Ha, we didn’t even try it in Handheld/Tabletop mode. My wife and I had a hard enough time on our 65" screen, not losing my character, or getting confused between what blocks were what. That said....we played through 3 planets had a blast.

That’s what I bought. :)

I’m not sure if it’s bad math or just poor display of the data available. But the numbers in the article would suggest that the Wii and Wii U sold around 150,000 per day, while the Switch only sold about 110,000 per day. It says the data for the Switch was based on 3 days, while the Wii/Wii U numbers are only based on…

My hands are at 7.25"

If you move the USB-C port to a location that is more conducive to charging while in hand-held mode, then how do you make sure it connects properly when in the dock?

Nintendo has indicated that the dock has proprietary technology, and therefore, you are required to use it for transmitting a signal via HDMI from the USB-C port. So all signs point to not being able to to use a USB-C to HDMI cable.

All consoles have had these issues in their first couple of years. The Xbox One had no backwards compatibility for 8 months, and the only 1st party title (i.e. released by Microsoft Studios) was a mostly forgettable game. A Halo game (which was the original Xbox’s claim to fame and what I would consider analogous to…

I’m not surprised, and frankly, I’m really excited by it.

I still have my ‘spice’ orange Gamecube controller! I couldn’t even tell you the last time I used it, but I can’t bear to part with it. :)

Ugh....I have an Xbox1S, as most of the ‘exclusive’ titles I wanted to play over the last few years were on that platform. And we already have a Switch pre-ordered. But I WANT TO PLAY THIS. Trying to work out a short-term swap with a buddy of mine who has a PS4, but wants to play Gears of War 4. Maybe we’ll trade…

Exactly this. I put off and put off upgrading to the Wii U, hoping they would figure out the amazing ways to use the game pad. So many GREAT missed opportunities. A Metroid game where you held up the game pad to the screen to enter X-Ray vision mode? They did it with the simple port of the one Batman game. But I’d…

Try doing some math first. Reported cost for 30 second ad for the Super Bowl: $5 million dollars. Reported pre-sales of the Switch available on March 3: 2 million. So by not doing that ad, they could give $2.50 to each Switch owner. Cue eye-rolling.

The more I see about this Switch launch, the more I’m convinced Nintendo is forcing an early soft launch. I think they found themselves wanting to put Zelda on the Switch as a launch title, but they didn’t want to delay Zelda’s release until Fall 2017. So they are soft-launching the console now. They know that they…

Welcome to every other new generation of console purchases, I suppose. I used to have 4 Gamecube controllers. I ended up owning 4 Wii remotes instead. And I’ve had 4 Xbox controllers at one time or another.

Yeah....exactly....”not currently compatible” is very different from “won’t be compatible”. You basically repeated the point I was making, and then still jumped to the wrong conclusion. Besides, compatibility with Wii U controllers is not necessary if you can play the games with the included JoyCons. Everyone at the…

Reading through the comments here is more disheartening than the “we have nothing to announce at this time” answers.

But the concept of the Wii, particularly the motion controls, was a completely foreign idea at that time. Nintendo HAD to include something to demonstrate the functionality of the system. That’s not so much the case any more.

They haven’t said “no” yet. Easily possible that a software update would allow it work with wireless controllers, or a USB adapter would let you plug it directly into the dock.

Better processor, better controllers, better portability....lots of better things. Frankly, a $20 pack-in like Wii Sports isn’t a big deal. I’m not planning to buy 1-2-Switch right away, so I’m glad the price of the console isn’t artificially inflated just in include a pack-in game. Let me buy Zelda and Bomberman like…

Well that’s easy. It doesn’t have a disc drive, or a cartridge slot that will fit the physical copies of games from any older systems.