Nintendo recently released tech specs on their switch page but it hasn't been all
that useful their CPU and GPU are currently listed as NVIDIA customized
Tegra processor which could be a rather wide range of performance and they've
also told some Publications that its clock speed is halfed when you take it
out of the dock although they told me today that nothing changes when it's
undocked so not really sure what's going on there tunnel bear is the simple VPN
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capacitive panel although I don't know if it's just like a really good TN panel
or if it's some IPS technology going on on top of the console amongst the power
button volume buttons and an audio jack for connecting headphones microphones
and headsets there's a game card slot on the back side there's a kickstand so you
can prop the console up a Micro SD card slot that is compatible with micro SD
micro SDHC and Micro SDXC memory cards
and while it has been quoted multiple times that it only supports up to 256
gig cards recent statements from Nintendo state that up to 2 terab cards
will work just fine once they're available and then at the very bottom
there is a USB type-c connector this can be used to connect devices such as an AC
adapter a battery bank or a Nintendo switch dock with the joycon controllers
attached to the rails located on the side of the console it will weigh just
398 G internally there is 32 GB of
internal storage and a portion of that is reserved for the system so you don't
have a ton of room to play with and it's fairly expected that you will get an SD
card to the point where the game case that they're selling that I've seen so
far has two SD card slots in it it has a
4,310 mAh battery and it is not user
replaceable at all if the battery does need to be replaced Nintendo will offer
a paid replacement through Nintendo customer supp Port Said battery will
take 3 hours to charge and will last roughly 3 hours in Zelda breath of the
wild but is quoted to last over 6 hours
if software and usage conditions are optimal the switch can be used in
handheld mode similar to something like a Game Boy tabletop mode if you're away
from home and playing with friends or simply don't want to hold on to it and
last but not least TV mode where you would connect the console to the dock
the docket cell features two USB ports on the side which can be used to charge
various wireless controllers or support something like an Ethernet over USB
adapter and of course in the base of the unit there's a USB type-c connector to
connect the console moving to the back which I actually kind of got in a lot of
trouble for trying to open at the event there's an AC adapter an HDMI port and a
single USB port which is currently set to 2.0 but has 3.0 support planned for
the future now this is purely speculation but considering the dock is
essentially a nicely stylized USB type-c hub plus a place to hold your switch I
can see third party options coming around that are just essentially breakout cables essentially you could
have a really value option of just a USB type-c cable to your console that breaks
out to AC wall power and HDMI out it's
doesn't have as many features and you'd have to lay the console down but it
would work and it would be nice and cheap compared to the $90 price tag of
the Nintendo switch doc the joycon controllers will come in a standard gray
color or neon blue and neon red they have approximately 20 hours of battery
life and can charge to full in 3.5 hours
to charge them you need to rail them onto the side of the switch console
itself if it's docked they'll just charge up right away and if it's
undocked they won't charge unless they are specifically at very low battery
they have HD Rumble for precise vibrations and weigh roughly 50 g each
with the right side controller having NFC for amiibo support and an IR motion
camera just in case you want to play like rock paper scissors or something
also the battery is again not user replaceable and will have to be a paid
service from Nintendo incl included in the Box are also some joyon straps which
must be railed into each controller and feature enhanced shoulder buttons there
is also the option for the joycon grip the one included with the system has no
specific features other than pass through for the power indicator LEDs on
the joy-cons it literally just holds them and adds some handles if you want
to be able to charge them through the grip accessory you need to buy an
additional grip accessory that supports charging now there has been some
confusion over how exactly the joy-con controllers connect to the switch itself
with a lot of the speculation being around Bluetooth this may or may not be
related but I was pulled up on stage to play Mario Kart 8 Deluxe against some
other dude I was fairly confident as I've played my fair share of Mario Cart
8 on the Wii U and I placed myself on the left hand side farthest from the
switch console may I add I would try to drift to the right around a corner and
would thus be thrown directly into a wall on the left
it was frustrating and there was other problems like that now I thought that it
was just because of this training wheels feature that will help bring you down
the track I thought that maybe my Pro Mario Kart 8 Deluxe moves were actually
screwing with the training wheels and resulting in some weird actions and I
thought I was just above that but no apparently it was just some Wireless
interference in the actual showroom because of the amount of wireless
devices and switch consoles that were there they moved me from the other side
of the stage closer to the switch console and bam everything worked just
fine I was able to climb from 12th Place dead last to 9th in just a few seconds
but the damage was done the other guy came in third I lost my pride damaged
but they got me another race a chance to redeem myself they put me on stage
against a little girl I'll let you watch
how that came out my man Luke came up here all right you're going to come over
here for lack of words you just got humiliated in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe right
so you're going to have to make some choices Luke this is Lyla she's very
good at this G by the way but the other situation is if Lyla beats you you're
going to be humiliated again and then you got to carry that into tomorrow so a
bigger bag yeah see that that both rocks just got bigger they're Boulders okay so
good luck I mean I I wish you the best I really do so folks For Your
Entertainment Maybe for Luke's humiliation I don't know this is Mario
Kart 8 Deluxe gentlemen can we go and get that on the screen good luck sir I
guess that's the best I can tell you I tried to stop before the Finish Line I
didn't want to be a massive jerk and beat a little girl at Mario Kart in
front of her mom on stage I turned into the wall and I let off the accelerator
but it dragged me over the freaking Finish Line at first I thought this was
momentum and I was rather surprised felt
horrible how could I have done this then I realized it was that damn training
wheels feature that I mentioned earlier in an attempt to help me it made me
continue down the course and over the Finish Line in the single most
horrifying accidental Victory I have ever achieved ideally I wanted to spend
the majority of the race in first but then let her win that would have been
the non horrible thing to do instead I
came in first this was observed by a large percentage of the people at the
event and very few understood that it was the training wheels that made me win
I will forever be known as that guy who got crushed then proceeded to join
another match against a little girl and beat her at Mario Kart 8 on stage in
front of her mom I'm never going to outlive this and if you're watching lla
you're awesome good race and if I see you at another event I'm sure you'll
beat me then this isn't the most powerful piece of technology ever and
that's a bit of an understatement unfortunately I was unable to play
breath of the wild but it apparently runs at 30fps but the games that I did
play like Mario Kart for example did feel very smooth and looked great even
despite the 720p resolution in handheld mode because of stuff like their art
style Nintendo consoles aren't something that you buy for their blazing fast
performance you buy a PC for that the ability to take this everywhere you go
char ing it off battery Banks if you need to and then coming home and putting
it on a dock for the same quality but maybe even upgraded to 1080P and playing
on the couch is a pretty great experience and yeah I agree it should
have included something in the box like switch sports or something similar to
Wii Sports and it would have been really cool if they could have included one two
switch because that game looks hilariously awesome to play with friends
like who would have thought of milking a cow on the Nintendo switch I I don't
know but it would be fun and I expect that game to go underappreciated because
of its premium price tag it's out of stock everywhere as far as I can tell
and reselling pre-orders for nearly twice the price on eBay seems to be
popular right now so maybe wait a bit before deciding if you're going to buy
one or not but once they're available again I definitely will although I admit
I'm a bit of a Nintendo Fanboy a
high-powered computer and a modern Nintendo console have always been a
fantastic pair in my opinion and I'm excited for what the future of the
switch has to offer