Nintendo Switch Versatility Comes At A Cost While you’re home, the Switch clicks into its included docking station so that you can play your games on the big screen of your TV while charging up the system and its connected controllers. It has enough power to play some of the most popular open-world video games from Skyrim to The Witcher 3 on the go.

Sliding the two included Joy-Con controllers onto the right and left sides of this screen provides analog sticks, buttons, and triggers-converting the tablet into a portable game system with console-like controls. At its core, the Switch is a standalone tablet with a touchscreen display ideal for watching YouTube or playing a casual game. The Nintendo Switch is a 2-in-1 video game system that “switches” between a home console played on a TV and a portable gaming handheld unit.