarumbo83]

It's only now that I'm truly realizing that I'll be able to play Splatoon on the go, I had been hoping for a crappy lesser port to the 3DS, that I never stopped to consider something like this could happen instead.

Makes me wonder why Mario Maker portable is happening for 3ds, when they could just release it for Switch and not have to cut back so much on the game (unless they are planning to and they haven't said anything)

 

[Deleted User]

Makes me wonder why Mario Maker portable is happening for 3ds, when they could just release it for Switch and not have to cut back so much on the game (unless they are planning to and they haven't said anything)

My guess would be that it has something to do with the Switch not having a touchscreen.

 

[tarumbo83]

My guess would be that it has something to do with the Switch not having a touchscreen.

Wait, it doesn't? That's news to me..

 

[duffmmann]

Makes me wonder why Mario Maker portable is happening for 3ds, when they could just release it for Switch and not have to cut back so much on the game (unless they are planning to and they haven't said anything)

I think a lot of Wii U games are gonna see enhanced ports to the Switch: MK8, Splatoon, Super Smash, and I'm thinking Mario Maker as well.

 

[Deleted User]

Wait, it doesn't? That's news to me..

Someone said a while back, that since the Switch is supposed to let people play games either on their TV or on the console itself, Nintendo would have to omit a touchscreen, so it's very unlikely that it would have one.

 

[wiewiec]

Is there a direct today or were you just being sarcastic?

It was speculated date... today is 5 year anniversary of nintendo direct

 

[tarumbo83]

I think a lot of Wii U games are gonna see enhanced ports to the Switch: MK8, Splatoon, Super Smash, and I'm thinking Mario Maker as well.

The trailer confirmed some form of Splatoon, although I think the MK game shown is MK9.

Someone said a while back, that since the Switch is supposed to let people play games either on their TV or on the console itself, Nintendo would have to omit a touchscreen, so it's very unlikely that it would have one.

Ah, that makes sense then.

 

[duffmmann]

My guess would be that it has something to do with the Switch not having a touchscreen.

Is there a source on that? Also I wonder if we'll be able to use both the TV and the handheld screen at the same time like the Wii U, Breath of the Wild will surely be more enjoyable with on the go inventory touch management like the Zelda HD remakes.

Or if not, if they would allow us to connect the Wii U gamepad to the system that'd be awesome.

 

[tarumbo83]

Is there a source on that? Also I wonder if we'll be able to use both the TV and the handheld screen at the same time like the Wii U, Breath of the Wild will surely be more enjoyable with on the go inventory touch management like the Zelda HD remakes.

I just realized, it would make no sense for the Switch to have a second screen deal like the GamePad (as in something different on one of the screens) because when it's in the TV dock you couldn't use that screen, but a touchscreen would make sense for a portable component. That wouldn't allow inventory touch management unfortunately ( ) but you could still use touch on the go. This is all conjecture though, I don't have any clue and I don't think anyone does.

 

[OliverWinstontin]

Is there a source on that? Also I wonder if we'll be able to use both the TV and the handheld screen at the same time like the Wii U, Breath of the Wild will surely be more enjoyable with on the go inventory touch management like the Zelda HD remakes.

Or if not, if they would allow us to connect the Wii U gamepad to the system that'd be awesome.

No but IGN asked Nintendo a bunch of questions and they answered all of them except the touch screen one, and basically gave a we can't talk about that right now answer. Nothing in the video showed a touch screen though and considering it seems the consoles screen goes off when it is in the dock it would appear impossible to use the screen for touch features when it is docked and if that is the case what would be the point. Unless they let you pair a New 3DS or something to it for touchscreen? That would be a cool trick.

 

[Sick Wario]

wacom digitizer under the screen for a stylus like the s pen?
any sightings of a stylus holder somewhere on the tablet?