Nintendo Switch

The Nintendo Switch was released in early March and has been a massive success for Nintendo.  Still to this day, it is very difficult to find one in stores or online!  Just goes to show you that Nintendo is still King of Gaming for all ages!

Specifics

The Nintendo Switch is a hybrid home video game console system.  It comes with a docking station and a ‘skeleton’ of a controller where the two joy-con halves slide into, turning them into something more akin to a regular console controller.  This setup allows you to play on your home television and at anytime, slide the joy-cons back into the unit itself, undock it, and take it with you — all without ever leaving the game!

It’s a setup that a lot of investor type folks didn’t really foresee a lot of interest in, what with our smartphones and tablets most of us own today.  But what they didn’t realize was that this is Nintendo.  They’ve made everything seamless and geared toward gaming.  It’s the only way to play Nintendo’s latest first party games such as Mario Kart 8 DX, Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild, and other 3rd party games such as Mario+Rabbids Kingdom Battle … either at home or on the go!


Availability

It’s been in a perpetual state of ‘sold out’ at most retailers, both online and off.  However, I was able to find mine using the useful site brickseek.com – Just click that link then enter your zip code and then click the Search Inventory button and you’ll see a listing of all Walmart locations in your area with inventory numbers!

Or if you don’t mind paying a premium, you could snag one at Amazon.com for a bit more than retail – you can buy yours right now here.  And you’ll be up and running with your new Switch in 2 days or less! … Depending where you are you might even get it the same day!!

Games

Here’s some of the best games currently on the system!

  1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Get it here  — Get expansion pass here!
  2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Get it here
  3. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove | Get it here
  4. Cave Story + | Get it here
  5. Minecraft: Switch Edition | Get it here
  6. The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth + | Get it here
  7. ARMS | Get it here
  8. Splatoon 2 | Get it here
  9. Disgaea 5 Complete | Get it here
  10. RiME (PREORDER) | Get it here (Yes, it’s not ‘currently’ available, but it looks fantastic!)