News Spotlight: The Nintendo Switch

Oki and Laser decide to spend some extra time talking about the Nintendo Switch, and the decent amount of games coming to the new console.

In The Spotlight Today......

The Nintendo Switch Livestream

So lets give a rundown of the big points,

Price:  $300 USD

Battery Life:  3-6 Hours (games like LoZ Breathe of the WIld will push it to that 3 hour limit)

What You Get:  A base unit will buy you the console, the docking station, 1 Play-con Controller which can function as 2 separate controllers, a Joy-Con Grip, 2 Joy-Con Straps, an AC Adapter, and an HDMI cable.

Joy-Con Controller: Additonal features include the new HD Precision rumble features, a capture button for image and eventual video capture and sharing on the Switch, a NFC reader/Writer, and an IR motion Camera capable of distinguishing distance and simple shapes. SUch as Paper, Orck, and Scissor hand gestures.

Controller Prices:  The Nintendo Switch Pro "regular" Controller sells at $69.99

Another Joy-Con controller "pair" sells for $79.99.

An "individual" Joy-Con controller sells for $49.99.

Online Service:  There will be an online service free at launch but will be changed to a subscriber model in the Fall of 2017. Price unconfirmed. The service allows online communication and netplay and integration with a as of yet undisclosed smart-device application which will come out in the Summer of 2017. Streetpass and Miiverse will not be apart of this service.

Handheld Screen : While traveling you will be using the Switch's 6.2 inch 720p display which also serves as a capacitive touch panel.

Data Storage:  The Switch comes with 32GB of internal memory but has a microSDXC slot for more storage.

NO REGION LOCKING:  Enough Said

New Games: 24

1 2 Switch

Legend of Zelda: Breathe of the Wild

Super Bomberman R

Just Dance 2017

SnipperClips

FAST rmx

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

ARMS

Puyopuyop Tetris

RIME

Splatoon 2

Super Mario Odyssey

Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Ultra Street Fighter II The Final Challengers

Sonic Mania

Fire Emblem: Warriors

a new Shin Megami Tensei game

Octopath Traveler

Project Sonic 2017

Minna de Waiwai! Spelunker

Steep

Dragon Quest XI

Dragon Quest Hero's 2

System Ports: 17

Skylanders Imaginators

I Am Setsuno

Has Been Heroes

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Minecraft

FIFA

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2

Disgaea 5

NBA 2k

Minecraft Story Mode

Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition

Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence

Sangokushi 13

Farming Simulator

Shovel Knight

Dragon Quest X

Dragon Quest Hero's 1