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nintendo has a brand new gaming system that's a mix between a home console and a portable console it's called the nintendo switch the company released a promotional video showing how it will work there's a little bit of old and new here with two we shaped remotes that detach from the main controller and snap into a tablet so you can start a game from the living room and take it with you on the go but these are not Wii remotes Nintendo calls them joy Khan controllers the tablet also has a kickstand to prop it up so you can play with these stick controllers wirelessly and if you do not like these skinny joy cons Nintendo is also making a more traditional looking controller call the switch pro controller when you want to play back at home just put the tablet back into the docking station Nintendo says it's possible for several intendo switch systems to come together for face to face competition it seems Nintendo is selling the concept of having people play together in person instead of online mmm what a concept this is the first look we're getting at the switch system formerly only referred to as codenamed Nintendo NX it's coming out March of next year but no details have been released yet on pricing or battery life or games well there were some hints in the preview video with glimpses at titles including Skyrim mario kart NBA 2k 17 and splatoon and the video also showed that it will take cartridge games although this hybrid model is new to Nintendo it is not a new concept to us back in 2013 cnet reviewed the razor edge it's a Windows 8 gaming tablet with two controllers sticks as handles on the side it also had a TV docking station essentially turning high-end PC games into portable games but it was costly at around 1700 dollars for the tablet and accessories I'm Bridget Carey stay up to date with the biggest tech news at cnet com / update you