By Emma Boyle
After last week’s surprise Direct, we weren’t expecting any big Nintendo Switch announcements for a while. However, 2018 appears to be the year Nintendo is aiming to defy expectations. Somewhat out of the blue the company has announced that it will reveal a “new interactive experience” for the Nintendo Switch at 10pm GMT on January 17.
Details on what this experience will actually involve are non-existent right now but according to Nintendo it’s been “specially crafted for kids and those who are kids at heart.”
Making moves to draw in a young and fresh audience is an unsurprising move from Nintendo. Just recently Nintendo’s president Tatsumi Kimishima said that the console’s second year would be “crucial” in determining its longevity. A big part of the company’s second years plans, he revealed, involved expanding the console’s playerbase “beyond traditional gamers” and include those “who barely touch game consoles”.
Expanding the playerbase
This reveal certainly seems like it could be a big part of those plans. Promises of “a new interactive experience” suggests this will be more than a software announcement, and many are wondering if the console could be about to receive a new accessory.
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Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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