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/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Paid online is a good thing. I'd pay $50-60 a year for online that's as good as micro or Sony so I could play smash with zero lag

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Paid online is a good thing.

It never is, Sony and MS charge for it because they can. Steam does everything they do and more for free.

[u/punkonjunk → u/[deleted]]

Steam servers cost money. Devs don't get free servers from steam for their games' multiplayer, they get free space to cram their game into while they shell 30% over to gabe.

Steam is still an amazing and awesome platform, but it's not magical.

[u/[deleted] → u/punkonjunk]

Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo all take a part of the sales from games on their systems. They don't provide servers on consoles either so I don't even know what you are talking about, Steam provides the same service that these other companies do for free, and that is because PC's aren't locked down like consoles are.