Nintendo Switch - Everything We Know

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HARDWARE & SERVICES

Release Date: March 3rd, 2017

Price: $299.99 USD

Paid Online Service:

  • Free at launch, will move to paid subscription Fall 2017
  • Free NES/SNES game playable for a month with subscription
  • Exclusive deals

No Region Locking

3 Modes: Tabletop/TV/Handheld

Battery Life: 2.5-6hrs depending on game

Joy-Cons:

  • Share button, sensor (Amiibo, etc)
  • Colored versions (Neon Blue/Red)
  • HD Rumble
  • Shoulder buttons on each

Built-In Memory: 32gb but supports micro SDXC

Retail Games: $60

Prices:

  • Pro Controller - $70
  • Joy-Con (set) - $80
  • Joy-Con (one) - $50
  • Dock - $90
  • Joy-Con Charging Grip - $30
  • Joy-Con Wheel (set of 2) - $15

Performance: 1080p upscale while docked

*Won’t include Miiverse or Streetpass

LAUNCH LINEUP & MORE

1, 2, Switch - March 3rd, 2017

Legend of Zelda: BotW - March 3rd, 2017

Skylanders Imaginators - March 3rd, 2017

Just Dance 2017 - March 3rd, 2017

Super Bomberman R - March 3rd, 2017

I Am Setsuna - March 2017

Snipperclips - March 2017

Has Been Heroes - March 2017

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - April 28th - Includes Splatoon DLC +

Lego City: Undercover - Spring 2017

Sonic Mania - Spring 2017

Arms - Spring 2017

Splatoon 2 - Summer 2017

Skyrim - Fall 2017

NBA 2k18 - September 2017

Super Mario Odyssey - Holiday 2017

Project Sonic 2017 - 2017

FIFA - TBD

Ultra Street Fighter 2 - TBD

Disgaea 5 Complete - TBD - 2015 on PS4

Dragonball Xenoverse 2 - TBD

Farming Simulator - TBD

Fast RMX - TBD

Fire Emblem Warriors - TBD -  Koei Tecmo

Minecraft: Story Mode - TBD

Minecraft - TBD

Puyo Puyo Tetris - TBD

Rayman Legends - TBD

Rime - TBD - Tequila Works adventure/platformer (Former PlayStation exclusive)

Shin Megami Tensei: Brand New Title - TBD

Syberia 3 - TBD

Steep - TBD

Hamster's Arcade Archives - TBD - Includes Contra, Gradius, Bubble Bobble, Double Dragon, Double Dragon II, and more.

 

December Games With Gold Announced

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We now know what Xbox owners can expect from Games with Gold for the month of December 2016. Below is a list of the free games that will be available for Xbox Live Gold members to download:

Xbox One:

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

Sleeping Dogs is an open world action-adventure game released in 2012 from the now closed developer United Front Games and published by Square Enix. It will be available for download for the entire month of December.

Outlast

This first-person survival horror game from Red Barrels Studio follows the journey of a freelance investigative journalist. Try to survive and escape the horrors and atrocities that await you. Outlast will be available for download from December 16th to January 15th.

Xbox 360/Backward Compatibility: 

The following games are downloadable from the Xbox 360 marketplace as well as on Xbox One via backward compatibility.

Outland

This 2011 platformer from Dead Nation/Alienation developer Housemarque features Metroidvania elements set in a colorful and vibrant world. It features a polarity system and offers plenty of actions elements. Outland will be available for download from December 1st to the 15th. 

Burnout Paradise

The 5th installment in the Burnout franchise from developer Criterion games, Burnout Paradise offers gamers an open-world environment full of interesting and exhilarating racing events. It will be available for download from December 15th to the 31st.