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These are all the different ways to play Nintendo Switch

These are all the different ways to play Nintendo Switch

When you play Switch games on the go, it looks like a fairly conventional handheld console. You have two analog sticks, four face buttons, a directional pad, and four shoulder buttons, with a large, HD screen in the middle.

These are all the different ways to play Nintendo Switch

The two sections on either side of the screen with buttons can actually be detached and used for local multiplayer games, like "Mario Kart," as shown here.

The two sections on either side of the screen with buttons can actually be detached and used for local multiplayer games, like "Mario Kart," as shown here.

You can also flip out a little kickstand on the back of the screen, set it on a flat surface, detach the controllers and use them to play single player games from a relaxed position.

You can also flip out a little kickstand on the back of the screen, set it on a flat surface, detach the controllers and use them to play single player games from a relaxed position.

However, like I said earlier, this isn't just a handheld console. You can place the screen portion (where the console's technical guts live) into a docking station to display the picture on a TV. You can then play games on the TV by sliding the detachable controllers into a shell, which will make it feel more like a conventional game controller in your hands.

However, like I said earlier, this isn

Here is another look at the controller shell, with the tablet portion placed inside the docking station on the right. The controller shell looks a bit like a dog from that angle.

Here is another look at the controller shell, with the tablet portion placed inside the docking station on the right. The controller shell looks a bit like a dog from that angle.

If the dog controller looks uncomfortable to you, the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller is a much more conventional console controller for TV play. It has all the same buttons and the same functionality, but looks much more comfortable. We're assuming this will be sold separately.

If the dog controller looks uncomfortable to you, the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller is a much more conventional console controller for TV play. It has all the same buttons and the same functionality, but looks much more comfortable. We

To see all of these different crazy controller configurations in action, watch the Nintendo Switch reveal trailer below:

To see all of these different crazy controller configurations in action, watch the Nintendo Switch reveal trailer below:

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