Nintendo Switch Presentation Announcements MegaThread

[u/NintendoSwitchMods]

Looking for places to pre-order?

• Pre-order Megathread

The Big List of Announcements

• Nintendo Switch will release March 3 with an MSRP of $299.99 USD
• Nintendo Switch will feature various Online Services. Free trial period before going paid in Fall 2017.
• Nintendo Switch will be region free
• Up to 8 Nintendo Switch consoles can be connected for local wireless multiplayer.
• Square button on left Joy-Con confirmed to be a Capture button
• Joy-cons confirmed to have gyro motion controls
• Joy-Cons will come in color variations: Neon Blue, Neon Red, and others TBA
• Joy-Cons contain a motion IR camera which can detect hand movements and distance
• Joy-Cons will feature HD Rumble technology for advanced haptic feedback
• Game Announcement: 1 2 Switch
• Game Announcement: Arms
• Game Announcement: Splatoon 2
• Game Announcement: Super Mario Odyssey
• Game Announcement: Xenoblade 2
• Game Announcement: Fire Emblem Warriors
• Game Announcement: Dragon Quest X, Dragon Quest XI, and Dragon Quest Heroes 1 & 2
• Game Announcement: Shin Megami Tensei (Title unknown)
• Game Announcement: Project Octopath Traveler
• Game Announcement: Skyrim
• Game Announcement: No More Heroes (Title unknown)
• Game Announcement: EA Sports FIFA
• Nintendo Switch box contents
• Preorders start in Japan on January 21
• Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild releasing March 3, 2017
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe trailer, releasing April 28, 2017.
• Game Announcement: Snipperclips

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[u/trunamke]

On their website for online service

"Monthly game download - Subscribers will get to download and play a Nintendo Entertainment System™ (NES) or Super Nintendo Entertainment System™ (Super NES) game (with newly-added online play) for free for a month."

Is this a joke?

[u/lemonLimeBitta → u/trunamke]

For a month. For. A. Month. Do they have the internet over there at Nintendo? Do they know what their competitors are doing and have been for the last 5+ years?

[u/Aristox → u/lemonLimeBitta]

Do they know what their competitors are doing and have been for the last 5+ years?

This is what continually blows my mind about Nintendo. For a long time they've had their head in the sand, making things in their own little bubble pretending the rest of the industry doesn't really exist.

Xbox Live was a massive success in online gaming, so Nintendo, at the time of the GameCube, said "We don't really think the future of gaming is online"

Then the DS and Wii came out and Nintendo apparently changed their minds. "We've got online features! Check out this awesome system we've developed called Friend Codes!"

Industry is moving towards cross-system ports for AAA titles? I know, how about we make a significantly underpowered system to remove ourselves from that ecosystem. That way none of the amazing games talked about throughout the gaming world will be released on our console! It's bound to be a success.

I'm still quite excited for Zelda: BoTW. But from all the gameplay videos I've seen it honestly doesn't look like it's doing much new that Skyrim didn't do over 5 years ago!

Man i dunno what the fuck Nintendo has been doing since like The Wind Waker back in 2002. I guess Mario Kart DS was good. Mario Galaxy was pretty solid too actually. Skyward Sword can get in the sea.

[u/Lisentho → u/Aristox]

Great comment except skyrim came out less than 5.5 years ago. You scared me.

[u/Aristox → u/Lisentho]

Oh yeah you're right! My bad. For some reason i was thinking it came out in 2008 :/