The Nintendo Switch

Nintendo has finally announced their newest console, the "Nintendo Switch". Chances are if you like Nintendo at all you've already heard about, but perhaps you don't know much about it yet.
It had been rumored for months that the new console Nintendo was working on, a project called the "Nintendo NX" would be a hybrid of console and mobile game platform, combining the technology of the Wii U and the 3DS. However, there wasn't any conclusive information until Nintendo's announcement when the rumors were confirmed. The NX's real name is the "Nintendo Switch", an aptly named console which has the rumored ability to switch between home console and portable. The main part of the console sits in a stand, presumably its main way of charging, and can connect to your TV to play games just like on the GameCube (No motion controls). Then, if you want to take it on the go you can just pop it out of the stand, clip on two side controllers (called "Joy-Cons") and there you go. It can be taken anywhere as long as you're not worried about breaking it. The side controllers can also be removed and used separately for multiplayer on the go, something that may be good for a long car ride with kids, except that the controllers are so small that they will easily be lost, as they appear to have no wrist straps like the Wiimotes.

The Nintendo Switch will not compare to the Xbox One or Playstation 4 when it comes to hardware, but that hasn't been the draw on Nintendo consoles for a long time. Nintendo consoles are known for being innovative and the Switch certainly lives up to that, but is it really worth buying? In the long run it will be down to the games released on it that will determine whether or not it is worth it.
A question many people are left asking after seeing the Nintendo Switch trailer is whether or not Skyrim will be available. The truth is, no one knows right now. Bethesda has said that they have made a deal with Nintendo and that they will be releasing games on the Switch, but they have not definitively said if Skyrim will be one of them, so as far as that goes, we'll have to wait and see.
Another games teased on the Switch was Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which looks awesome, and I'm tempted to buy a Switch just to play that, but I don't have $300 to spend to play one game.
Another interesting thing on the Switch is that CD's have now been replaced with cartridges, and this is an interesting move for Nintendo, but we don't yet know specifics about them such as storage space and data transfer speed, but presumably they will out perform CD's in both of these areas.
Will the Nintendo Switch outperform the Wii U and live up to the Wii? I have no idea, only time will tell.