Here's everything we know about Nintendo's new $300 console coming next month, the Switch

After years of waiting, Nintendo finally has a new video game console on the way: the Nintendo Switch.

It's a hybrid console - you can play it at home on your living-room television, or you can take it on the go. Here are the basics:

• It's called Nintendo Switch.
• It's scheduled to launch on March 3, 2017.
• It starts at $299.
• Nintendo has a gaggle of games starring its most prominent creations in the works.

There's of course much more to the Switch than that, and Nintendo just offered a ton of new details. Here's everything we know about the Nintendo Switch, straight from the horse's mouth.