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<\/p>\nNintendo’s new portable\/home console hybrid, the Switch, is set for release in March this year, and ahead of the new system’s launch, Nintendo held a hands-on event for the international gaming media, allowing them to get their paws on the new hardware and games.<\/p>\n
We’ve rounded up some of the thoughts and feedback from the respective gaming sites, giving us an insight into what it’s actually like to play the Switch.<\/p>\n
But firstly, what is the Nintendo Switch? Well,\u00a0at its core, it\u2019s a tablet with a 6.2-inch screen (a little bigger than an iPhone 7 Plus).<\/p>\n
You can slip it into a dock that hooks up to your TV if you want to play on a big screen. Or you can remove it from the dock, slide two \u201cJoyCon\u201d controllers onto its sides, and enjoy a biggish handheld system.<\/p>\n
If that\u2019s too ungainly, pull out the controllers, flip out the kickstand, and put the tablet on a table so you can\u00a0hold the controllers separately. It’s pretty cool.<\/p>\n
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Here’s what the journos had to say:<\/p>\n
“Having played the Nintendo Switch, I can appreciate what it is. The device can transform into multiple configurations, and it folds together decades of Nintendo\u2019s legacy into an all-in-one type of console. It\u2019s hard not to be impressed from the moment I saw it, and the JoyCon have some innovative ideas. Nintendo Switch appears to be a scrappy little console that can do a lot, but more time is needed to see if it can do it all well.”<\/p>\n
“Of course, Switch provides a key\u00a0upgrade to any console game appearing\u00a0on it: It\u2019s portable. Even in the case of something ubiquitous like Skylanders<\/em>, this could make the Switch version more appealing than any other because you can take it anywhere (to facilitate this, you can scan in all your Skylander figurines at home so you don\u2019t lug them around).<\/p>\n In this case, I think the hardware may drive initial sales. Folks may buy it because the concept is so interesting, which may drive publishers to develop more games. But if Switch can\u2019t get a good jump out of the\u00a0starting blocks, its paucity of games may be its biggest hurdle.”<\/p>\nGamespot<\/a><\/h3>\n