The party that overturn video recording games is back , spearhead what it hopes to be a new geological era of multi - faceted gameplay in both your home and on the go .
Today , Nintendo put up the first look at its newfangled cabinet , theNintendo Switch , and from the looks of its multi - purposed design , detachable controllers and portable admonisher , gaming fanatics are in for a treat .
If the uptempo commercial of felicitous people playing video games did n’t liven up all the details for you , Nintendo explain how the console works in a pressure tone ending : “ At home , Nintendo Switch rests in the Nintendo Switch Dock that associate the system to the video and permit you play with sept and friends in the solace of your living room . By merely lifting Nintendo Switch from the dock , the arrangement will directly transition to portable mode , and the same great gaming experience that was being relish at home now travels with you . ”
This is made even more convenient by the Switch ’s Joy - Con controller , which detach from the console ’s body , letting you play with friend . Since the Joy - Con are pocket-sized , you might prefer a more traditional controller , so Nintendo supplies an optional Joy - Con grip accessory that ’ll give you the feel of sturdier art object of hardware .
“ Nintendo Switch allow gamers the exemption to play however they like , ” sound out Reggie Fils - Aime , President and COO , Nintendo of America . “ It gives game developer newfangled abilities to get their creative visions to life by opening up the concept of gaming without boundaries . ”
The Switch releases in March 2017 – the exact dot at which tens of thousands of adult will revert back to their adolescent leaning for gaming literally everywhere they go . We ca n’t wait .
Sign up herefor our daily Thrillist electronic mail , and get your fix of the best in food / drink / fun .
Sam Blum is a News Staff Writer for Thrillist . He ’s also a martial arts and music nerd who appreciates a hunky-dory sandwich and cunning hotdog . Find his snip in The Guardian , Rolling Stone , The A.V. Club and Vice . He ’s on Twitter@Blumnessmonster .
