Here's everything we know about Nintendo's new $300 console coming next month, the Switch

February 01, 2017

Here's everything we know about Nintendo's new $300 console coming next month, the Switch

After years of waiting, Nintendo finally has a new video game console on the way: the Nintendo Switch.

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It's a hybrid console — you can play it at home on your living-room television, or you can take it on the go. Here are the basics:

It's called Nintendo Switch.
It's scheduled to launch on March 3, 2017.
It starts at $299.
Nintendo has a gaggle of games starring its most prominent creations in the works.

There's of course much more to the Switch than that, and Nintendo just offered a ton of new details. Here's everything we know about the Nintendo Switch, straight from the horse's mouth.

This is everything that comes in the $299 package.

Here's what's in the box:

- A Switch tablet — the console itself is the tablet.

- A set of Joy-Con.

- The Switch dock, for connecting to your television.

- The Joy-Con dock/gamepad.

- Two wrist straps for making sure you don't lose the Joy-Con while playing a motion game.

- Two cables (power and HDMI).

There are two different bundles that cost the same $299: one has a blue and a red Joy-Con, and the other has two standard gray ones.

Here's a good look at the Nintendo Switch Dock and the "Joy-Con Grip" gamepad:

What you see above is exactly what'll come in the box when Nintendo Switch arrives on March, 3: the Nintendo Switch Dock, the tablet-like console, and a home gamepad with the detachable Joy-Con in-tow. Notably, the controller is actually called the "Joy-Con Grip" — since you can detach each side of the Joy-Con bits and attach them to the Switch tablet, the Grip acts as a means of turning the Joy-Con into a more traditional gamepad.

Of note: Everything in the package is being sold separately. Want another Dock? You can buy one. Need just a left Joy-Con? Can do. Nintendo breaks it all down on its site.

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