This is a long and comprehensive review and will be updated over time if any info changes.



The phrase 'Jack of all trades, master of none' is often used to describe the Switch and is incredibly accurate. This is both good and bad, depending on what mode you're playing in.



The Switch is a semi expensive home console and has been hyped to hell and back and for good reason. It's amazing. The materials used to make the product are top quality, and although it has a plastic capacitive touch screen, it feels superb and highly responsive. The touchscreen however is rather soft, and scratches incredibly easily so be careful with false nails and putting it in the TV dock charger adapter thingy.



The joy cons have Rumble HD which is a really immersive addition to games especially Mario Odyssey where you can feel the helicopter blades spinning and things like 1-2-Switch. Controls are fab and easy to get used to, and the lack of D-pad that everyone was having fits over is also easy to adapt to. The only fault I have with these is that the Switch makes a strange sound effect when you slot them in; and this masks the click in real life that you get when they lock into the console. Many times have I been fooled by this sound effect, thinking the controllers are locked into the Switch, picked it up and the screen tumbles to the ground. Be careful.



Charging time was about 3.5 hours from dead; and the battery lasts between 5-7 hours in handheld mode. Not really as portable as it seems to make out it is and is quite large and you'd definitely need a highly padded and soft case for it.



The handheld mode of the Switch is brilliant as the games are all in ultra crisp HD. Not experienced lag yet but have only used for a day. The speakers are lovely and loud, very HQ sound.



On TV mode, the graphics quality drops immensely. You can change the resolution in the settings but it doesn't seem to change at all. It goes from like 1080p to 700p (handheld to TV). It isn't that bad though as you're obviously not sat directly in front of the TV and it's bearable.



Comes with 32gb of memory with some taken up by the system and you have the option of expanding theoretically up to 2TB. Honestly, if you have game carts and only download a couple of eshop games, this isn't a problem.



Games-wise was quite disappointed. The Switch has been out for over 2 years now, and has yet to have more than 3 or 4 interesting, cult games (Mario Odyssey, LoZ BoTW, Pokemon Lets Go and Monster Hunter). All of the games for Switch are massively over priced at around £50 a game, and sell pretty much for the same when they're 2nd hand. The eshop is filled with generally crappy Switch ports of NeoGeo games and old arcades, and some indie games. The only one worth buying is Stardew - but it's better on PC and you can run it on a toaster.



Quite frankly I don't think the Switch will have the same fate as the Wii U, but it's going to take some time for it to be worth it's money. I understand the technology is fab and what they've gone for they have succeeded in, but the game variety really let's you down if you're a single player.

The fact you cant play online is also irritating. You now have to adhere to the regular payment strategy that Xbox have, despite paying nigh on 300 quid for a console and selling your Auntie Jane's priceless ming dynasty vase to get a game. I know it's cheaper than it's competitors, but Nintendo makes far too much money via Switches already, and don't need £18 from you to maintain their substandard servers and multiplayer.