Nintendo Switch

          Nintendo just announced the release of their new video game system, the Nintendo Switch. They plan of putting the product on the shelves sometime in March 2017. This system is the first to come out after the WiiU console was released five years ago on November 18, 2012. The starting price for the Nintendo Switch will be somewhere between $300 and $400.

          "The Switch has six different pieces of hardware: The screen equipped Switch itself, the TV-connecting Dock, the Pro Controller, the left and right detachable Joy-Cons and the Grip that can house them both," said Lucas M. Thomas in his online article "Nintendo Switch: The Unanswered Questions" published on October 26, 2016. All these products, except the Pro Controller, will be included in packaging. The Switch comes in black and white, and can be argued, to closely resemble the WiiU (unless the Switch is in Pro Controller mode). The control system can be played on your TV and/or control screen. This allows you to play on the TV screen or anywhere in your home.

          Zach Carattini, junior at Chadron High School and video game enthusiast, has been playing video games all his life. He heard of the Nintendo Switch through like-minded video game friends. Besides the video trailer uploaded on YouTube under the Nintendo Channel, he believes that the Switch hasn't had a lot of advertising, "I honestly haven't seen a lot," he said. 
         Carattini is also excited about the new games being released on the Switch, which include but are not limited to: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 2, and Super Mario.