Nintendo Push

The Nintendo Push is a 10th generation handheld console that can be connected to a TV. It was developed by Step Ahead Studios and manufactured by Nintendo. The Push is a system built to replace the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS Family. Like the Nintendo Polygon, it is fully backwards compatible with Nintendo Switch cartridges, as well as Nintendo 3DS cartidges.
==History==
===Development===
After the successful launch of the Nintendo Polygon, Nintendo expanded Step Ahead Studios, opening up 154 more jobs for the company, expanding the employee count to 254. With the expanded number of employees, Step Ahead was immedietly able to start development on a new handheld/hybrid for Nintendo, titled the Nintendo Push.
The first demo shown to Nintendo went well. Step Ahead presented a fully handheld system that looked similar to the PS Vita, with power being similar to an Xbox One S and a performance target of 1080p at 60 frames per second. While Nintendo liked the specifications of the console, they asked Step Ahead if they could develop it to connect to the TV and have backwards compatibility with the Nintendo Switch.
The second demo shown to Nintendo added Switch and 3DS backwards compatibility, showing how the screen swap feature could make it easier to play 3DS games on a single screen.
On July 13th, 2023, a photo of the Push's dock leaked onto 4chan, which the leaker dubbed "Dock 2.0". While discredited initially, as more information came out about how Step Ahead could be leading development on a "true" Switch 2, people believed the leak more and more.
At E3 2023, Nintendo revealed games for Nintendo Switch as well as Nintendo Polygon. Near the end of the show, Doug Bowser appeared with president of Step Ahead Studios, ContinuousBruh, and asked him about their future hardware plans.
 "Well Doug, we can't say much right now, but keep your eyes peeled
 for new information regarding Nintendo's handhelds in the coming 
 months."
This sent the internet into a flurry of questions, all speculating that Step Ahead were going to develop a true successor to the Nintendo Switch. This finally came to light on August 22nd, 2023, when the Nintendo Push was revealed to the public.
==Reveal==
On August 22nd, 2023, Nintendo officially unveiled the "Next Generation Switch," revealing the Nintendo Push to the world. Unlike the Nintendo Switch, which had been marketed as a home console that can be taken on the go, the Nintendo Push reversed this concept, and was marketed as a handheld that can connect to the TV. In the reveal trailer, Nintendo Switch backwards compatibility was shown, as well the new Nintendo Push Dock (previously dubbed "Dock 2.0" by the 4chan leaker)
The console appears similar in design to a PS Vita. The controllers are detatchable on a rail, like the Nintendo Switch. This enables full backwards compatibility with Nintendo Switch games, even if the user doesn't own any Nintendo Switch hardware. The console, like the Switch, uses USB-C and has battery life of "up to 6 hours on a single charge." The system has 256gb of internal storage, which can be expanded with MicroSD cards or external hard drives plugged into the dock.
A surprise feature that hadn't been leaked was the Nintendo 3DS backwards compatibilty, which was added along with Nintendo Switch backwards compatibility due to both being based on ARM, which is how the Wii U and Wii were backward compatible with their previous system, as both were based on PowerPC. The touch screen has been enhanced to allow for Nintendo 3DS styluses to be used with the touchscreen. The top screen would be displayed on the left of the console, while the bottom screen would be minimised to the right. Touching the minimised screen reverses the screen order, allowing the bottom screen to be touched like it would on the 3DS. Many people compared this to the Citra emulator, which seems to be where inspiration for converting the 3DS into a single-screen experience came from.
With the console's reveal, it was once again stressed that, like Nintendo Polygon, your Nintendo Online subscription could be used simultaneuously with Nintendo Polygon and Nintendo Switch, as well as all Nintendo Switch accessories and games being usable with Nintendo Push. Some accessories made for Nintendo Polygon, such as the Nintendo Polygon Pro Controller, would be usable with the Push, obviously without some features such as Game Swap.
===Games===
3 games were teased in the initial August 22nd reveal trailer: a new Mario Kart, a port/sequel of Tomodachi Life, a new Mario & Sonic Olympic Games. Later, on October 8th, 2023, these games were revealed to be Mario Kart: Triples, Tomodachi New Life, and Mario & Sonic at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. As well as these three 1st party games, a handful 3rd party titles were shown, including Skylanders: ShapeShifters, Rocket League: Overtime, and Just Dance 2024.
===Controllers===
On October 8th, 2023, a Nintendo Push Direct was held to show off some games for the Push and the Push's new controllers. These controllers were called the "Push Remotes" and, like the previous Joy-Cons, could be put into a Push Remote Grip to function more like a traditional controller. One key difference to the Joy-Con Grip (other than shaping) was the standard Push Remote Grip would have a USB-C port to let users charge their Push Remotes while using the console. Push Remotes also contained Ultra HD Rumble, an even more enhanced version of HD Rumble. This could create vibrations of varying levels in specific parts of the controller. Also like the Joy-Cons, the Push Remotes could also be bought in red and blue, however these were now symetrical colours rather than the alternating red and blue found on the Joy-Cons.
The Nintendo Push Wireless Controller was briefly shown, too. While also containing Ultra HD Rumble, it does not have ZZL and ZZR, found on the Nintendo Polygon Pro Controller, and does not have interchangable triggers and sticks, hence the "Wireless" branding over the "Pro" branding.
==Launch==
Just before the Nintendo Push launched, Nintendo announced a price cut to the Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite, retailing at $200 USD and $129 USD respectively.
The Nintendo Push launched in three Push Remote colour options: Grey, Red and Blue. These were all priced at $250 USD, with extra Push Remotes priced at $50 USD for a double pack, and $30 USD for one.
While not as popular as the Nintendo Polygon, potentially due to its January launch time, the Nintendo Push still had a successful launch, shipping around 900,000 units worldwide within its first week of launch.
===Launch Titles===
The Nintendo Push launched with three 1st party games and 4 3rd party games.
====1st Party====
*Mario Kart: Triples
*Tomodachi New Life
*Mario & Sonic at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
====3rd Party====
*Skylanders: ShapeShifters
*Rocket League: Overtime
*Overwatch 3
*Minecraft
*The Adventures of Abney & Teal: The Games Day
====Fantendo Games====
To get your game on the Nintendo Push, add the category Nintendo Push Games in the categories section. You don't need to ask for permission to develop for the system. To display your game in the list, make sure to purge this page after publishing your article.
==Software==
The Nintendo Push features software from the Nintendo Polygon, as well as its own unique features. The most obvious pieces are YouTube and Netflix, as well as an internet browser and standard Nintendo services like the eShop.
A feature exclusive to Nintendo Push, however, is PolyStream, a service exclusive to those who own a Nintendo Polygon. While your Polygon is on or in sleep mode, the Nintendo Push can stream games wherever it has an internet connection, much like the PSP and PS Vita's remote play feature.
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