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| Nintendo unveils Switch console | Nintendo unveils Switch console |
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| Nintendo has revealed that its next games machine will be a handheld, portable device that doubles up as a home console. | Nintendo has revealed that its next games machine will be a handheld, portable device that doubles up as a home console. |
| Named the Nintendo Switch, the device looks like a tablet computer with controllers that attach to its sides. | Named the Nintendo Switch, the device looks like a tablet computer with controllers that attach to its sides. |
| The device was revealed in a short "teaser" video posted on YouTube. | The device was revealed in a short "teaser" video posted on YouTube. |
| One analyst said the device could be Nintendo's "last shot" at selling a home console. | One analyst said the device could be Nintendo's "last shot" at selling a home console. |
| "The Wii U was a car crash, basically," said Paul Jackson of the Ovum consultancy. | "The Wii U was a car crash, basically," said Paul Jackson of the Ovum consultancy. |
| "They fudged the communication and confused everybody with the controller and what the screen was for. | "They fudged the communication and confused everybody with the controller and what the screen was for. |
| "As a result it sold about a tenth of what the original Wii sold." | "As a result it sold about a tenth of what the original Wii sold." |
| Nintendo has sold 13 million Wii U consoles, compared to 100 million of the original Wii. | Nintendo has sold 13 million Wii U consoles, compared to 100 million of the original Wii. |
| The Wii U was rapidly outsold by Sony's PS4 and Microsoft's Xbox One, although Nintendo has enjoyed success with its handheld 3DS device. | The Wii U was rapidly outsold by Sony's PS4 and Microsoft's Xbox One, although Nintendo has enjoyed success with its handheld 3DS device. |
| Mr Jackson said it was no surprise the new device was a "bit of both" console and handheld. | Mr Jackson said it was no surprise the new device was a "bit of both" console and handheld. |
| "Two of the most successful consoles ever are Nintendo's portable devices - both the Gameboy and DS sold more than 100 million each." | "Two of the most successful consoles ever are Nintendo's portable devices - both the Gameboy and DS sold more than 100 million each." |
| Mr Jackson warned that Nintendo would need a strong roster of games to launch its console, and could still struggle to attract third-party developers. | Mr Jackson warned that Nintendo would need a strong roster of games to launch its console, and could still struggle to attract third-party developers. |
| "Third-party firms such as Square Enix, EA Games and Activision are increasingly more interested in the massive install-base of tablet and smartphone owners," he told the BBC. | "Third-party firms such as Square Enix, EA Games and Activision are increasingly more interested in the massive install-base of tablet and smartphone owners," he told the BBC. |
| "Nintendo has to decide whether it is competing head-on with Sony and Microsoft - who are going for ultra-high definition gaming and virtual reality - or whether it is going for the approach that worked for the Wii: that the hardware is unique. | "Nintendo has to decide whether it is competing head-on with Sony and Microsoft - who are going for ultra-high definition gaming and virtual reality - or whether it is going for the approach that worked for the Wii: that the hardware is unique. |
| "On the software side, they need the big Mario game, the Zelda game, the Metroid game - front and centre, exclusive to Switch and available at the same time as the console. | "On the software side, they need the big Mario game, the Zelda game, the Metroid game - front and centre, exclusive to Switch and available at the same time as the console. |
| "In the past they've got that wrong - and if you have a lousy launch, suddenly you're in the wilderness for a few years." | "In the past they've got that wrong - and if you have a lousy launch, suddenly you're in the wilderness for a few years." |
| Nintendo has already announced that its highly-anticipated title Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will be released on the Switch. | |
| However, it it yet to reveal the technical specifications of the device, which is due to be released in March 2017. |