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Switch Pro, This is Not

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After so many "leak", rumors and "reports", Nintendo has finally taken the lid off the next iteration of the Nintendo Switch! Just one small detail though, this is not the Switch Pro that all of the leaks were talking about.  It turns out to be a far cry of any of the mentioned specs, there will be no technical bump.  So what exactly are we getting with this new Switch? OLED! - the biggest and more noticeable difference is will be the screen, it should offer perfect blacks, brighter and more colorful image. Hinge - No more off center, flimsy hinge.  The new hinge will cover the entire back and has almost unlimited placement, similarly to the Microsoft Surface line of laptops. Audio - "Enhanced Audio". Dock - The new dock will come with a built in LAN. Internals - [BLANK] All kidding aside, these are incremental upgrades and refinements that would make it an attractive purchase for a newcomer.  Most of the disappointment is mostly coming existing owners who...

Super Smash Brothers - Kazuya Gameplay

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During today's special Super Smash Bros. Ultimate stream, Nintendo fully revealed Kazuya, the latest fighter from the Tekken series.  The gameplay style of this new character is actually more akin to Tekken, but fits right in with Smash Bros.  At first glance, it looks like a more robust Ryu with ranged attacks. Kazuya makes the10th fighter released for Smash Bros. Ultimate under the second DLC pass.  While never say never, Sakurai stated that the next and 11th fighter will be the last. That's a lot of post release content, while not all pleased everyone, there's no denying that this is the best post release support that Nintendo has ever provided for one of its games. The fighter will be released tomorrow on 6/29/21.