There's a small plus-shaped button acting as the equivalent of the Wii U's 'Start' button, and a home button for reaching the console's system-level menus.Īcross on the left Joy-Con it's a very similar story, as you would expect. The right hand side has the classic A, B, X, Y button configuration that Nintendo has used on and off since the SNES, an analogue stick (slightly awkwardly placed underneath the face buttons) and two shoulder buttons. The detachable Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons have a lot going on. Internal storage on the Nintendo Switch is limited to just 32GB, so if you're planning on downloading games rather than buying them, you'll want to invest in a Nintendo Switch SD card (capacities up to 2TB are theoretically supported).Ĭheck out our unboxing video of the Nintendo Switch below. You've got the kickstand for tabletop mode (more on this later), which conceals a small microSD slot for expandable storage. In fact, the size and shape of the console's analogue sticks make it feel a lot like a modern Vita, though it's not as solid because of the joints that exist between the Joy-Cons and the screen.Īlong the top of the Nintendo Switch is a slot for game cartridges, a headphone jack (Bluetooth headphones/headsets are currently not supported), a volume rocker and a power button. In this configuration you attach the two controller portions (the Joy-Cons) to the left and right edges of the screen, then game much like you could do with the PlayStation Vita. Slightly cramped for the right hand due to right analogue stickįirst in the Nintendo Switch modes is handheld mode, the form factor most like the hardware devices that came before the Switch.(Image credit: Shutterstock/Niphon Subsri) It's a pretty novel (not to mention somewhat complicated) setup, so it's worth delving into each of the different ways you can use the console. We've taken to wrapping our Joy-Con straps around our Joy-Con grip just to keep everything together, but we'd love some way of attaching them to the console so they don't end up getting misplaced. If you think that sounds like a lot of accessories then you'd be right: we suspect a lot of Nintendo Switch owners will have misplaced at least one or two of these within the space of a few months. You also get a USB Type-C power cable (with a non-detachable power brick) and an HDMI cable for connecting the device to your TV. In the box with your shiny new Nintendo Switch you get the main console, two detachable controller sides (Joy-Cons), a grip which enables you to combine these controller portions into a more traditional gamepad, two straps which can make them into two individual controllers, and a dock for plugging the console into your television. Lots of accessories, which are at risk of being misplaced.Three form factors: handheld, console (docked) and tabletop.Nintendo Switch review (Image credit: TechRadar)
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For those after something more premium, there's also the Nintendo Switch OLED, which mainly improves the portable aspect of play.
Those who aren't sold on its hybridity and just want that classic Nintendo handheld experience will no doubt be interest in the compact, lighter alternative: the Nintendo Switch Lite, which offers a solely handheld Switch gaming experience. You'll find it a solid, premium-feeling handheld, which can then flip into docked mode and work more or less as you'd expect a home console to, if and when needed.Īt the same time, the Nintendo Switch certainly isn't perfect: most of the issues it has are a consequence of the way that it dares to try and do everything at once, and it doesn't always get the compromise right. Largely, the Switch delivers very well on this hybrid idea. Who hasn't at one time wanted to pack up their console and take it with them? The Nintendo Switch brings with it a central idea that can benefit literally every game, not just the select few that can use motion control or a second screen.
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