The Nintendo Switch is finally here - a modular game system that can play its games connected to a TV like a regular games console, or as a tablet-style handheld with its own controls. The 6.2-inch screen can be propped up on its own kickstand, with detachable controllers that each act like their own miniature Wii Remote motion controllers.
All US / UK / EU / JAPAN / ASIA Versions are up for pre-order.
How do Joy-Cons and other peripherals work, and other ways to play
The Joy-Cons themselves offer several features. As well as more traditional inputs like an analog
stick (that can be clicked in), face buttons, shoulder buttons and a Home button and Share button (allowing screens and later video to be uploaded to social networks), the Joy-Cons will offer Wii-style motion sensors and 'HD Rumble'.
The latter is said to be accurate enough to convey a variety of feedback levels; one example was the feeling of moving ice cubes in a glass, with different levels of feedback for one, two or three cubes, and water filling to the top of the glass.
Nintendo Switch launch games confirmed so far
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, March 3rd)
- 1-2-Switch (Nintendo, March 3rd)
- Just Dance 2017 (Ubisoft, March 3rd)
- Skylanders Imaginators (Activision, March 3rd)
- Super Bomberman R (Konami, March 3rd)
- Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ (Nicalis, March 3rd in the US)
- I Am Satsuna (Square Enix, March 3rd)
- World of Goo (Tomorrow Corporation, March 3rd)
- Little Inferno (Tomorrow Corporation, March 3rd)
- Human Resource Machine (Tomorrow Corporation, March 3rd)
Post-release first-party Nintendo games
- Snipperclips - Cut it out, together! (March 2017)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (April 28)
- ARMS (Spring 2017)
- Splatoon 2 (Summer 2017)
- Fire Emblem Warriors (autumn 2017)
- Pokémon Stars (late 2017)
- Super Mario Odyssey (holiday 2017)
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (TBC)
- New Fire Emblem (2018)
As well as the games of the above, Shigeru Miyamoto told Eurogamer back in 2015 that Pikmin 4 is on the way and it's likely to be a Switch title, and not the 3DS side-scroller announced in September.
Third-party Nintendo Switch games confirmed for 2017
- Fast RMX (Shin'en, March 2017)
- Has Been Heroes (Frozenbyte, March 2017)
- Rime (Tequila Works, May 2017)
- Disgaea 5 Complete (NIS America, Spring 2017)
- LEGO City Undercover (Warner Bros, Spring 2017)
- Puyo Puyo Tetris (SEGA, Spring 2017)
- Sonic Mania (SEGA, Spring 2017)
- Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda, late 2017)
- NBA 2K18 (2K, September 2017)
- Project Sonic 2017 (SEGA, late 2017)
- Shovel Knight (Yacht Club Games, 2017)
- Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap (DotEmu, 2017)
- >Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (FDG Entertainment, 2017)
Third-party Nintendo Switch games with no release date
- 1001 Spikes (Nicalis, TBC)
- Arcade Archives (Hamster, TBC)
- Cave Story (Nicalis, TBC)
- Constructor (System 3, TBC)
- Cube Life: Island Survival (Cypronia, TBC)
- Dragon Quest X (Square Enix, TBC)
- Dragon Quest XI (Square Enix, TBC)
- Dragon Quest Heroes I and II (Square Enix, TBC)
- Dragonball Xenoverse 2 (Namco Bandai, TBC)
- EA Sports FIFA (EA, TBC)
- Farming Simulator (Focus Home Interactive, TBC)
- Graceful Explosion Machine (Vertex Pop, TBC)
- LEGO Worlds (TT Games, TBC)
- Minecraft: Story Mode - The Compete Adventure (Telltale Games, TBC)
- Rayman Legends: Definite Edition (Ubisoft, TBC)
- Redout (34BigThings, TBC)
- Seasons of Heaven (AnyAny Productions, TBC)
- New Shin Megami Tensei (Atlas, Western release unconfirmed)
- Stardew Valley (Chucklefish Games, TBC)
- State of Mind (Daedalic Entertainment, TBC)
- Steep (Ubisoft, TBC)
- Syberia 3 (Microids, TBC)
- Project Octopath Traveller (Square Enix, TBC)
- Taiko Drum Master (Namco Bandai, TBC)
- New Travis Touchdown game (Suda 51 / Grasshopper, TBC)
- New 'Tales of' RPG (Namco BandaiTBC)
- Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers (Capcom, TBC)
