Nintendo Switch Review & Rating. Nintendo is taking a bold step with its latest game system. The $2. 99 Switch is effectively a total replacement for the Wii U console, but it also can be used as a handheld like the 3. DS. Between its 6- inch tablet body and its detachable, wireless Joy- Con controllers, Nintendo is exploring some very interesting concepts with this device. Instead of directly facing off against the Play. Station 4 and other systems, the Switch represents a whole new path in gaming, and earns our Editors' Choice for its execution. The Tablet. The Nintendo Switch includes the tablet- like system, left and right Joy- Con controllers, the Joy- Con grip to hold the controllers like a conventional gamepad, two Joy- Con wrist straps, the Switch Dock, a USB- C wall adapter, and an HDMI cable. No games are bundled with it. The Switch itself looks like a plain, slightly chunky black plastic tablet. It measures 4. 0 by 6. HWD) and weighs 1. ![]() Amazon Fire tablet (7. The thickness and weight work to the Switch's advantage, since it makes the tablet feel much more solid both on its own and with the Joy- Con controllers attached. Metal rails on the left and right securely hold the Joy- Cons in place, and their edges are rounded enough that you can comfortably hold just the Switch without any connection points poking your hand. The system is only available in black, but you can choose between two bundles: one with two dark gray Joy- Con controllers, and one with a blue Joy- Con and an orange Joy- Con. Atop the Switch is a small power button and a volume rocker toward the left, and a 3. Switch games look like slightly thicker SD cards, or slightly longer 3. DS cards. A fan grille sits between the volume rocker and the headphone jack, keeping the system ventilated without making any noticeable noise. The bottom of the Switch has a USB- C port for charging and connecting to the Switch Dock. On the back panel, there's a pair of speakers that get surprisingly loud, along with a small plastic kickstand that flips out of the left side. The kickstand lets you stand the Switch up on a table, and reveals the micro. SD card slot behind it. Unfortunately, the kickstand feels flimsy, and is both thin and positioned near the edge of the Switch, so it doesn't stand up with much stability. You get 3. 2GB of internal storage, with support for micro. SD cards up to 2. The CD contains installation options for Windows 7, Vista, and XP as well as user manuals. I clicked the. This HDMI cable provides high speed high resolution video/audio; Cable length: 72 inches; Connectors. TB (though 2. 56. GB are the largest cards currently available). Display and Dock. The Switch is equipped with a 6- inch, 7. Nintendo device. The 3. DS' screen only shows a 4. D effect), which means the Switch's 1,2. It's a bright, sharp screen, with excellent colors even when viewing it off- angle. It isn't as crisp or as high- res as the 1. Quad HD screens of many modern smartphones and tablets, but for a Nintendo gaming device, it's very impressive. You can charge the Switch by plugging the included USB- C wall adapter directly into the tablet, but you'll more likely plug the adapter into the included Switch Dock and drop the Switch into the dock when you want to either charge the system or play with it on your TV. The Switch Dock is a block- shaped piece of black plastic measuring 4. Switch, provides an HDMI output so you can connect it to your TV and play games in 1. USB 3. 0 ports for storage and accessories. The Switch drops into the dock easily, and automatically switches the system to output over HDMI as soon as it connects. Joy- Cons. The included Joy- Cons are a pair of wireless controllers that can be used with the Switch in different configurations. Each Joy- Con measures 4. Both Joy- Cons feature half the controls found on a standard gamepad, including an analog stick, four face buttons that double as a digital direction pad, and two shoulder buttons you can easily reach when holding it in one hand, plus left and right shoulder buttons, a pairing button, and four indicator lights hidden on the attachment rail. A mechanical release sits near each Joy- Con's rail; accessories stay solidly connected once they click into place, and you can only remove them by pressing the release before sliding the Joy- Con upward. The Joy- Cons aren't symmetrical, and the left and right versions have a few different controls and features. The left Joy- Con has a minus button for accessing menus near the top, and a capture button that takes screenshots just below the face buttons. The right Joy- Con has a plus button for pausing games and accessing menus near the top, and a home button just below the right analog stick. The right Joy- Con has some more advanced internal sensors as well, including an infrared camera and an NFC chip for reading Amiibos. Typically the left and right Joy- Cons rest in your left and right hands, letting you access the analog sticks and face buttons easily with your thumbs. You can also turn a Joy- Con sideways with the attachment rail facing away from you and use it as a simpler controller. This enables two- player gaming out of the box without needing to buy more Joy- Cons. The asymmetrical design of the Joy- Cons become apparent in this configuration, because the left features the analog stick on the far left side and the face buttons in the middle, while the right features the face buttons on the far right side and the analog stick in the middle. Whether the Joy- Cons are awkward to use in this position is a matter of hand size and personal taste—I didn't mind either after a few moments to get used to the different spacing of the controls. Grips and Straps. The included Joy- Con wrist straps are simple plastic rails that slide over each Joy- Con, providing a wrist strap to keep it secure and placing larger, easier- to- press mechanical shoulder buttons over the tiny shoulder buttons on the naked controller. The Joy- Con grip is a plastic shell you can insert the two Joy- Cons into to use them as a conventional gamepad. With the Joy- Cons attached, it feels like a slightly lighter, smaller version of the standard Xbox controller. The grip has four light tunnels for each attached Joy- Con to indicate their connection status (the status lights on the rails of each Joy- Con shines through the tunnels to the front of the grip). The grip itself is just a plastic shell, and doesn't provide power to the Joy- Cons; if you want to charge while playing, you need to get the optional $3. Joy- Con grip, but has a power pass- through to keep the controllers charged when in use. You can't charge the Joy- Cons in the included Joy- Con grip, so you need to remove them and attach them to the Switch itself when they run out of power. Additional Joy- Cons go for $8. Alternatively, you can also pick up a $7. Switch Pro Controller. It's a traditional one- piece gamepad that feels quite solid, but doesn't come apart for separate use. Portable or Home Console. Switching between Switch configurations is as easy as it looks. The system automatically turns the screen on when you remove it from the Switch Dock, and outputs video over HDMI within seconds of inserting it in the dock. The Joy- Cons wirelessly connect to the Switch quickly, and pair automatically by directly sliding onto the tablet. While the mechanical latches on the Joy- Cons don't make the satisfying clicking sound the Switch commercials show, the Switch's speaker plays that very sound effect whenever you connect a Joy- Con to the tablet's rails when it's out of the dock. As a handheld game system, the Switch feels large but comfortable. It's thicker than a tablet but much thinner than the Wii U gamepad, and far more natural to hold. It's 9. 4 inches wide with both Joy- Cons attached, making it too cumbersome to easily put in a pocket, but it can fit in most bags without a problem, especially if you detatch the Joy- Cons first. Nintendo says the Switch's battery can last between 3 and 6. New Nintendo 3. DS can easily manage 5 to 6 hours per charge). However, because the Switch charges with USB- C instead of a proprietary Nintendo connector, you can keep it topped up with an external battery pack and a USB- C cable. The Joy- Cons, meanwhile, are rated to last up to 2. Even with the short battery life, I really liked the Switch's portable mode. It's incredibly convenient to pick up the system and go without needing to stop your game. It's just as satisfying to get home after playing on the subway, dock the Switch, and sit back with it like a home console. I often found myself in the middle of a quest in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild when a favorite show was coming on, so I simply attached the Joy- Cons and played on the couch while half- watching TV. It's a flexibility we simply haven't seen in a game system before. Nintendo hasn't announced any plans for a virtual reality accessory or system to work with the Switch, like Sony's Play. Station VR for the PS4. Gameplay. I played Breath of the Wild on the Switch both in a handheld configuration and on a 6. K TV, and the game nicely shows off the system's power in both cases. While Nintendo has made no claims about the Switch's graphical capabilities in comparison with the Play. Buy Refurbished Dell 745 Mini Tower Desktop PC with Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 4GB Memory, 1TB Hard Drive and Windows 7 Professional (Monitor Not Included) at. The $299 Switch is effectively a total replacement for the Wii U console, but it also can be. Your Nintendo Wii is older than your TV, and now you’re struggling to connect it. Could this mean sacrificing progress on Super Mario Galaxy, or is there something. Station 4 or the Xbox One, it's clearly more powerful than the Wii U. Connected to a TV and outputting at 1. ![]() They're just as good on the smaller 7. Switch itself. The details and draw distance in Breath of the Wild far outshine those of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, and the game features more impressive models and textures. The graphics stutter slightly in large outdoor scenes with lots of individually modeled waving grass, but generally it's very smooth. Breath of the Wild is an open- world adventure, incorporating elements of both the Legend of Zelda series and Western open- world games like Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Your character, Link, can run around a massive Hyrule and explore dozens of different mini dungeons, gaining new abilities and equipment as he explores the world. Not only is it fun to play, it's easily the best- looking Zelda game yet.
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