Nintendo Switch review: a brave and fascinating new console

Nintendo Switch review: a brave and

fascinating new console

The Switch is Nintendo's first new console since the launch of the Wii U in 2012. Like the latter, the Switch features 1080p high-definition graphics and hybrid gameplay utilizing both your television and a portable touchscreen.

Nintendo remains a puzzling phenomenon for a lot of modern gamers. The company never makes powerful consoles, or cool consoles; it never pushes the processing envelope, and it always seems a little eccentric when it comes to online infrastructure.

The Switch is the latest evolution of an idea Nintendo has been playing with since the arrival of the Wii in 2006 – a console for everyone, with an interesting, accessible and flexible interface. The console itself is basically a tablet, and completely portable, but plug it into the stand and the action immediately appears on your TV.

The big question is – is it fun? (yep it is).