I have had the Nintendo switch now for attest 24 hours. From what I have done on it, I feel confident in telling all of you all about it. After a week trying to remain cool about it, I can say that its been worth it. Even though it is in its launch, it feels like the new console. I have not had a main Nintendo console since the Wii. I am very hopeful about the Nintendo Switchs future.
Buying it in a deal with the game The legend of Zelda: Breath of the wild, it was cheaper compared to the PS4 and Xbox launch. Taking it out of the box, there was no need for instructions. With a quick charge, you are ready to start setting it up. Then either on the tablet or tv screen, it tells you what you need to do to set it up. After all the setting are done, make sure game is in and you can start playing almost immediately. Switch in out your joycons depending how you want to play.
I am going to do a review for The legend of Zelda: Breath of the wild very soon. So I will only say one or two things about it. The imagery in the game and console home screen is a huge upgrade. Its style looks like the next generation, more on the tv in 1080p compared to the handheld being 720p. Make sure you go through the Switchs settings to ensure that your tv is running on 1080p. The second thing is that is runs very smoothly.
The joycons/controllers work very smoothly as well. Can not wait untill I can get some multiplayer games on it and play it not on the tv anywhere with the joycons. unattached from the console, you get a lot of battery time. In my little test after a full charge, playing it for two and a half hours, it was about half charge left. So that’s potentially 5 hours that you can use it not on the tv!
I have heard rumours and seen a face mount attachment design for it. It is said to be the design to add virtual reality to the console. If that is true, then I am excited. Also with Pokemon Go being released last year, will they implement more augmented reality features in future games?
Here is a list of games already in development or released:
1-2-Switch | 3 March 2017 | Party | Nintendo EPD |
1001 Spikes | TBC | Platformer | Nicalis |
2 Fast 4 Gnomz | TBC | Endless Runner | QubicGames |
Arcade Archives | TBC | Compilation | TBC |
Arms | 30 Sep 2017 | Fighting | Nintendo EPD |
Audio Hero | TBC | Action | QubicGames |
Away: Journey to the Unexpected | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Battle Chef Brigade | Action, role-playing game | Trinket Studios | Adult Swim Games |
Battle Princess Madelyn | TBC | Platformer | Causal Bit Games |
Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+, The | 2017 | Roguelike | Nicalis |
Bit! Boy! Arcade | TBC | Puzzle | Bplus |
Blaster Master Zero | March | 2D sidescroller | Inti Creates |
BlazBlue (Untitled) | TBC | Fighting | Arc System Works |
Cave Story | TBC | Platformer | Pixel |
Celeste | TBC | Platformer | Matt Makes Games |
Constructor HD | 3 March 2017 | Real-time strategy | System 3 |
Cube Life: Island Survival HD | Q1 2017 | Sandbox | Cypronia |
Dandara | Winter 2017 | 2D Platformer | Raw Fury and Long Hat House |
Derby Stallion game (Untitled) | TBC | Sports | Parity Bit |
Disgaea 5 Complete | Q2 2017 | Tactical RPG | Nippon Ichi Software |
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 | TBC | Fighting | Dimps |
Dragon Quest Heroes I | TBC | Role-playing game | Omega Force |
Dragon Quest Heroes II | TBC | Role-playing game | Omega Force |
Dragon Quest X | TBC | Role-playing game | Square Enix |
Dragon Quest XI | TBC | Role-playing game | Square Enix |
Duck Game | Action | Landon Podbielski | Adult Swim Games |
Dungeon of Zaar | 2017 | Turn-based strategy | DungeonofZaar |
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The | Q3 2017 | Role-playing game | Bethesda Game Studios |
Engine Software | Action-adventure | Cornfox & Bros. | FDG Entertainment |
Enter the Gungeon | Action-adventure | Dodge Roll | Devolver Digital |
Escapists 2, The | 2017 | Strategy | Team17 |
Farming Simulator 18 | TBC | Simulation | Giants Software |
Fast RMX | Mar 2017 | Racing | Shin’en |
FIFA Switch | 2017 | Sports | Electronic Arts |
Fire Emblem Switch (Working title) | TBC | Unknown | Unknown |
Fire Emblem Warriors | Q3 2017 | Hack and slash | Omega Force, Team Ninja |
Flipping Death | 2017 | Puzzle/adventure | Zoink Games |
GoNNER | 2017 | Roguelike | Raw Fury Games |
Graceful Explosion Machine | April 2017 | Pilot fighter | Vertex Pop |
Has-Been Heroes | 31 March 2017 | Strategy | Frozenbyte |
Hollow Knight | 2017 | 2D adventure | Team Cherry |
Hover: Revolt of Gamers | Action-adventure | Fusty Game, Midgar Studio | Unknown |
Human Resource Machine | 3 March 2017 | Puzzle | Tomorrow Corporation |
I Am Setsuna | March 2017 | Role-playing game | Tokyo RPG Factory |
Ittle Dew 2 | Action-adventure, role-playing game | Ludosity | Nicalis |
Jackbox Party Pack 3 | TBC | Party | Jackbox Games |
Just Dance 2017 | 3 March 2017 | Rhythm | Ubisoft Paris |
Kingdom | TBC | Adventure, simulation | Raw Fury Games |
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The | 3 March 2017 | Adventure | Nintendo EPD |
Lego City Undercover | Q2 2017 | Action-adventure | TT Fusion |
Lego Worlds | TBC | Adventure/Sandbox | Traveller’s Tale |
Little Inferno | 3 March 2017 | Puzzle | Tomorrow Corporation |
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | 28 April 2017 | Kart racer | Nintendo |
Mech Super eXtended | TBC | TBC | Byte4Games |
Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure | TBC | Adventure | Telltale Games |
Minecraft: Switch Edition | 2017 | Sandbox | 4J Studios |
Minna de Wai Wai! Spelunker | Adventure | Telltale Games | Telltale Games |
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom | 2017 | Platformer | Game Atelier |
Mr. Shifty | April 2017 | Action | Team Shifty |
Mutant Mudds | Sandbox | 4J Studios | Mojang |
NBA 2K18 | Sep 2017 | Sports | Visual Concepts |
NBA Playgrounds | Adventure | Tozai Games | Square Enix |
ACA NEOGEO: Metal Slug 3 | 3 March 2017 | Side-scrolling shooter | SNK |
ACA NEOGEO: The King of Fighters ’98 | 3 March 2017 | Fighting | SNK |
ACA NEOGEO: Waku Waku 7 | 3 March 2017 | Fighting | SNK |
ACA NEOGEO: Shock Troopers | 3 March 2017 | Shooter | SNK |
ACA NEOGEO: World Heroes Perfect | 3 March 2017 | Fighting | SNK |
Neuro Voider | Platformer | Game Atelier | FDG Entertainment |
New Frontier Days: Founding Pioneers | TBC | Simulation | Arc System Works |
Niki Rock’n’ Ball | TBC | Puzzle | Bplus |
No More Heroes 3 (placeholder title) | 2017 | Unknown | Grasshopper Manufacture |
Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence | 2017 | Turn-based strategy | Koei Tecmo Games |
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas | 2017 | Action-adventure | Cornfox & Bros. |
Ohayou! Beginner’s Japanese | TBC | Educational | Finger Gun Games |
Old Time Hockey | TBC | Sports | V7 Entertainment |
Othello | Sports | Visual Concepts | 2K Games |
Overcooked: Special Edition | 2017 | Co-op puzzle | Team17 |
Pankapu | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Pocket Rumble | March | Fighter | Chucklefish/Cardboard Robot Games |
Pokémon Stars (rumoured title) | TBC | Role-playing game | Game Freak |
Portal Knights | Simulation | Arc System Works | Arc System Works |
Project Mekuru | Puzzle | Over Fence | Over Fence |
Project Octopath Traveler (tentative) | TBC | Role-playing game | Square Enix |
Project Sonic 2017 (tentative) | Q4 2017 | Platformer | Sonic Team |
Puyo Puyo Tetris | 2 May 2017 | Puzzle | Sonic Team |
Puzzle Box | Racing | Aurelien Regard | Unknown |
Puzzlebox Setup Sequel | TBC | Puzzle | Bplus Games |
Racing Apex | TBC | Racing | Lucky Mountain Games |
Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition | TBC | Platformer | Ubisoft Montpellier |
Redout | Q2 2017 | Racing | 34BigThings |
Rime | May 2017 | Adventure | Tequila Works |
RISE: Race of the future | TBC | Racing | VD-Dev Games |
Rive | Turn-based strategy | Koei Tecmo Games | Koei Tecmo Games |
Riverside | TBC | Action-adventure | Zockrates Laboratories |
Rogue Trooper Redux | Shooter | Rebellion | Eidos Games |
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII | TBC | Turn-based strategy | Koei Tecmo Games |
Runner3 | Spring 2017 | Endless runner/platformer | Choice Provisions |
Sacred Hero, The | 2018 | Role-playing game | SiMPLiSTiC |
Seasons of Heaven | TBC | Adventure | Any Arts Production |
Shakedown Hawaii | April 2017 | Beat ’em up | vBlank |
Shin Megami Tensei (Untitled) | TBC | Role-playing game | Atlus |
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove | 3 March 2017 | Action, platformer | Yacht Club Games |
Six Foot | Unknown | Grasshopper Manufacture | Unknown |
Skylanders: Imaginators | 3 March 2017 | Action-adventure | Vicarious Visions |
Snake Pass | Q1 2017 | Puzzle | Sumo Digital Ltd |
Snipperclips | March 2017 | Puzzle | Nintendo, SFB Games |
Soldam: Blooming Declaration | March 2017 | Puzzle | City Connection |
Sonic Mania | Q2 2017 | Platformer | Tantalus, Pagodawest Games |
Soratobu Bunbun Baan | Unknown | Unknown | Nintendo |
Spelunker World | TBC | Adventure | Tozai Games |
Splatoon 2 | Q2 2017 | Third-person shooter | Nintendo EPD |
Stardew Valley | Winter 2017 | Simulation, role-playing game | ConcernedApe |
State of Mind | TBC | Action-adventure | Daedalic Entertainment |
SteamWorld Dig 2 | Winter 2017 | Metroidvania | Image & Form |
Steep | 2017 | Sports | Ubisoft Annecy |
Story of Seasons | TBC | Simulation, role-playing game | Marvelous |
Sunu Ikkibu: Din Nahu | TBC | Survival horror | Alecqua Studios |
Super Bomberman R | 3 March 2017 | Action | Konami |
Super Mario Odyssey | December 2017 | Platformer | Nintendo EPD |
Syberia 3 | TBC | Adventure | Microïds |
Taiko Drum Master (Untitled) | TBC | Rhythm | Bandai Namco Studios |
Tales (Untitled) | TBC | Role-playing game | Bandai Namco Studios |
Tank It! | 2017 | Vehicle simulation | Bplus |
Terraria | Platformer | Ubisoft Montpellier | Ubisoft |
The Fall Part 2: Unbound | Action-adventure | Over The Moon | Unknown |
The Next Penelope | Action-adventure | Team Shifty | tinyBox |
The Sacred Hero | Sports | V7 Entertainment | V7 Entertainment |
The Unlikely Legend of Rusty Pup | Puzzle-platformer | Gory Detail | Gory Detail |
Thumper | Racing | 34BigThings | Nicalis |
Toejam & Earl: Back in the Groove | Puzzle | Bplus | Bplus |
Treasurenauts | Racing | Lucky Mountain Games | Lucky Mountain Games |
Troll and I | TBC | Action-adventure | Spiral House |
Tumbleseed | Autumn 2017 | Puzzle | aeiowu |
Ultimate Chicken Horse | TBC | Platformer | Clever Endeavour Games |
Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers | TBC | Fighting | Capcom |
Unlikely Legend of Rusty Pup, The | TBC | Puzzle-platformer | Gory Detail |
Untitled Story of Seasons game | Action-adventure, role-playing game | Keen Games | 505 Games |
VOEZ | TBC | Rhythm | Flyhigh Works |
Vroom in the Night Sky | 3March | Racing | POISOFT |
WarGroove | 2017 | Turn-based strategy | Chucklefish games |
Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap | 2017 | Action-adventure | Lizardcube |
World of Goo | 3 March 2017 | Puzzle | 2D Boy |
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | 2017 | Role-playing game | Monolith Soft |
Yoku’s Island Express | TBC | Pinball | Villa Gorilla |
Yooka-Laylee | 2017 | Platformer | Playtonic Games |
Zombie Vikings | TBC | Action-adventure | Zoink |
Thank god this is not a review, because it would be near impossible to give it a rating compared to all other video game consoles out there. Saying that tho, it could potentially become the best one out of pure innovation, creativity and beating all other consoles to the market with good quality features and tech. Two games that I will be getting for sure is Super Mario Odyssey and The new Pokemon game. Maybe even the new Smash when they release it most likely this year. I recommend this video game console to everyone that likes Nintendo and wants to experience a new level of gaming and potential gaming.
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