Nintendo says that the Switch will launch around the world on March 3. Exact pricing will obviously vary by market - so resist the urge to rely on direct conversions to other currencies - but the company announced that the device will be priced at $299.99 in the United States, £279.99 in the UK, and just under Y30,000 in the company's home market of Japan.

The Switch has a 6.2-inch multitouch display with HD (1280x720px) resolution - but when connected to the TV dock, games can be played at Full HD (1920x1080px). It has just 32GB of integrated storage, but this can be expanded thanks to its microSD card slot. The games you'll play on the Switch will come on proprietary 'game cards', which should help to reduce the problem of the device's limited onboard storage.

The Switch also supports 802.11ac Wi-Fi, including the ability to connect up to eight of the consoles over a local network for multiplayer gaming. But given that the Switch will spend much of its time in your hands - and away from power sockets - you'll obviously want to know about how long the good times will last before it runs out of juice. Nintendo says that gamers can expect between 2.5 and 6.5 hours of battery life, depending on the games they play. The Switch is charged via a USB Type-C port, doing away with the notion of proprietary power cables