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New Nintendo Switch Controller Info and More Revealed During Livestream [UPDATE: IT'S OVER]

Nintendo's second livestream for the Switch has ended.

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[UPDATE] The stream has ended.

[UPDATE] During the broadcast, Nintendo revealed some further details about the Switch's joy-con controllers. Specifically, we learned that the controllers are constantly charging when connecting to the system. Additionally, they automatically sync to the system when physically attached.

Keep checking back with GameSpot for more--the stream is ongoing and can be watched below.

The original story is below.

Following all the big news from last night's Nintendo Switch event, a second livestream is scheduled for this morning. As announced previously, Nintendo its holding a games-focused Nintendo Treehouse event today, January 13, beginning at 6:30 AM PT / 9:30 AM ET.

We will add a livestream embed here as the show draws closer.

Nintendo hasn't said which games will be on display, but we'd imagine some of the titles shown during the Switch event last night will be there. We might get to see more of first-party games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, 1-2-Switch, Arms, and Mario Kart 8, or third-party titles like Skyrim, FIFA, or Ultra Street Fighter II.

For lots more on the Nintendo Switch, which launches on March 3 for $300, check out GameSpot's roundup of all the big news and trailers from the January 12 presentation here. You can also see a roundup of all the confirmed games here.

What are you hoping to see during this morning's livestream? Let us know in the comments below!

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I do not know, $300 for a: small screen 6.2", low res screen, and low end powerful tablet (not even considered moderately powerful) and that so far will not support android, windows apps or games, no word on apps like Netflix, hulu etc.

I mean the 10" windows tablet i take a shit with only cost $150 and it does everything and is brutally fast with a high end screen and hdmi out port. It came with i think 64gb of memory and is easily upgraded via cards.

I love Nintendo games, but I still want my money's worth.

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this looks great.

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Oh man

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I'm not sure about it yet. Maybe wait and see what other games it gets

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Arms has sort of a Powerstone meets Punchout vibe going on. I kinda like like that.

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@artemis-v: i only commented for power stone <3

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@artemis-v: Exactly what I was thinking. I miss playing powerstone.

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Edited By Tiwill44

The Switch so far has been a rollercoaster, but one that ends in disappointment. Lemme explain.

I think they nailed the first reveal trailer. It was fantastic marketing, all they really needed was games to go with it.

Then, the event that just happened. I was already excited for it, but when it started and I saw that big stage, my expectations skyrocketed even more. It was almost like a live E3 conference, as it should be for a console reveal.

At this point, I was thinking like, this is it - they're finally gonna unveil everything about the system and all the games they've been working on!

But then... oh dear. They showed us motion-controlled party games, like the worst of the Wii era. They gave us a Wii U port of MK8 and acted like it was a big deal, and then what looked like an enhanced port of Splatoon, that they're trying to sell as a sequel. Not to mention, PAID ONLINE.

Then suddenly, Mario Odyssey. Yes. Finally, a proper sequel to Mario 64 and Sunshine. It looks amazing. Hype was building back up.

There was Xenoblade 2, and while it looked alright (?), I haven't played the first one and XCX was not for me (singleplayer MMO gameplay). Indifferent about this one.

But then they teased a small handful of games and it's like... those games are NOT gonna come out anytime soon if you can't even show us anything substantial. I was expecting a full, new HD Fire Emblem to get announced, and I thought it was happening, but it ended up being a Warriors game (which, to be fair, could be good... but it's a "filler" kinda game, and we've just had like 2-3 years of mostly filler on Wii U).

What's Retro Studios working on? Intelligent Systems? Next-Level Games? Camelot? Where's Mother 3? Pokémon Stars? All the VC GameCube games? Nintendo please, open your eyes!

I'm not expecting anything new from this stream and yet I'll still watch it. I don't know when to give up..

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@Tiwill44: if Camelot came to the stage and announced Golden Sun 4, I would legitimately buy the switch day 1 and also get me some Fire Emblem/Tales of Phantasia style game with maybe Pokemon Sun, which I missed out on, and Legend of Zelda.

But no, no announcements from Camelot...which created one of th all time greatest rpgs in Golden Sun 1 AND 2

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@Tiwill44: If paid online means that Nintendo can finally offer a viable and stable online experience then I am on board.

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how does the tablet charge ? i hope it standard microusb and not some nintendo crap charger

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@bloodomen2: USB Type-C

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