The Nintendo Switch has went from prototype to reality and we've had over a week to look at it from every angle. Here's our Nintendo Switch review

After a shipping snafu with Amazon, I spent the better part of a day trying to track a Nintendo Switch down. I experienced exactly what many hopeful Switch owners will experience.

Nintendo Switch down. I experienced exactly what many hopeful Switch owners will experience. I hounded Craigslist, and haunted Best Buy, and waited in a too-long line at GameStop.

The Nintendo Switch is Nintendo's successor to the Wii U , a home console with some great ideas and games that fell flat in execution. But the Switch has more in common with the iPad , or the slew of Android devices that have captured mainstream attention.

Sturdy build quality; Region-free store; Easy to use interface; Seamless switch between portable and home console use

Sturdy build quality; Region-free store; Easy to use interface; Seamless switch between portable and home console use; Screen is easy to scratch; Can't pause downloads

Okay, I'll admit it. For the last two console launches, I've been a Nintendo hater. But that changes with the Nintendo Switch. Priced at $299, the Switch is a truly innovative product that has the ability to literally switch between play modes.

Console offers three modes of play; Solid build; Ease to setup and use

Can't charge the Joy-Con controllers separately; Small launch title catalog; Screen highly reflective in the sun; Expensive accessories

I think this console is a brilliant idea for Nintendo. It consolidates their handheld line with their home console line and gives birth to the Switch, which would have to be the most powerful mainstream portable game systems ever made, which can then be played on the comfort of your couch in front...

Beautiful to look at. Loving every inch of this console ❤❤❤

Nintendo remains a puzzling phenomenon for a lot of modern gamers. The company never makes powerful consoles, or cool consoles; it never pushes the processing envelope, and it always seems a little eccentric when it comes to online infrastructure.

It's hard not to review a brand new console against what you'd like it to be, rather than what it is, going on such little evidence. Nintendo make great games and once made great consoles, but of late have lost the pulse of the public.

There is always plenty of attention afforded a new games console launch, not least when it has Nintendo slapped across the front. But after the relative failure of the Wii U, it seems there are more eyes on the company's new machine - the Nintendo Switch - than ever before.

Joy-Cons are versatile and well-built; easy to dock; handheld mode works well; up to 1080p 60fps graphics; you don't need the pricey accessories

Only 32GB without microSD card; no game in the box; no media streaming apps at launch; limited launch line-up