Nintendo Switch is unveiled

Nintendo on Thursday unveiled its new console, the Nintendo Switch.

Long code-named the Nintendo NX, the Nintendo Switch is a hybrid of sorts. The system, which will use cartridges rather than discs, will work with television sets but also will allow for portable use.

Long shrouded in secrecy, the Switch will be released in March. It will come with a dock that will connect to television sets. When removed from the dock, the Switch will transition to a portable console. Controllers are detachable and, when in portable mode, will be affixed to the sides of the system.