Nintendo Switch review – revolutionary, at home and on the move

After the Wii U failed to ignite the imaginations of anyone but the most devout Nintendo loyalists, a lot rides on its successor. The Switch itself is the very tablet you hold, rather than a beast left tethered to your TV. It offers a pixel-dense 1280x720 screen with capacitive multi-touch features, but this is far from a Nintendo-branded iPad – slide it into its dock at home and it offers a 1080p output on the main screen. In either state, the real wonders are the two Joy-Con controllers, which are as revolutionary as the Wii Remote was a decade ago. When slid on to the side of the Switch (or the included grip frame), they deliver the easy familiarity and detailed input afforded by any traditional controller.