The coolest transformations of Nintendo's beautiful Switch in GIFs

Nintendo is changing the game.
 By  Adam Rosenberg and Nicole Gallucci  on 
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Nintendo is switching things up with its newly revealed transformative gaming console: Nintendo Switch.

Though the hardware's Thursday reveal left many unanswered questions relating to price, battery life and more, it did do one thing extremely well. The first look gave us a sneak peak at some of the many different ways the versatile gaming system can be used from the comfort of your living room and on-the-go.

The trailer was packed with a whole lot of information, so we assembled this collection of GIFs to highlight some of the Switch's sweetest features thus far.


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It's a handheld device

It's a free-standing console

It's a living room console

It's a portable party machine

It uses cartridges

Is has a headphone jack (sup Apple?!)

It's sharable

It's made for collaboration

Feel free to watch these GIFs on repeat while you get pumped for the Switch's March 2017 arrival.

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Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.

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