Nintendo Switch stock up of rumors: specs, dock, games and more

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Finally, Nintendo NX is a thing. The thing is called Switch, a hybrid system able to be a console or a portable machine. Switch will use cartridges, will connect to a dock to at least charge and enable the TV out connection and during the presentation we saw an ephemeral footage for a new 3D Mario in development for Switch.

Nintendo has to confirm a lot of points to clear the official stand about Switch, but until then, we have some rumors for this new piece of hardware:

Nintendo Switch Specifications:

Four ARM Cortex-A57 cores, max 2GHz
NVidia second-generation Maxwell architecture
256 CUDA cores, max 1 GHz, 1024 FLOPS/cycle
4GB RAM (25.6 GB/s, VRAM shared)
32 GB storage (Max transfer 400 MB/s)
USB 2.0 & 3.0
1280 x 720 6.2″ IPS LCD
1080p at 60 fps or 4k at 30 fps max video output
Capcitance method, 10-point multi-touch
Nvidia confirmed to be on board after the Switch reveal.

New information:

Nintendo won’t unveil new information about Switch until 2017. Specs and price will have to wait to be confirmed until the next year, at least, officially.

Switch Games:

Splatoon, Mario Kart, Smash Bros and Zelda would be enhanced ports, but not new developments.
The new Beyond Good & Evil game could be a Switch exclusive. The game confirmed by Michael Ancel some days ago, would be a half-reboot. The tale of Jade would be re-built to expand the beginning of the story and would continue when the first game ended.

No concrete details:

Right Joy-Con would offer IR pointer capabilities (to be used in the same way as a Wii remote pointer).
Nintendo declined to comment if Switch will be able to run smartphone games.
There is not an official stand about the region lock.
Nintendo Switch won’t read 3DS cards or Wii U discs.
Switch could have a battery life of three hours.
Switch screen could be a touch screen.
Switch’s dock could add some processing power.

And that’s all for now.