Hands on with Nintendo Switch: everything you need to know about the versatile new console

By Tim Biggs
Updated January 23 2017 - 11:08am, first published January 17 2017 - 2:24pm
The Switch in its three main configurations: TV mode, tabletop mode and portable mode.
The Switch in its three main configurations: TV mode, tabletop mode and portable mode.
At launch, the console will come with either grey Joy-Con controllers or a neon red and blue pair.
At launch, the console will come with either grey Joy-Con controllers or a neon red and blue pair.
When detached from the console, the Joy-Con can be fitted with straps that make them comfier to hold and stop you accidentally flinging them away. Photo: Tim Biggs
When detached from the console, the Joy-Con can be fitted with straps that make them comfier to hold and stop you accidentally flinging them away. Photo: Tim Biggs
Up to eight consoles can connect wirelessly together for multiplayer gaming, although you'll usually do this in handheld mode, not with eight TVs. Photo: Tim Biggs
Up to eight consoles can connect wirelessly together for multiplayer gaming, although you'll usually do this in handheld mode, not with eight TVs. Photo: Tim Biggs
Games look great in handheld mode, even though they're technically at a lower resolution than on the TV. Photo: Tim Biggs
Games look great in handheld mode, even though they're technically at a lower resolution than on the TV. Photo: Tim Biggs

The Nintendo Switch had its official coming out party over the weekend, as the world's press got its first chance to go hands on with the machine and put it through its paces. As we've come to expect from Nintendo, this is a console that does things a bit differently to everything else on the market, but despite some initial misgivings (and the ongoing feeling that this console will not be everyone's cup of tea), I left the preview event convinced of this machine's potential for great things.

Subscribe now for unlimited access.

$0/

(min cost $0)

or signup to continue reading

See subscription options

Get the latest Nelson Bay news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.