Nintendo Switch User Interface, Unannounced Games and More

By Vanessa Francisco, | January 21, 2017

Several new gaming consoles were launched in 2016 but the Nintendo Switch has been the most popular. (Moja/CC BY-SA 3.0)

Several new gaming consoles were launched in 2016 but the Nintendo Switch has been the most popular. (Moja/CC BY-SA 3.0)

Nintendo discussed the new Nintendo Switch in more detail this past Thursday, but the system's home menu and other little details about it are still unclear. There have been many speculations about the Switch's user interface.

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Nicalia, the creator of "The Binding of Isaac," posted a photo on Twitter which shows what seems to be the Switch's mid-game menu. It showed the screen when the game is paused. This confirmed that, like on the 3DS, games could be paused on the Nintendo Switch as well. It also showed that there is an option to change user accounts mid-game.

Another tweet from Nicalis teased users the new Switch games. "The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+" has been confirmed to be available on the Switch at launch but not other Nicalis classics like "Cave Story" and "1001 Spikes." These games were spotted with "Afterbirth+" in the leaked home menu picture that Nicalis tweeted. "Isaac was lonely so we brought a few friends to keep him company," Nicalis wrote.

Several new gaming consoles were launched in 2016, but the Nintendo Switch has been the most popular. The hybrid console was unveiled in October, and many think that it could attract Nintendo's first-party market and other gamers who are also PlayStation 4 and Xbox One owners. However, some analysts are skeptical about its housing and graphical and processing power. Meanwhile, there are reports that porting games from one platform to another will be very hard on the Switch.

A former Ubisoft employee said that the upcoming Nintendo Switch might not come with enough processing power to support current-generation game ports. This could pose a problem for third-party developers.

When the Nintendo Switch is used at home, its component slots can be connected to a TV set. The games come on small cartridges, and about 80 games are currently under development, including a new Mario game called "Super Mario Odyssey," which will be released later this year. Another upcoming title on the console is a motion-controlled boxing game called "Arms," which is set for release this Spring.

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