Nintendo held an event to reveal more details about its upcoming Switch console, so we had to do a special FTP episode: Nintendo Switch edition!

  • Console details
    • What’s included, release date, price
      • Should they have hit the $249 price point?
    • Is it more of a console or a handheld?
    • Aside: Overcooked
    • Paid online service that includes a free NES/SNES game (Update: … with a catch)
    • Play styles: console, tabletop, handheld
    • Battery life
    • Aside: Mike and Jason preorder their Switches
    • Social media sharing
    • IR sensor
    • HD rumble
  • Game details
    • 1-2 Switch, ARMS, Aside: Terrible translators, Splatoon 2, Super Mario Odyssey, Third party developer games
    • Should game ports incorporate Switch-specific functionality?
    • Quality of graphics
    • Third party support
    • Apple as a possible competitor
    • Zelda: Breath of the Wild
    • Will there be a point when graphics don’t matter?
  • Nintendo Switch accessory pricing
  • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe