Nintendo Syndicate

Nintendo Syndicate is TheRandomBlock (talk) 13:51, October 18, 2020 (UTC)'s successor of Nintendo Switch, released in November 2020 worldwide. This console is a part of ninth generation, and competes with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Nintendo would continue the support of Switch for nine years following Syndicate's release (2029), from then on, Nintendo would focus solely on the Nintendo Syndicate and Nintendo AeroSwitch. The console had sold 23 million units by the end of its first year on the market, making it the fastest-selling console of all time.
==History==
===Development and announcement===
The console was announced on early 2020, as a console which has a backwards compatibility for its competitors PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. However, it retains a lot of elements of its predecessor, Nintendo Switch, like split controllers and the capture button on the controller. Nintendo announced it as Nintendo Syndicate, announced the console's worldwide release date of 20th November 2020, and held a Nintendo Treehouse Event on March 2020 to demonstrate the functions of the Syndicate. The same day, a four minute trailer came out presenting the console itself.
The console was present on E3 2020 and Nintendo had twelve playable units available for players to use, along with four playable games. One of the playable titles was Random's Super Smash Bros., which includes more ways to fight and a stage builder. The second playable title was Super Mario 3D Reburst, which Nintendo announced would be bundled with the deluxe version of the console at launch. The third game revealed at the event was Pokémon Stadium 3, with a new commentary by Xander Mobus. The fourth and final game at the presentation was Bayonetta IV which was announced as an exclusive launch title for the Syndicate. Nintendo also announced several first-party games announced for the Syndicate in the near future that weren't available for play at the event. For example, Mario Kart Syndicate.
===Release and marketing===
The Nintendo Syndicate was released in two models at launch: the normal bundle and the deluxe bundle. The normal bundle contains a Nintendo Syndicate with 1 TB of internal storage, one Syndicate controller, and an HDMI cable; the deluxe bundle contains a Nintendo Syndicate with 2 TB of internal storage, two Syndicate controllers, an HDMI cable, an Ethernet port, a Nintendo Network Plus Premium subscription, stands for the console, an USB external hard disk, a $100 eShop Plus gift card, and physical copies of Metroid Prime 5: Genome and an another random game released at the launch. The normal bundle was priced for $300, while the deluxe bundle was priced for $400.
From the first day after the Syndicate's release, Nintendo greatly hyped up Mario Kart Syndicate. This was partially due to the large scale of the game; 10 cups instead of 8 (excluding later DLCs), more characters, and livestreams. These reveals were bolstered by a series of livestreams known as Random x ViVyper, where the latter (ViVyper) focused on various parts of the game, such as race courses. The marketing campaign paid off greatly, with Mario Kart Syndicate quickly becoming the best-selling game on the Syndicate.
==Features==
Like the Nintendo Switch, the Syndicate makes use of a wireless controller and multiplayer can be played wirelessly, both locally or online. The Syndicate contains 21 GB of RAM, making it Nintendo's fastest console to date. The console includes either 1 terabyte (normal) or 2 terabytes (deluxe) of internal storage, while an exclusive to the Deluxe bundle, USB external hard disk, drives up to 10 TB. The Syndicate supports a variety of subscription streaming services, like Netflix and Disney+, for free.
With the built-in camera, photos, sound clips and videos can be made. Some games make use of the camera. Players can also store other music, photos and videos. With the SD card slot and the mini USB slot, media can be transferred and saved on the Syndicate. The Program Store sells many programs for the Syndicate. Connect to the Internet to see what they sell. The player can download normal games, Syndicate Classics, Syndicate Ware, and applications. Some of the items they sell are free, some need real money. As a bonus, the web browser and the Mii Maker are pre-installed to the system.
A late 2023 update changed the Syndicate to Nintendo Syndicate +. The Nintendo Syndicate +'s Pro Controller has a slider button below the home button that can give the screen 5D effects for some things, thus making the Syndicate + the first console to use 5D. For Syndicate + users whose Syndicates + originally were normal Syndicates, they can still apply 5D effects in the settings. The Syndicate + update is important, because some games feature 5D effects.
==The Controller==
The controller, nicknamed as the Syndicate Pro Controller, is a controller that cannot be surpassed by PlayStation 5's DualShock 5 nor Xbox Series X's Xbox Wireless Controller because of its functions, and during E3 2020, it was described as "the Nintendo Switch's Joy-Cons crossed with a PlayStation Dual-Shock controller". The buttons of the controller include:
The left and right sides of the Pro Controller can be detached from the main grip via rails or the Split Button, a la Joy-Cons. Those detachable parts are named the Syndicate Sliders, and are known separately as Syndicate Slider L and Syndicate Slider R, based on the sides they are on. As mentioned, the Syndicate Sliders have an accelerometer and a gyroscope, allowing for motion sensing and gyro-aiming, as well as HD Rumble, a feature brought over from the original Nintendo Switch. A single Syndicate Pro Controller is priced at $60.
Special edition Mario, Luigi, Pikachu, Charmander, Samus Aran, and Bayonetta Pro Controllers were released six months after the release of the Syndicate.
==The Startup==
The console has an original startup which looks like its competitors' startups. First, on a black screen, the white Nintendo logo appears and fades, and as the screen becomes a red-gradiented screen, the Syndicate's logo appears. Under that logo, the message "Welcome back to Nintendo Syndicate. Press the Syndicate Menu button to use the controller." appears. When the Syndicate Menu button is pressed, the screen fades black and the reveal tagline in white appears until scrolling to the menu.
When your Syndicate is a Syndicate +, Stardust Citadel's logo appears after Nintendo's.
==Apps==
===Preinstalled===
*Disc: Launches a game or anything else from the disc.
*Card: Launches game from the Game Card Slot
*Mii Maker: includes the catchy song from the Wii, includes way more customization, and there is no longer a limit of how many Miis you can store (except your storage space, but their just a few hundred kilobytes anyway.
*Files: Browse and manage save data, any USB, a data disc or DVD, an SD Card any media server, a SMB file share, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, Mediafire, Mega, OneDrive, or iCloud account.
*Media Player: play a DVD, Blu-ray, UHD BluRay, Video CD, or Super Video CD, Play and rip CDs, Audio DVDs, and super audio CDs, play media from a cloud storage provider, USB drive, or SD card. It also supports effects.
*Transfer: move or copy data from a Switch, Wii U, Wii, Onyx, Hunter, or 3DS.
*Settings: self explanatory.
*Browser: an advanced browser built on Google Chrome. Can play HTML5 or Flash games either with a Pro Controller or USB keyboard and mouse. Supports Chrome extensions, Chrome Apps and Games install to the home screen, Chrome Themes will install, and it can pin websites to the home screen. It has 5 parental controls settings: No filter, warn on adult/porn sites, Block Porn Sites, Block UGC Sites (YouTube, Facebook, etc.), or only specific sites.
*Photos: Built on the PS3 photo gallery, it can copy or view photos from a USB, Data Disc, or SD card into it. Has Google Photos Integration. It has the Wii Photo Channel's "Fun" features.
*News
*Miiverse 2.0
*Friends
*Notifications
*Manuals
*Parental Controls
*Camera: takes photos from a USB webcam or the Pro Controller's built in cameras.
===Available in the store===
*Sandboxes: can run Windows and Android in little "Sandboxes". Items can be pinned to the home screen.
*Books: a eBook and PDF app.
*Zoom
*Google Meets
*Mail: an email client
*Cable: an app that lets you watch live TV from the TV Coax Cable Adapter.
*Phone: an app that allows you to call people from the Phone DSL Adapter
*Netflix
*YouTube
*Prime Video
*Hulu
*HBO
*HBO Max
*Disney+
*Crunchyroll
*ESPN
*Folding@home
==Main menu==
The Syndicate's main menu has an user-friendly interface. On the left, a big button shows which game is inserted to the system. Click on it to play it. Next to it there are eight smaller buttons in two rows. In the Main Options section, important features of the Syndicate can be used, like the Program Store. In the Programs section, downloaded software can be found. Unlike the software found in the Main Options, the programs are all deletable. In the Multimedia section, photos, music, and videos can be made, opened, and saved. In the Settings section, settings of the Syndicate can be made. On top of the screen, a transparent bar with the menu name, sound volume, screen brightness, battery live and the current time. There's also a diagonal stripe with the user's icon and name found only in the Main Menu.
The background is simple. The color of it changes depending on which menu you currently are. The color is gray in the Main Menu, blue-gradiented in the Main Options, red-gradiented in the Programs, and green-gradiented in the Multimedia. If this background is still too boring, the player can change it in one of his own pictures, which applies only in the Main Menu. With a custom background, the plain background is used when switching menus.
To start something up, both the buttons and the touch screen can be uses. When the player uses buttons, options must be selected and when selected a right option, press A. The color of the selection can be set in the Settings.
===Main Options===
The most important options can be found here. These options are:
*Game - Like in the Main Menu, the big game button can be found here.
*Download Play - Play multiplayer games with only one Syndicate game.
*Mii Maker - Make Mii charatcers. Use these to play games with.
*Program Store - Download programs and games.
*Browser - Browse the internet with Google Chrome.
====Program Store====
===Programs===
Programs downloaded in the Program Store can be found here. Programs can be deleted in the settings. News, Miiverse 2.0, Notifications, Manuals, and Parental Controls are already installed. The name can be vieved when on the program's picture, and when the A button is clicked, a large program's picture is shown, along with its name and description, and you can return back to the Programs by clicking the B button. To reorganize the order of programs, drag an icon to another location with the touch screen or hold L or R and use the Control Pad to move it to another location. To start a program, touch the program and press A when selected.
===Multimedia===
This is the place for music, videos and photos. First select what kind of media must be displayed. Then the system gives the player some options.
*Create media - Take photos, record sounds or make videos
*View media on the system - View media or edit media.
*View media on the SD card - View media or open slideshows or music lists.
*Exchange media - Send or get media from other Syndicate systems, Switch systems, or from a computer (using a USB cable)
*Slideshow / Play list - View multiple images in a slideshow or hear a selection of music.
===Settings===
Mess with the settings of your Syndicate. Here is a list of what can be changed or set.
*Downloaded Syndicate Programs can be deleted or copied here.
*In Profile settings, the name of the user, color preference, date of birth, background and command can be changed.
*Time and date can be changed
*Parental control can be set up or changed.
*Wireless connection can be put on or off
*Internet connection can be set up in the Internet setting.
*Language and country can be set and changed. Available languages are English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Dutch.
*Update the software.
*Reformat the Syndicate to the factory settings.
===Home===
By pressing the Home Button, the player can access the Home Menu. The Home Menu has a few options.
*Settings - Change the screen's brightness and sound volume.
*Back to Menu - Sends you back to the main menu.
*Back to Title Screen - Brings you back to the game's title screen.
*Sleep Mode - Puts your Syndicate to sleep mode.
*Shutdown - A confirmation to shutdown or restart your Syndicate is asked. Press A to do the chosen choice. You can go to this confirmation by holding the Home button.
*Instruction Manual - Only accessible in Downloadable content. It opens the instruction manual.
*5D Graphics - When your Syndicate is a Nintendo Syndicate +, this option appears. Players can switch this option from ON to OFF (and vice versa). If ON, the screen has 5D effects. If OFF, the screen has no 5D effects.
When the Home Menu is opened at the main menu, only Sleep Mode, Shutdown, Settings and (only for Syndicate +) 5D Graphics are available.