If you haven’t made your mind up about the Nintendo Switch yet, then you may get a chance this month: the console is going on tour in the UK throughout February for consumers to try it out in the flesh.
The device will be headed to London, Birmingham, and Manchester, three days at a time. You’ll be able to try out The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 2, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Arms, 1-2-Switch, and Snipperclips.
The events are free, but you’ll have to register a place by clicking on your chosen location on this page. Take a look at the full schedule below.
Birmingham
Boxxed, 104-108 Floodgate Street, Birmingham, B5 5SR
- Friday, February 10, 2017
- Saturday, February 11, 2017
- Sunday, February 12, 2017
Manchester
Cobden Rooms, Manchester Central, Windmill Street, Manchester, M2 3GX
- Friday, February 17, 2017
- Saturday, February 18, 2017
- Sunday, February 19, 2017
London
Tanner Warehouse, 50 Bermondsey Street, SE1 3UD
- Friday, February 24, 2017
- Saturday, February 25, 2017
- Sunday, February 26, 2017
Nintendo Switch launches on March 3, priced at US $300/£280/AU $470. The console’s touchscreen was recently shown off for the first time, using Skylanders Imaginators. The toys-to-life game is one of the 10 confirmed Switch launch titles. The other nine are: 1-2-Switch, The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+, Just Dance 2017, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, I Am Setsuna, Human Resource Machine, Little Inferno, World of Goo, and Super Bomberman R. For all the games confirmed to be coming to Switch–but not necessarily at launch–take a look at our roundup.
The Switch launch lineup could continue to grow between now and release in March, but it’s unlikely there will be as many launch titles as there were for Wii U, which had 23. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime recently spoke out to stress that launch is “not the be-all and the end-all.”