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Nintendo Switch Console 2

When Nintendo finally unveiled the Switch last week, it showed off the console running a mixture of upcoming titles similar Breath of the Wild, as well as current Wii U games like Splatoon. The Elderberry Scrolls: Skyrim as well got prominent placement (in its Enhanced Edition, no less), even though no one had ever mentioned that the five year-old game would transport for the Nintendo Switch and Bethesda hadn't previously mentioned any kind of plan to bring the game to a new platform.

Yesterday, a Nintendo UK representative confirmed to Eurogamer that the games shown during the video were all inserted in postal service-production, not native titles or gameplay. The actors that were filmed as playing were working with dummy props, not bodily equipment. While close analysis had indicated this was likely the case already, Nintendo still hadn't confirmed it until now.

"This video is all about explaining how the Nintendo Switch works," a United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland spokesperson told Eurogamer. "We wanted to convey in a self-contained video how Nintendo Switch represents a new era for video game systems enjoyed in front of a Boob tube, by letting gamers play anywhere, someday, with anyone they choose. Information technology adds the mobility of a portable system to the power of a home gaming organization."

There are some interesting changes to how Nintendo is marketing its device every bit well. As GamesIndustry.biz notes, the early footage for the Wii (Revolution) and Wii U showcased the system being used past people of all ages, from children to the elderly. The Switch, in contrast, is focusing on Millennials. This suggests that the company is trying to regain brownie with customers that might otherwise be drawn to Sony or Microsoft, but it may also exist a sign that the Nintendo 3DS has failed to catch on with children in the aforementioned way that the Nintendo DS did a decade ago. This makes some intuitive sense, if you assume that kids are most likely to be gaming on a smartphone or tablet and would prefer these devices to a handheld from Nintendo. There'due south no sign of motion controllers or touchscreens on the Nintendo Switch, implying that Nintendo's latest console is going to confine its revolution to the way you tin accept the device with you lot on-the-get rather than trying to kickstart another revolution in game control — though patent filings suggest the Switch could withal exist hiding some features.

Nintendo Switch Console

The console is existent, the games aren't.

That's probable the best thought, particularly if Nintendo wants to win support from third-political party developers. For a decade, gaming on a Nintendo system has meant learning how to utilize Nintendo's very unlike command schemes from the ones Microsoft and Sony use. Simplifying that situation will probably help bring 3rd-political party developers back to the fold, especially if the hardware that the Nintendo Switch uses is more similar to PC or console designs from other companies.

The full general lack of games is a bit disturbing

More competition in the panel marketplace is a skillful thing, and Nintendo's promise of seamless gaming whether yous're on-the-go or snuggled on the couch could resonate with fans — but I also wish we'd seen some actual shipping titles in action rather than just a focus on Millennials pretending to play games. In a few cases, this might exist because Nintendo wants the games to look better than they currently do, like Jiff of the Wild. Others are less clear, and showcasing titles not confirmed to exist role of the platform, like Skyrim, is just plain odd.

True, the Nintendo Switch isn't prepare to launch until March, merely that's only five months away. Both Sony and Microsoft were showing gameplay clips by this time in their own cycles, and the fact that Nintendo withal doesn't accept annihilation to evidence isn't a great outcome. Hopefully the company is holding back to put a terminal coat of polish on things and not aimlessly trying to finalize its ain software and hardware internals.