Long time readers, assuming they’re not asleep, may recall a post I made back in May about 20 Things I Want from the Nintendo NX. Well, now we know more about the console, including that it’s called the Nintendo Switch and not the NX, I can look back on my list and see just how close to creating the perfect console Nintendo have come.
Key: Red – No, Orange – Unknown or Partial, Green – Yes.
- The Nintendo NX must be region-free
We don’t know this yet but it has been rumoured. - Have Mario games on it
Well duh. Although no confirmation of any one(s) specifically. - Have actual buttons on the Nintendo NX controller
YES! - Finally fix the issue of jerky credits scrolling that blights every game ever made since 1994, previous to which for some reason it wasn’t an issue
A real concern, but no details have yet to emerge. - Support exactly 17 Nintendo NX controllers
It would appear it also supports just one, so no. - Take Sega Mega Drive cartridges
This now seems unlikely, although there’s a chance the dock will have a cartridge slot. - Available in two colours: green, and very green
Only grey has been shown, but green versions may yet happen. - The Nintendo NX to be able to download games without it being turned on. Or plugged in. Or even taken out of the box
No information on this yet. - Have games on square optical discs
Games will come on 3DS-like game cards, but square optical discs have not been ruled out. - Have a picture of Jacky from Virtua Fighter under the flap
Current status unknown. - Have a flap
YES! Flap confirmed! - Make sure the flap is backwards compatible with the Wii and Wii U flaps
No available information. - Gold plated flap as an optional extra
No available information. - Actually, have two flaps
Unconfirmed, but it appears that yes, it has two (or more) flaps. The dock may also house additional flaps. - Console needs to be completely spherical
All signs point to no. - Able to perform a quirkafleeg
No confirmation on this functionality yet forthcoming. - Holding down the A and B buttons on startup causes the console to dispense poisonous gas into the room
The A and B buttons do exist, but it is unclear on whether they can perform this particular function. - Five screens. One of them inside the console but you can’t see it
YES! The launch preview video clearly shows multiple screens, and one of them does indeed go inside the console where you can’t see it. - Every single Nintendo game ever made, and all those not made yet, available at launch
Nintendo are not clear on this point yet. - Free sweets in the box
We can hope, but again, nothing confirmed at the moment.
And the Scores
1 point is awarded for Orange, 2 for Green, and nothing for Red. Total possible points are 40.
Red: 2
Orange: 14
Green: 4
Total score: 22/40
Which means the Switch is currently just over 50% the console I wanted. Hurrah!
