Reddit AMA with Laura Kate Dale

Reddit AMA with games journalist Laura Kate Dale...

• surprises left for the Jan. 12th event 
• a lot of third party stuff not touched on yet 
• more hardware details 
• UI system level info and other info not yet spoiled 
• very info-heavy presentation 
• at least one new unexpected IP 
• Zelda: Breath of the Wild could make launch, but launching in June seems more likely 
• initial reports stated 3 hours max battery, but no details on whether that's full clock speed or portable clock speed 
• longer battery estimates have since come out 
• has heard about two third party exclusives, the Rabbids RPG, and one other 
• suspects there's a third third party exclusive as well 
• Initial VC library won't be a large amount of titles 
• Wii U ports vary from extensive to minimal enhancements 
• CGI teaser for BGE2 is in the works, less than a minute long, but may not air during the event 
• Mother 3 rumor keeps floating around, but no more info to share 
• Monolith Soft's new project is something new, not the Xenoblade X Switch port 
• this new title is in the same vain as Xenoblade and X in terms of combat style 
• no reveals from Platinum
• price might start at $250, positive it will be below $300 
• March 17th will be the release date for PAL regions and the rest of the world will get it the same week 
• upgrade fee for VC games 
• doesn't think Retro Studios' new project will be shown at the event 
• Retro is not working on Metroid 
• Mario game will be shown, playable at the press event and will launch day 1 
• Luigi's Mansion 3 still seems likely 
• undocked games will still run better than Wii U games 
• custom joy-cons will be a thing 
• special kind of vibration in Joy-Cons 
• Joy-Cons can can be charged via joy-con grip and will have about a 5 hour battery life 
• very sure of there being a touch screen 
• bluetooth capabilities, but not sure of what it's used for 
• Pro controller should have basic gyro controls 
• holds up to 128 GB on Micro SD 
• presentation should be 30-60 mins 
• every major event between Jan 12 and Mar 17 will include hands on for the Switch 
• no additional docks at launch, but will eventually see release 
• carts are have a different shape when compared to 3DS/DS 
• one dev kit went out in July and another more powerful one went out in October 
• a lot of the specs info we've heard has been based on the July dev kit 
• region free 
• achievement system, but not sure if it's different from the My Nintendo ones 
• your account on the Switch will be the one you use for Miitomo/Mario Run