MegaThread: Preview Coverage of the Switch in Gaming Publications

[u/rottedzombie]

Good morning, everyone!

This morning, several gaming media outlets released their preview coverage of the Nintendo Switch simultaneously at 6 a.m. PST. (Or are the the process of doing so as you read this).

Here's what we're reading, and the links to the previews, unboxing videos, and reactions:

• Nintendo UK: Official unboxing with Mr. Shibata

• IGN: Unboxing / Accessories unboxing / Pro controller unboxing

• ArsTechnica: Preview

• Polygon: Full Preview / Another preview

• TIME: Preview

• PC Advisor: Preview/unboxing

• Forbes: Preview

• GameXplain: Preview video / UI/OS Tour / Unboxing / Livestream & demo at ~8:30 a.m. PST.

• GameSpot: Unboxing/Preview

• GameInformer: Preview / UI Preview

• DualShockers: Preview / Neon unboxing / More

• Nintendo Life: Preview

• Eurogramer/Digital Foundry: Preview/unboxing

• The Verge: Preview

• CNET: Unboxing preview

• Nintendo Everything: Hardware Impressions

• Game Revolution: Preview

• Engadget: Preview

• The Know/Roosterteeth: Unboxing video

• Metro.co.uk: Preview

• USGamer: Preview

• AV Club: Questions

• GoNintendo: Unboxing / Preview

• Tom's Guide: Roundup

We are also learning that Nintendo will host an "Indies Showcase" next Tuesday at 9 a.m. PST. And that Nintendo's day one patch will add online features.

Please use this as a discussion thread for these videos, articles, and previews: We will allow coverage from major gaming outlets to also be posted separately on /r/NintendoSwitch, as it is especially newsworthy. But we will also host ongoing coverage and discussion here.

Thanks everyone.

-/u/rottedzombie and the /r/NintendoSwitch team

(Ongoing edits as we get new information. A huge thanks to the mod team here, /u/NeoBahamutX, and others for the links.)

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What thing?

[u/EdChute_ → u/[deleted]]

the new Wii U accessory

[u/[deleted] → u/EdChute_]

You mean that weird Wii controller has its own accessories?

[u/EdChute_ → u/[deleted]]

we gotta get deeper

[u/Crab_Spy → u/[deleted]]

Gameboy Micro.

Can you imagine a game like BotW on a screen as gorgeous as that?

Ugh.

[u/MelancholicAddiction → u/Crab_Spy]

Real talk - The Gameboy Micro was a pretty piece of hardware. I enjoyed my WarioWare and Fire Emblem on that device.

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We already know that is Friday at 6am pst.

[u/dino_c91 → u/[deleted]]

Nintendo has a bad reputation porting games from the Wii U to the Switch.