Nintendo has officially revealed specs and features of the new console Switch hybrid.With its excellent features that we expect, the Switch’s Joypad controllers are incredibly out of this era as it reminisces the Wiimote days.
Before hitting straight to the bush, Nintendo didn’t say anything about the Switch’s internal hardware, so it’s a million dollar question that no one knows the answer unless the Nintendo himself. However, Nintendo delivers a vague statement “The switch uses a custom Tegra processor-powered by NVIDIA”. Probably we all know, NVIDIA is dominating the market, for now, kinda predictable that Nintendo will take this route.
Nuff intro, let’s get into it!
Switch Console
Tablet Display: The Switch tablet features a 6.2-inch screen with 10-point capacitive touch and 1280 x 720 resolution.
Portable Battery Life: Varies on a game-to-game basis, can last anywhere from 3.5 hours up to 6.5 hours on a single charge. Nintendo also said that “Battery life can last for more than six hours, but will vary depending on the software and usage conditions. For example, The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild can be played for roughly 3 hours on a single charge.
Expandable Storage Memory: The Switch can expand its memory via MicroSD cards, with up to 128GB cards(hopefully they upgrade to 250GB as we all heard about AData latest MicroSD cards) being supported. The Switch tablet houses the Micro SD card on its back surface beneath the kickstand.
Onboard Storage: The Nintendo Switch comes with 32GB of onboard storage memory. Fear not, the flash memory comes pre-installed with the switch OS and able to download games as well. Considering the Switches uses GameCard cartridges, users will be unnecessary to install their cartridge game onto the system. Digital games will need to be installed of course, but, Switch game shouldn’t be too big, probably.
Region-Free Gaming: Nintendo was slain region-locked games, so any games are unlockable and playable for any region on your Switch system.
Wifi and connectivity: Both 2.4GHz and 5GHz 802.11ac Wi-Fi will be supported across Switch’s three different modes (Docked, Handheld, and Tabletop mode). Wired LAN will require a special USB gigabit Ethernet adapter that will slot into the Switch’s dock.
USB Type-C port: The Switch features a female USB Type-C (USB 3.1) port on the bottom of the tablet that will be used for recharging only. Nintendo has confirmed that users can recharge their Switch on-the-go using approved USB Type-C power banks. Owners will not be able to hook up the Switch directly to a display via USB Type-C as the dock is required to adapt the signal for HDTVs and displays
Switch Dock
The required Dock for TV gameplay: The switch dock act as an adapter that converts video single from the tablet through HDMI cords to transmit to HDTVs. Plus, this mode enhances the resolution on 1080p on HDTVs, thus indicating that Switch may not be able to smoothly achieve 4k UHDTVs, however, the display port over USB Type-c will enable smooth video signals over 4K TVs.
USB Type-C power: deliver power, video signals, and data across a single protocol.
The Switch Dock features two different USB Type-C (USB 3.1) ports: A male USB Type-C port in the U-shaped cradle that fastens into the Switch Console’s female USB Type-C port, enabling fast charging, video output, and possibly DisplayPort over USB Type-C functionality, and data streams.
A female USB Type-C (USB 3.1) within the Dock’s housing that the console’s AC adapter plugs into
JoyCon Controllers
The next-gen Wiimotes. It able to transform into fully-functioning individual controllers plus a capture button which dedicated to screenshot button. (FINALLY).
IR Motion Camera: The Right Joy-Con has an IR motion camera that can detect the distance, shape, and motion of nearby objects in specially designed games. For example, it can tell how far away a player’s hand is, and even if the hand is forming a rock, paper or scissors shape.
HD Rumble Technology: The JoyCons feature Nintendo’s new HD Rumble hardware, which uses special haptic feedback tech that allows users to feel vibrations that convey specific game-specific stimulus. For example, HD Rumble can be fine-tuned to simulate how many ice cubes are in a digital glass through vibrations, allowing gamers to feel the cubes shaking in the glass.
To summarize all of these, most of you won’t even read it, so here you go.
