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Nintendo Switch: The console’s big, unanswered questions

Nintendo’s just teased us with the Nintendo Switch, and while we know a lot about the console, there’s still a bunch we don’t.

Here are Stevivor’s biggest unanswered questions:

  • Is the Switch’s handheld screen a touchscreen?
  • Are there any gyroscopes hidden in the thing?
  • Has Nintendo ditched 3D entirely in this handheld?
  • Can that dude really play Skyrim on a plane without an internet connection?
  • What powers the Joy-Con controllers? AAA batteries? An internal battery that can only be charged by a USB?
  • What’s the battery life on the controllers? What about the handheld itself?

… not to be outdone by questions from our very own readers (like Darren B. — thanks, mate!):

  • What size internal storage does it have for digital games?
  • Is storage expandable?
  • Does it have a mobile data option?
  • Will it have a Virtual Console for BC titles?
  • What is the resolution of that screen?
  • What games will it launch with?
  • And the big one: how much will it cost?

We’ll report back when we get answers on the above. Stay tuned.


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Steve Wright

Steve's the owner and Editor-in-Chief of Stevivor.com, the country’s leading independent video games outlet. Steve arrived in Australia back in 2001 on what was meant to be a three-month working holiday before deciding to emigrate and, eventually, becoming a citizen.

Stevivor is a combination of ‘Steve’ and ‘Survivor’, which made more sense back in 2001 when Jeff Probst was up in Queensland. The site started as Steve’s travel blog before transitioning over into video games.

Aside from video games, Steve has interests in hockey and Star Trek, playing the former and helping to cover video games about the latter on TrekMovie.com. By day, Steve works as the communications manager of the peak body representing Victorians as they age.