The new console from Nintendo should convince with flexibility. So is the Nintendo Switch as classic TV / home console can be used, but can also be used as go version can be taken anywhere. This makes the thoughts of many gamers' hearts beat faster when they first hear it, but the Switch brings with it a problem with this presentation. As with almost all technical devices, the battery life is the most discussed topic of conversation with the new console from Nintendo. Because the battery specifications of the TV console and the portable version are different. Put simply the portable variant has less power.
UPDATE 18.01.17
The release date for the new Nintendo console is March 03rd, 2017. The pre-orders on Amazon also silence our concerns noted below for the time being, the contingent of the mail order company is already sold out!
Again, nothing mature from Nintendo?
Gamers have already complained about the short battery life of the Wii U. With the battery pack developed as a result, Nintendo was able to boost the performance eightfold and the outcry about the short service life fell silent. After the switch data was published by the FCC (Federal Communication Commission), it is not possible to exchange or increase the battery in the switch, as the battery is permanently installed in the hardware of the device. As a result, game developers have to develop one game for play on the TV, and once for play on the Switch go (unofficial name). Therefore, it stands to reason that most developers will adapt the performance to the Switch go, which will make the graphics on the TV suffer a bit.
The following can be reported on the topic of graphics so far: The console will work with a Maxwell 20nm chip, which is a bit older than chips with Nvidia 16nm Pascal technology. Forbes.com therefore describes the Nintendo Switch as not only "not as powerful, but also not as fast as the Playstation 4". However, they also added that you won't be disappointed with the overall graphics, but they fall behind when compared to the hard facts. The Nintendo Switch can win over many fascinated gamers thanks to the new kind of flexibility, but the Wii U has already tried to show off with a new gimmick and could not prevail thanks to the poorer technology.
Idea good - implementation questionable
The question of questions will remain until the release in March 2017, how many gamers are enthusiastic about the combination of home and portable console and consider this feature useful. As with the Gamecube and the Wii, Nintendo is again aiming for “something different” with the Switch. Brave considering how Microsoft and Sony have left the Japanese behind for the last 15 years. Ultimately, it only remains to be seen what feedback the new console will give after the start of sales, classics such as the Mario or Zelda series will also celebrate satisfactory success on the switch. But without wanting to appear cynical or subjective, Nintendo is back on the same card. A card that has definitely left them behind in recent years.
