Nintendo Switch: It’s a big handheld, an underpowered console, and how I want to play games

Here’s something I’ve only said a couple of times in my life: a new Nintendo console is coming out this week.

The Switch debuts Friday for $300, and it is finally the system that will fuse the publisher’s home and handheld gaming divisions into a single product. It is a tablet-like device that you can connect to your TV through a dock, use on a table with its kickstand, or hold like a traditional portable in your hands. It comes with two JoyCon controllers that connect to the side of the unit to turn it into a portable, and they can be used individually as tiny controllers for multiplayer games. The Switch even still supports motion controls in addition to everything else.