Nintendo is no stranger to innovation. Whether it’s a touchpad controller, motion controls or all those ideas rolled into one console, Nintendo seems to bring something new to the gaming table. The Nintendo Switch is designed to be a home console as well as a mobile console. It docks into a stand that plugs into the T.V. You can take it out of the stand to play on the go.

As per usual, Nintendo’s line up includes a new Mario and Legend of Zelda along with a new Splatoon game, and a new BomberMan game. The most exciting part for me is that the Virtual Console online player aspect will have GameCube games. With Virtual Console, people can buy games online from older consoles, (N64, Game Boy Advance, etc) and play them on the Nintendo Switch. As someone who had a GameCube, I’m happy that I get a second chance to play games I missed out on as well as revisit old favorites. (I’m looking at you, Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles. Now is the time to get remade with better co-op. You have the technology!)

Another point to note is the increase of third party companies that will make games for the Switch. Nintendo has great franchises, but besides Super Mario and Zelda based games, their other games don’t do as well or catch the interest of the majority of gamers. With developers like Atlus and Bethesda, who produced some well-received games, the Switch can attract more players with a broader library of Triple A games. These will probably be released in the 2018 or later.

I never thought that Nintendo could rekindle my excitement for its games and their systems. And of right now, my trust in them is like a paper boat caught in a hurricane. Rumors say that battery life for the Switch is between 3 to 6 hours long and also that the performance of the console when undocked goes down 40%. This was one of my concerns about getting the new console. It would seem that it would be better to have the game played at home. It also makes me think, if performance is downgraded while mobile, will it perform fine with games of a larger scale or need more memory?

I will give the Switch some praise, there are some things I’m excited about from upcoming games to interesting features on the Switch. I have hope that the Nintendo Switch will survive, reality could prove it’s a bust. But with what’s to come, I’m on the fence on whether it’s a “Day 1 Buy”, wait a couple months before buying one, or just skip it all together.