A lot more information on Nintendo’s new console, the Nintendo Switch will be revealed in a special presentation in Japan on Jan. 12.
According to Nintendo, the Nintendo Switch event will be for invited media, financial analysts and trade partners in Tokyo and will be livestreamed globally on that day. The presentation will include the launch date and pricing for Nintendo Switch, as well as a look at the lineup of games currently in development.
This was all announced at a presentation to financial analysts in Tokyo by Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima.
Kimishima also announced that Nintendo Switch sampling events for invited media, partners, and consumers will take place in the U.S. and Europe after the presentation at later dates. There will be opportunities for the public to participate in hands-on events around the same time. All of those details will be be announced on a later date.
There is no set time for the Nintendo Switch presentation yet, but Nintendo assures that its social media accounts will provide that information closer to the date.
Nintendo has not given any indication as for a price, but a March 2017 launch window was announced earlier this year.
As for the lineup of games, the Nintendo Switch reveal trailer showed off not only Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but what looks to be Mario Kart, a new Mario Galaxy and a ton of third-party games. This January presentation will unveil all of that information and we’ll update you as soon as we learn more.
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