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Opens with not-Nintendo Karen, a close friend of this tumblr.

$300 MSRP

Paid online so everybody whining about Nintendo not being in the 21st century should be happy.

Up to 8 systems can connect for local multiplayer.

Disappointed in the right analog stick being lowered.  I liked the Gamepad setup, never cared for Xbox’s.

Wrist strap for the Joy Con(the part of the controller that disconnects).  This finally looks like a legit follow-up to the Wii, which is a very good thing indeed.

Clint Eastwood confirmed.

I have now reached for the Christian Brothers Honey brandy.  It’s sweet stuff, as in the taste of sweet not the colloquialism.  Almost like soda.  All the honey liquor craze is like that so I just drink it neat usually.

Oh right Switch.  Something called 1-2 Switch, not related to the Ciara classic 1-2 Step.

“Arms.”  Wii Sports Boxing crossed with Ultra Hand.

Splatoon 2.  Now we’re talking.

It’ll come out this summer with new stages, squids and other goodies.

New Donk City?

Whoa hey it’s Mario!  On an Earth-like city.  Because that worked so well for Sonic the Hedgehog...

It’s called Super Mario Odyssey and his hat has eyeballs.  Looks like tons of different worlds inspired by real life settings.  No multiplayer shown.  Holiday release.

Xenoblade 2.  Uh, so, X wasn’t a true sequel then?

Team Ninja logo for...Fire Emblem Warriors.  Almost nothing is shown.

Atlus logo for...Shin Megami Tensei.

Sega’s Chief Creative Officer is here OMG!!!!

One of the English dubbers sounds SO depressed, like he hasn’t been allowed to play the Switch yet.

Skyrim.

Now the English dubber apparently doesn’t understand Japanese anymore.  Man, Nintendo can totally use some of that Sega streaming magic right about now.

Whoa, Bill’s Japanese accent is nothing like his American one.

EA Sports bringing FIFA to Switch in a show of unprecedented partnership.

Some smooth jazz.

“Suggestive” retail price, hur hur hur.

6 cities, 1 Switch, 6 Sundays.  616, the original number of The Beast.  Reggie is fallen from heaven confirmed.

Something about Zelda and some random old guy named Miyamoto.  SKIP.

Switch launches March 3rd, apparently without any games.  Oh wait, here’s a Zelda trailer.  So that’s what you can test your battery life on.

Major meltdowns incoming.  Actually, they’re already here.  I expected nothing though so I can’t complain. The Internet “hardcore” niche, though?  They’ll be absolutely toxic for at least another six weeks.

Screw ‘em.  Nintendo needs to find the Wii audience and market this as the true successor that the Wii U never was, or was even close to becoming.  Too bad it’s sorely missing a Wii Sports...