Nintendo has released some details on the Switch on 12th January. It's to be released worldwide on 3rd March. And... well... it's kinda underwhelming to me. Here are two links on some details:
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/01/nintendo-switch-launches-worldwide-march-3-299-in-us/
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/01/mario-kart-8-splatoon-2-more-nintendo-switch/
Probably also a YouTube presentation somewhere as well.
I'm not the kind of person who is going to worry about how many pixels it has or how the number of FLOPs compare to the PS4 / Xbox One. There are three things that interest me: Price, battery and games.
Price: AUD$470. Way too expensive. Even with the Australia Tax added on.
Battery: Reported to be 2.5 - 6.5 hours.
Games: Launching with only TWO first-party games:
LoZ: Breath of the Wild and
1-2 Switch. Did Nintendo learn nothing from the Wii U launch? At a minimum, the console should not launch without a new 3D Mario, new 3D Zelda and a new Mario Kart. Nintendo have just one of those. There isn't even any information (yet) on when or if we can expect new a Mario Kart, 2D Mario, Star Fox, Metroid, Super Smash Bros...
There's nothing to make this system stand out for me. For the cost, I can get an Android tablet with access to Google Play and a battery that lasts all week. I'd have money to spare to get
Breath of the Wild on Wii U. It's quite disappointing and I really hope they're just keeping some information under wraps to surprise us later.
However, credit where credit is due: Nintendo are supporting standard microSD for expansion, USB-C for charging and has no region lock. In the era where companies keep moving to proprietary standards, this is nice to see.