Nintendo has finally given us all of the details on the Switch, its new console that bridges the gap between living room and handheld gaming. It will cost $299 when it launches on March 3, and while it doesn’t have the latest and greatest specs, the ability to take a new Zelda and Mario on the go is enough to get us hyped.
But we’ve seen big, innovative risks from Nintendo before, and they haven’t always panned out. Third-party support wasn’t exactly stellar on the Wii and Wii U, and Nintendo hasn’t always been gracious with its pricing for accessories (remember when it didn’t include a charger for the New 3DS?).
To help you make up your mind, here are the pros and cons to buying the Nintendo Switch at launch.
You should buy Nintendo Switch if…
You love Nintendo’s first-party games. Nintendo is launching the Switch with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and has announced Splatoon 2 for the summer and Super Mario Odyssey for the holiday season. The company is also releasing a
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You want the best graphics on a console. Sorry folks, but there’s no 4K support here. The Switch’s mobile-friendly Nvidia Tegra GPU means you probably won’t see anything comparable to a PS4 or Xbox One, nevermind the PS4 Pro, upcoming Project Scorpio from Xbox or a gaming PC. The touch screen has 720p resolution, so you won’t be able to play Skyrim in full HD on the go.
You want a long-lasting handheld game system. Nintendo isn’t being clear right now about whether the Switch will replace the 3DS. “Nintendo Switch is a home gaming system first and foremost,” Nintendo told Polygon. “We have made no announcement regarding the future of Nintendo 3DS.” For now, it seems the Switch will replace the Wii U, with the 3DS in a bit of