To showcase an unprecedented new style of console gaming on the go, Nintendo is showcasing the versatility of Nintendo Switch across the country with highly visual, interactive living room-inspired spaces in places you would never expect, bringing surprises to every stop. The first Nintendo Switch experience popped up in the desert at Blue Cloud Movie Ranch on Feb. 23 where John Cena showcased the face-to-face off-TV functionality of 1-2-Switch.
SANTA CLARITA, CA – FEBRUARY 23: In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, local fans play The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on the Nintendo Switch system while it is in handheld mode in the California desert on February 23, 2017 at Blue Cloud Movie Ranch in Santa Clarita, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Nintendo of America )
SANTA CLARITA, CA – FEBRUARY 23: John Cena, WWE Superstar, hosts Nintendo Switch in Unexpected Places for the Nintendo Switch system on February 23, 2017 at Blue Cloud Movie Ranch in Santa Clarita, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Nintendo of America ) *** Local Caption *** John Cena
SANTA CLARITA, CA – FEBRUARY 23: In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, fans play the 1-2-Switch in tabletop mode in the California desert on February 23, 2017 at Blue Cloud Movie Ranch in Santa Clarita, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Nintendo of America )
SANTA CLARITA, CA – FEBRUARY 23: John Cena, WWE Superstar, plays The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch system while it is in TV mode, at the Nintendo Switch in Unexpected Places for the Nintendo Switch system on February 23, 2017 at Blue Cloud Movie Ranch in Santa Clarita, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Nintendo of America ) *** Local Caption *** John Cena
SANTA CLARITA, CA – FEBRUARY 23: In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, the Nintendo Switch in Unexpected Places activation is set against the backdrop of the California desert on February 23, 2017 at Blue Cloud Movie Ranch in Santa Clarita, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Nintendo of America )
Here are the next events:
Aspen – Open to the public
Feb. 27, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. MT
Snowmass Village
45 Village Square
Snowmass Village, CO 81615
New York – Open to the public
March 3, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. ET
Flatiron Plaza
Broadway between 23rd and 24th St.
New York, NY 10010
Nintendo Switch launches worldwide on March 3 at a suggested retail price of $299.99. Two stylish versions of the system will be released: a version with a set of gray Joy-Con, and a version with one neon blue and one neon red Joy-Con. Both versions will have the same suggested retail price.
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