Nintendo Switch review: hybrid game console is very simple, but very smart

By Tim Biggs
Updated March 2 2017 - 12:13pm, first published 10:44am
With the extra bulk of the strap attachment, the Joy-Con become small but usable controllers for two-player games.  Photo: Tim Biggs
With the extra bulk of the strap attachment, the Joy-Con become small but usable controllers for two-player games. Photo: Tim Biggs
Moving from portable to home console and back again is as easy as dropping the Switfch into its dock, or lifting it out. Photo: Nintendo
Moving from portable to home console and back again is as easy as dropping the Switfch into its dock, or lifting it out. Photo: Nintendo
When you buy a Switch you get the console, two Joy-Con, a grip, and the dock. The Pro Controller (front right) is sold separately.
When you buy a Switch you get the console, two Joy-Con, a grip, and the dock. The Pro Controller (front right) is sold separately.
The Switch UI is simple but smart and very fast.
The Switch UI is simple but smart and very fast.
At 14mm thick and around 400 grams with the Joy-Con attached, the Switch is big but certainly portable.  Photo: Tim Biggs
At 14mm thick and around 400 grams with the Joy-Con attached, the Switch is big but certainly portable. Photo: Tim Biggs
The kickstand on the back of the Switch lets you prop it up on the go. Photo: Tim Biggs
The kickstand on the back of the Switch lets you prop it up on the go. Photo: Tim Biggs

The Nintendo Switch is unlike any other game console on the market, allowing you to transition seamlessly between playing at home on your big TV and playing the exact same games on the go, Game Boy style. It also has the potential to be one of the most social pieces of gaming hardware released in quite some time, and represents an impressive shift in the design and wow-factor of Nintendo machines.

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