It was a lot
Well uh, that went longer than expected.
Although not a whole lot wowed me outside of the Zelda stuff, we got what we really wanted with the Nintendo Switch presentation — a price, and a date. So much isn’t actually coming until later in the year, and the prices for everything (including paid online, which will be free until fall when it converts into an unknown fee), are insane. I mean, most competitive people are going to get that $70 Pro controller. And what if they abandon the Switch like they did the Wii U in a few years? It’s a rough decision, man.
But really, Nintendo came out in full force last night and gave us a ton of new info. Fire Emblem Warriors, a new Super Mario Odyssey that strangely looks a lot like a modern Sonic game, Splatoon 2 (a sequel, not a remake), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (a remake, not a sequel!), another Bomberman. The hits kept coming, and you can read about it all below.
- Nintendo Switch releases on March 3 for $300
- Nintendo Switch will have a paid online service
- The Nintendo Switch won’t be region locked
- The Switch Joy-Cons will come in multiple colors
- Nintendo Switch battery life runs between 2.5 and 6.5 hours
- The Nintendo Switch Joy-Con has a capture button, but it only does screenshots right now
- 1-2 Switch is the first game announced at Nintendo’s Switch event
- Nintendo unveils Arms, a fighting sports game for Switch
- Splatoon 2 will be coming to the Switch this Summer
- Koei Tecmo is doing a Fire Emblem Warriors game
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is coming to the Switch
- Super Mario Odyssey takes Mario to some weirdly mundane places
- The next Shin Megami Tensei will be on Nintendo Switch
- Dragon Quest Heroes 1 and 2 are coming to Nintendo Switch
- Project: Octopath Traveler is a new RPG by Square Enix for the Switch
- Travis Touchdown is coming to Nintendo Switch
- Here’s everything you get when you buy a Nintendo Switch
- Breath of the Wild is a confirmed launch title for the Switch
- Nintendo Switch peripherals priced, Pro Controller costs $70
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe hits Nintendo Switch this April
- Breath of the Wild is getting two collector’s editions in North America
- Ubisoft is testing the Nintendo Switch waters with Rayman, Just Dance, and Steep
- There’s a new Bomberman for Nintendo Switch and I’m in heaven
- Ultra Street Fighter II is bringing Evil Ryu and Violent Ken to Nintendo Switch
- Puyo Puyo Tetris brings two classic puzzle franchises together
- People are already scalping the Nintendo Switch on eBay
- Nintendo’s paid online service will come with a free NES or SNES game every month
- Nintendo has some, uh, interesting ideas for the Switch
- Check out the five new Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo
- So that’s what the Nintendo Switch UI looks like
- Disgaea 5 is heading to the Switch
- Amazon has the Nintendo Switch up for pre-order
- Gamestop is taking pre-orders for Nintendo Switch
