Gadgetory

Nintendo recently released tech specs on their switch page but it hasn't been all that useful their CPU and GPU are currently listed as NVIDIA customized Tegra processor which could be a rather wide range of performance and they've also told some publications that it's clock speed is halfed when you take it out of the dock although they told me today that nothing changes when it's undocked so not really sure what's going on there tunnel bear is the simple VPN app that makes it easy to browse privately and enjoy a more open Internet try total bear for free at the link below the screen is a 720p six point two inch capacitive panel although I don't know if it's just like a really good TN panel or if it's some IPS technology going on on top of the console amongst the power button volume buttons and an audio jack for connecting headphones microphones and headsets there's a game card slot on the back side there's a kickstand you can prop the console up a micro SD card slot that is compatible with micro SD micro SDHC and make your SDXC memory cards and well has been quoted multiple times that it only supports up to 256 gig cards recent statements from nintendo states that up to two terabyte cards will work just fine once they're available and then at the very bottom there is a USB type-c connector this can be used to connect devices such as an AC adapter a battery bank or a Nintendo switch dock with the Joye con controllers attached to the rails located on the side of the console it will weigh just 398 grams internally there is 32 gigabytes of internal storage and a portion of that is reserved for the system so you don't have a ton of room to play with and it's fairly expected that you will get an SD card to the point where the game case that they're selling that I've seen so far has two SD card slots in it it has a 40 310 million power battery and it is not user replaceable at all if the battery does need to be replaced Nintendo will offer a paid replacement through Nintendo customer support set battery will take three hours to charge and will last roughly three hours in Zelda breadth of the wild but is quoted to last over six hours if software and usage conditions are optimal the switch can be used in handheld mode similar to something like a gameboy tabletop mode if you're away from home and playing with friends or simply don't want to hold on to it and last but not least TV mode where you would connect the console to the dock the dock itself features two USB ports on the side which can be used to charge various wireless controllers or support something like an Ethernet over USB adapter and of course in the base of the unit there's a USB type-c connector to connect the console moving to the back which I actually kind of got in a lot of trouble for trying to open at the event there's an AC adapter an HDMI port and a single USB port which is currently set to 2.0 but has 3.0 support plans for the future now this is purely speculation but considering the dock is essentially a nicely stylized USB type-c hub plus a place to hold your switch I can see third-party options coming around that are just essentially breakout cables essentially you could have a really value option of just a USB type-c cable to your console that breaks out to AC wall power and HDMI out it doesn't have as many features and you'd have to lay the console down but it would work and it would be nice and cheap compared to the $90 price tag of the Nintendo switch dock the joy con controllers will come in a standard gray color or neon blue and neon red they have approximately 20 hours of battery life and can charge to full in 3.5 hours to charge them you need to rail them onto the side of the switch console itself if it's docked they'll discharge up right away and if it's undock they won't charge unless they are specifically at very low battery they have HD Rumble for precise vibrations and weigh roughly 50 grams each with the right side controller having NFC for amiibo support and an IR motion camera just in case you want to play like rock-paper-scissors or something also the battery is again not user replaceable and will have to be a paid service from Nintendo included in the box are also some joy con straps which must be railed into each controller and feature enhanced shoulder buttons there is also the option for the joy con grip the one included with the system has no specific features other than pass-through for the power indicator LEDs on the joy cons it literally just holds them and adds some handles if you want to be able to charge them through the grip accessory you need to buy an additional grip accessory that supports charging now there has been some confusion over how exactly the joy con control is connected the switch itself with a lot of the speculation being around bluetooth this may or may not be related but I was pulled up on stage to play Mario Kart 8 de luxe against some other dude I was fairly confident as I've played my fair share of Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U and I placed myself on the left hand farthest from the switch console may I add I would try to drift to the right around a corner and would thus be thrown directly into a wall on the left and there was other problems like that now I thought that is just because of this training wheels feature that will help bring you down the track I thought that maybe my pro Mario Kart 8 deluxe moves were actually screwing with the training wheels and resulting in some weird actions and I thought I was just above that but no apparently it was just some Wireless interference in the actual showroom because of the amount of wireless devices which consoles over there they moved me from the other side of the stage closer to the switch console and bam everything worked just fine I was able to climb from 12th place dead last to ninth in just a few seconds but the damage was done the other guy came in third I lost my pride damaged but they got me another race a chance to redeem myself they put me on stage against the little girl I'll let you watch how that came out my man Lou came up here all right for lack of better words he just got humiliated as luring a party to lock drive we got to mess Joyce's blue this is Lila she's very good by lot of ways but the other situation is if Lila beats you you going to be you gotta carry that into tomorrow a bigger bag yes never both rocks just got bigger their boulders remain that so good luck oh yeah I wish you the best I really do so look for Joanna's payments maybe for Luke's humiliation I don't know this is Mario Kart 8 blocks gentlemen we going to get that on the screen good luck sir I guess I counted I tried to stop before the finish line I didn't want to be a massive jerk and beat a little girl at Mario Kart in front of her mom on stage I turned into the wall I let off the accelerator but it drags me over the freakin finish line at first I thought this was momentum and I was rather surprised I felt horrible how could I have done this then I realized it was that damned training wheels feature that I mentioned earlier in an attempt to help me it made me continue down the course and over the finish line in the single most horrifying accidental victory I have ever achieved ideally I wanted to spend the majority of the race in first but then let her win that would have been the non horrible thing to do instead I came in first this was observed by a large percentage of the people at the event and very few understood that it was the training wheels that made me win I will forever be known as that guy who got crushed then proceeded to join another match against a little girl and beat her at Mario Kart 8 on stage in front of her mom I'm never going to outlive this and if you're watching Lila you're awesome good race and if I see at another event I'm sure you'll beat me then this isn't the most powerful piece of technology ever and that's a bit of an understatement unfortunately I was unable to play breath of the while but it apparently runs at 30fps but the games that I did play like Mario Kart for example did feel very smooth and looked great even despite the 720p resolution in handheld mode because of stuff like their art style Nintendo consoles aren't something that you buy for their blazing fast performance you buy a PC for that the ability to take this everywhere you go charging it off battery banks if you need to and then coming home and putting it on a dock for the same quality but maybe even upgraded to 1080p and playing on the couch is a pretty great experience and yeah I agree it should have included something in the Box like switch sports or something similar to Wii Sports and it would have been really cool if they could have included one to switch because that game looks hilarious ly awesome to play with friends like who would have thought of milking a cow on the Nintendo switch I don't know but it would be fun and I expect that game to go underappreciated because of its premium price tag it's out of stock everywhere as far as I can tell and reselling pre-orders for nearly twice the price on eBay seems to be popular right now so maybe wait a bit before deciding if you're going to buy one or not but once they are available again I definitely will although I admit I'm a bit of a Nintendo fanboy a high powered computer and a modern Nintendo console have always been a fantastic pair in my opinion and I'm excited for what the future of the switch has to offer