The japanese giant of the video game was presented on Thursday, October 20 its new console, a machine that is scalable, usable on the family television as a transport. But many points are still unclear.
The Nintendo Switch, the new Nintendo console will be presented for the first time this October, 20, has a name, a shape, and an early catalogue. It is already a lot, for a project known under the code name ” NX “, remained mysterious for a year and a half. But for consumers, many points remain to be clarified.
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What we know
The concept. As its name suggests, the Nintendo Switch allows you to “switch” at any time, from home use to mobile use. Thanks to a docking station, it connects to a tv like a home console classic. But its high definition display built-in directly to his body can also use this as a portable console.
The public. Breaking with the color code of the range of the Wii, Nintendo has opted for a black and grey more austere, moreover, likely to evolve in the next few months. Interestingly, in the trailer of presentation, the manufacturer does not stage any child, but adults caught in everyday situations (plane, walk the dog, barbecue with neighbors, etc). Implying that the Switch would, at least at first, more in their thirties than their possible offspring.
games. failing to have names, they already have of the universe clear. Nintendo has introduced four new iterations of its franchises house, Mario, Splatoon, Mario Kart, and Zelda. The latter, called Breath of the Wild, was the star of the Show of the video game from the E3 in June of last year ; according to the information of Pixels, it will be the first episode of the series to benefit from voice-overs for all the characters major. Other titles to enrich the catalogue, as what appears to be an adaptation of Skyrim, the simulation of basketball NBA 2K, the game of dance, Just Dance 2017, or even role-playing Dragon Quest XI. Many other titles are planned, but have not yet been announced.
release date. in the absence of knowing the exact day, we know that this will be in march. Nintendo has already announced, and in any event has no choice : the fiscal year, japan has come to a close on the night of 31 march to the 1st April. The timing of its release does not rejoice of course not those who hoped for at Christmas. According to the indiscretions of the English site, Eurogamer, the console was ready, but the new Mario, him, was not, and Nintendo put a lot on it.
What can be deducted
The screen. in Contrast to that of the Wii U, it will not serve as a second screen, Nintendo has estimated that use inconvenient for the players. Of the remainder, if it is too soon to say that it will or will not touch, according to all logic, the games will not be. In effect, they must be able to show up as well on the portable screen of the Nintendo Switch on a tv classic.
autonomy. A crucial point for a console transportable. Among the thin indices, one knows that the Nintendo Switch will turn on an optimized version of the chip Nvidia Tegra, already used in the different tablet gaming Nvidia Shield, rarely able to keep more than 2: 45. According to the information of Pixels, each Nintendo game Switch turning in two different versions : it is not excluded that one of the two used precisely to reduce the energy consumption in mobile mode. The screen of the console is still far less than a modern tv set, a loss of graphical detail would not necessarily be very visible.
What we do not know
The price. This is the major question mark, one which can decide the success of the console – in the image of the Wii, with a price of 249 euros – or be one of the reasons for its failure – in the image of the Wii U, launched at 299 and 329 euros, depending on the packs. Mr. Kimishima, president of Nintendo, was committed to ensuring that the console is not more expensive than the previous consoles from the manufacturer, that has been reconfirmed in the night, a spokesman for the firm in the Wall Street Journal. Note : the controllers detachable and the docking station will be included. Nintendo had not been able to confirm that the ” Joy-Con Grip “, the accessory that lets you attach the sticks to them, would also be built.
interface. Strictly no detail has leaked out on what remains for the moment the weak point of Nintendo. On the Wii U, the operating system was slow, and the sub-menus of the shop cloud little ergonomic and graphical design, and especially sound, far from making the unanimity.
multimedia. On the Wii U, Nintendo has started to take a turn already initiated on the previous generation by its competitors : the online media, with apps YouTube and Netflix, for example. If, in the past, the manufacturer is often liked to take the opposite trends, it is difficult to imagine a console nomad without uses audio and video in 2016.
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