Nintendo Switch: Features required for success

Nintendo revealed its new Switch console yesterday, but much the new device remains a mystery.

The console/portable hybrid is coming next March, which seems awfully soon considering how little we know about it here. It’s not a lot. Don’t get us wrong, we’re intrigued by the base ideas of the Switch. But these days, we expect a lot features from our consoles. Just look at the competition, which offers suites of online features for playing with friends, sharing games, and connecting to other devices. Nintendo’s last system, the Wii U, had significantly fewer features than the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and it was a major sales disappointment at just 13 million units sold.