Nintendo Switch (was: Nintendo NX)

[Rare White Ape]

Oh you're a champ.

This has been a good day.

[Kchrpm]

I am mad at myself for getting the special edition of Forza Horizon 3, but that Master Sword statue and Sheikah Slate case look lovely, and the soundtrack will likely be beautiful.

[Kchrpm]

Interesting, the smartphone app will be used to handle the voice chat. That way they don't have to deal with the UI in the system, I guess.

http://www.nintendo.com/switch/online-service/

Online lobby and voice chat

Our new dedicated smart device app will connect to Nintendo Switch and let you invite friends to play online, set play appointments, and chat with friends during online matches in compatible games─all from your smart device.

[Kchrpm]

A couple more games listed on Nintendo.com than were shown in the trailers, and pages for all of them: http://www.nintendo.com/games/switch/

[Kchrpm]

Last thing before going to bed: I have yet to see any more than 4 JoyCons (for two "full" controllers) connected to the same Switch.

Correction: Last last thing: pre-order'd. With the blue and red JoyCons.

[Rare White Ape]

I've had my pre-order in since November. Retailers here aren't as beholden to Nintendo's - or anyone's - restrictions as they are abroad. Now I just have to find out who's doing the Master Sword edition locally.

[GreatScawt]

Is it really a pre-order if Nintendo hasn't yet guaranteed to be able to honor it?

[Jason]

I wasn't blown away by the announcements, but not disappointed either. I pre-ordered w/ Zelda and Mario Kart.

It's kind of a shame there wasn't more AAA titles shown, even if in super early development stages. Also, the launch titles seem a bit meh. That being said... These are some awesome games to have on a portable system. Really hope other developers hop on board, and that Nintendo figures out a way to push out their titles a bit more consistently. (WHERE IS F-ZERO AND PILOTWINGS)

[Rare White Ape]

Is it really a pre-order if Nintendo hasn't yet guaranteed to be able to honor it?

I'm pre-order 2 in a list of 3, in a store that got 4 NES Classics. I'm pretty confident.

And I put a $30 deposit on the BotW Master Edition in a different retailer today, mere hours after the pre-orders went live for it, so I'll be making 2 stops to start my Switch journey.

[dodint]

Interesting, the smartphone app will be used to handle the voice chat. That way they don't have to deal with the UI in the system, I guess.

http://www.nintendo.com/switch/online-service/

Wait.

They want me to use my phone to talk to people?

Get out.