Here it is.
So it’s a WiiU with a mini tablet component that you can take on the go. Pretty much what everyone was saying.
It’s a neat concept, but in the age of cellphones, will it fly?
They seem to be pushing these scenarios were a lot of people are huddled around a tablet. I’m not sure I buy that.
What are the specs on this? Is it basically just tablet hardware?
Specs haven’t been revealed, but word has it that Nvidia gave them a massive discount on the Tegra X2.
E: The dock also theoretically makes it much more powerful.
At the very least, you can’t get those graphics on your common android tablet, at least not easily. If it is just tablet hardware we’re talking Shield level at least.
Well they’re obviously going for versatility.
The concept is definitely interesting, but I’m curious as to it’s practicality. I mean, that’s a small ass controller when it’s all separated…
They clearly show larger Pro-like controllers, though. I agree they’re a bit tiny, but it’s not a system ender I don’t think. You also don’t have to detach them if you’re not using the NX as a makeshift TV.
Yeah it looks like Tegra chip has been confirmed.
Wonder if I could stream my PC games to this…
As you point out, Nintendo is stepping out into a market which is already occupied: gaming-class tablets.
That strikes me as a little unwise two fronts: they’re competing into a niche which is already competitive, and small too; and they’re diluting their distinctives.
A Nintendo gaming platform is comparable only to another Nintendo. Their competition from other manufacturers have already moved on. So making their new device less “purely Nintendo” seems like a branding/identity mistake. It’s not “a Nintendo”; it’s “another gaming tablet.”
It’s not a “gaming tablet” though, they’re marketing it as a “portable home console” instead, which I think is a more interesting niche. It’s supposed to be more powerful when docked at home.
Anyway, Nvidia confirms its involvement and talks a little about the custom hardware
E: It’s a Pascal architecture Tegra
More info. Joy-con controllers?
Good 3rd party support.
I’m a massive Nintendo fan, but I’ll believe “good third party support” when I see it, and it lasts for more than 6 months post-release (the Wii U has “third party support” that instantly dried up).
There’s no hint whether this is replacing the 3DS niche or not, if it does become the de facto mobile device I’ll be more optimistic about 3d party support, since the 3DS has a rather healthy library.
It seems to have more than the Wii U at launch.
But let’s wait and see if it sticks.
With Mario, Zelda, Splatoon… things are getting interesting. I wonder about that Mario game they showed in the trailer… It doesn’t look like Galaxy 3. 
It looks a hell of a lot like it’s from that “lineage” though. Super Mario 3D World had a fixed camera and no health. The Mario game had a third person follow-cam behind Mario, the triple jump, and a health pickup, which is more in line with the 64/Sunshine/Galaxy lineage.
Well I was always likely to get one, but I’m sold. At least they seem to have avoided the “what is this thing” problem they had with the Wii U.
Third party support will only stick if the console sells well, and not just to extreme Nintendo fans who only buy Nintendo games.
Yeah, showing Skyrim and NBA2k17 made me very excited for the 3rd party support (at least at launch).
I’m very excited about this console, a portable home console with possible Tegra X2 would be a fantastic machine. Also wonder if the Switch is also meant to replace the DS line as well (why would you really need it)? In that case, they’ll probably make a ton of money on it (DS sells really well even when the WiiU did not).
I like the idea of a console that is also a handheld, but I’m not sold on the Joy-Con controllers. My concern is that with a constant attaching/dissembling of them will be a durability concern. A better option, in my opinion, would have the controller’s permanently attached (like the WiiU), but allow extra wireless controllers to function with it.
Isn’t that what a SHIELD is?
I agree with Jim Sterling, the video game critic, that launch titles mean jack squat. Let’s face it, majority of launch titles are shovelware garbage. Nintendo needs to show there are worthwhile titles coming down the road. They would also do well to court indie developers. The modularity of the console could create interesting game modes if Nintendo can provide the support developers need. Hasn’t been their strong suit in the past.
As a PC player the other consoles don’t really have much to offer. I skipped the WiiU so I might get this one for those sweet sweet Nintendo exclusives. I’m really hyped for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the wild.
I read something about 3DS support continuing until at least 2018, whatever that means. My kids got 2DSes last Christmas which were under $100; that seems like a different market than the Switch is going for, at least for now.
I’d guess that at launch, the only Switch package available will be the full bundle. Then sometime later on, there’ll be an option to buy only the portable part, for example for families with multiple kids.
Maybe an option to just buy the dock as well, so you could have docks on all your TVs and just drop in the portable wherever you want to play.