It's still early in 2017, but Switch, Nintendo's newest gaming console, is bound to be the most desirable hardware of the year. Both a home console and a handheld, it's being touted as an all-in-one must have. Drop it in its dock and players can game on a television screen. Attach Joy-Con controllers to the sides of the console's multi-touch 6-inch LCD screen and turn it into a handheld.

This is Nintendo's most novel console, blurring the lines between home and handheld hardware, but there are no plans yet to ditch the 3DS, so fans of its current dedicated portable console need not worry. Nintendo always breaks new ground with its controllers and the Switch's Joy-Con is no exception. The right and left Joy-Con controllers can be joined together by a Joy-Con Grip peripheral to form a traditional-looking one-player controller, and each 10.2-cm long Joy-Con controller can also be used separately as two-player controllers. Each one has an analog stick and four face buttons and is outfitted with motion-sensors, rumble features and even an infrared camera.

The Switch comes with 32GB of internal memory, but players can save games on microSDXC and microSDHC cards. Battery life varies, but Nintendo says it's possible to play "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" for three hours without recharging.