As expected, yesterday Nintendo first showed the game console of the next generation called the Switch, which was previously known under the code name Nintendo NX. The novelty is a hybrid console that combines features of portable and stationary Nintendo 3DS Wii U. unfortunately, the company did not disclose all the details about novelties, but only published three-minute video, which is, however, very informative.
In fact, Nintendo Switch is a gaming tablet with a relatively small display (about 7 inches), the ends of which are joined by controllers Joy-Con. As such, the new product is a portable console, and for the transition to the stationary regime it is necessary only to vertically inserted into a special docking station Nintendo Dock Switch, which connects to the TV, and disconnect controllers.
At the heart of Nintendo’s Switch lies created specially for her a single-chip platform NVIDIA Tegra graphics processor and architecture “underlying the most powerful graphics cards GeForce”. Most likely, we are talking about the chart, Pascal, and applied SoC is likely to be a processed version of the platform Tegra Parker, which includes two major computational kernel Denver 2, four energy-efficient Cortex-A57, Pascal graphics with 256 CUDA cores and a controller memory LPDDR4.
the Developers of NVIDIA mark that they had done a lot of work on optimization for Switch, including has been optimised physics engine, created a new gaming tools, libraries and game API, best use of the resources of the console. For example, the latest graphics API NVN was established with a focus on light and quick game. It is also noted that the operating system is deeply connected with the GPU, which increases efficiency and productivity.
But back to commercials, and the fact that it shows. As can be seen, controllers, Joy-Con, each of which has one stick and four buttons on the face, can either be combined by using a special holder some sort of a standard game controller, or each of them can be used separate, taking one in each hand or giving two players. It is highly likely that controllers Joy-Con support motion tracking. Also the device will support a traditional controller for the console called Switch Pro Controller, which, apparently, will be offered separately.
of the games in the video shows the new Zelda, a project that is strongly reminiscent of Skyrim, some versions of Mario Kart and Super Mario, and a basketball simulator (you can play locally, four of us, with two consoles Switch). Also been shown a team shooter Splatoon, which was co-played by 4 people, each on their own console. Also the video shows the cartridge games, similar size to the SD card, but much thicker.
the output of the console is scheduled for March 2017. Note that the Switch support Nintendo has already announced about fifty publishers and developers, including EA, Activision, Ubisoft and Bethesda.
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