Given that the Wii U was a bit of a disastrous flop following the successful launch of the Wii, safe to say that Nintendo really needs their latest console, the Switch, to do well if they’re hoping to remain relevant in today’s console gaming scene. While the company is still mum on the console, their partners have expressed a ton of excitement.Ubisoft claims that the console will be able to “redefine” gaming, and during a recent financial call (transcript from SeekingAlpha via NeoGAF), NVIDIA’s CEO Jen-Hsun Huang expressed how excited he was for the upcoming console. He stated how NVIDIA and Nintendo have been working together for the past couple of years, and how many engineering hours have gone into making the Switch what it is today.
“Several hundred engineering years have gone into the development of this incredible game console. I really believe when everybody sees it and enjoy it, they’re going be amazed by it. It’s really like nothing they’ve ever played with before. And of course, the brand, their franchise and their game content is incredible.”
For those hearing about this for the first time, NVIDIA’s technology will be present in the Switch. Interestingly enough some have actually drawn comparisons between the Switch and NVIDIA’s own tablet efforts like the NVIDIA SHIELD. In any case the Switch is set for a release in March 2017, but the full specifics are only set for a revealed come 12th of January, 2017.
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