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

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