Fandom editors Henry Gilbert and Bob Mackey flew all the way to New York City to get the first hands-on with the Nintendo Switch. So how good are the first games coming to the console? Bob and Henry reflect on Arms, Splatoon 2, Super Bomberman R, Ultra Street Fighter II, and more with exclusive footage of the games.

Fandom Reacts to All the New Nintendo Switch Games

2016 was huge for games! We had new consoles announced from Microsoft, Sony AND Nintendo , major advancements in virtual reality, and fan-favorite franchises finally finishing up or coming back new and improved as we head into the NEXT next generation of gaming. Heres Fandoms game team with our list of 10 favorite moments in Video Game Fandom from 2016.  And when you're done, check out the biggest moments of the year in TV and Movies, too.

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What's in the box!?! Fandom's own editors Henry and Bob got their hands on a Nintendo Switch ahead of release and can't stop themselves from opening it up.See what comes packed in with the system, what the game carts look like, and more in Fandom's exclusive unboxing.

Fandom Unboxes The Nintendo Switch

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Wikia presents The Year in Fandom, a look at the hottest properties and topics that drove fandom in 2013. 

The Year In Fandom

Nintendo's newest console is no longer a mystery. The hardware and all its features have been revealed, but what's it actually play like. Well, Fandom editors Henry Gilbert and Bob Mackey were two of the lucky few to play the unreleased console. They have lots of thoughts on Switch's portability, design, games lineup, and its many controllers. Take a look at our thoughts direct from New York City.

Fandom Goes Hands-On With Nintendo Switch

What is Dragonstone and why is it important to the world of Game of Thrones?

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The Wikia Stars storm E3 in this Year in Fandom 2014 video. 

E3 - Year in Fandom 2014

President of Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aim guides Jimmy through Super Mario Run before debuting the Nintendo Switch game system by playing The Legend of Zelda in front of creator Shigeru Miyamoto.

Jimmy Fallon Debuts the Nintendo Switch

We play everyone's favorite Pokemon identifying game, "Who's That Pokemon?" with the E3 attendees trapped in line at the Nintendo booth.

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Fandom hits Las Vegas to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Star Trek and Sr. Games Editor Henry Gilbert is on the scene giving us a status report wearing his lucky red shirt. 

Star Trek 50th Anniversary: Fandom Away Mission

Maker Gen and Wikia collaborted on this look at Shadow of Mordor for the Year in Fandom 2014 series.

Shadow of Mordor - Year in Fandom 2014

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The Nintendo Switch just rolled into its second week of existence, and now features a host of new releases on the eShop. But this collection of games carries a common theme: retro. While Blaster Master Zero looks like an old game, it's actually a reboot of the 1988 NES classic of the same name (sans Zero). The other selections all hail from the Neo-Geo console, which mostly made itself famous in the '90s for the price of its gameswhich often cost just as much as competing consoles. Anyone interested in looking into these classics will find Metal Slug 3, World Heroes Perfect, King of Fighters '98, Waku Waku 7, NAM-1975, and Shock Troopers waiting for them. For a deeper look at this week's eShop releases, Fandom editors Bob Mackey and Jack DeVries sat down to discuss which of these blasts from the past are worth your money.

Fandom Reacts to Nintendo Switch's Retro-Themed New Releases

5 of the Most Important Creatures in Harry Potter

The Mockingjay rose again, while Jon Snow [spoiler alert] fell in quite the dramatic fashion. We explored post-apocalyptic Boston, said goodbye to Nintendos Iwata, and welcomed in the Age of Ultron. Across video games, TV, movies, and books, the collective we looked back on all the buzziest pop culture moments of 2015 and got help from YOU to select the most impactful one.You came in mass; fandom has spoken. The biggest pop culture moment of 2015 is the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Wikia Celebrates the Year in Fandom 2015

Everything you need to know about Exports and Imports quest from GTA San Andreas.

Game Recap: GTA San Andreas: Exports and Imports

Fiber is important for everyone's digestive health. But does it play a particular role for women? Dr. Daemon Jones shares why fiber is an important part of a woman's diet.

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An overview of Sam and his importance in GoT

Why Is Samwell Tarly So Important?

Learn how to contact Fandom in this Fandom University video. 

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Welcome to your Week in Fandom for January 20th, 2017. Yesterday we got not one, but two new red band trailers for Logan and check it out! I KNEW that was X-23! The extended version of the trailer adds a couple more F-bombs to really take advantage of that R-rating... and check the meta cameo of those X-Men comics - maybe some Deadpool influence showing? In any case, this is shaping up to be the Wolverine movie weve always wanted - so check it out when it finally pops its claws on March 3rd.Now, over the weekend, Nintendo finally and officially unveiled the new Nintendo Switch with a lengthy livestream and an exclusive press event with alllll the details on the upcoming console (fingers crossed!) to put Nintendo back on top. Fandoms full of coverage from the event and its safe to say the news is preeeeetty exciting.But how excited should we be? After all, weve seen Nintendo screw the pooch on a major console release before *cough* Wii U *cough*. Lets see: releasing new hardware that is graphically inferior to current-gen competitors? Check! (Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild runs at 900p!?) Speaking of? Lackluster launch titles? Check! Only 10 games have official release dates before spring and I couldnt pick most of them out of a lineup! Oh, and is there a new controller gimmick that developers, fans, and ultimately Nintendo will quickly abandon? 1-2, check! And finally limited availability Check.Now, Nintendo of America President and human Pokemon Reggie Fils-Aime chalks up the underperformance of the Wii U to a failure to commuuuuunicate its potential to fans along with a lack of compelling titles. He also vows to correct these issues and, uh Switch things up with the new console. For 300 bucks, Ill give Nintendo the benefit of the doubt ONE MORE TIME! For old times sake. But after that, No. Continues! And more game news: mysterious billionaire and President of Valve Corporation Gabe Newell broke his trademark silence for another AMA on Reddit this week. As usual, missing were ANY revelations regarding the long-awaited (and rumored CANCELED) Half-Life 3, although Newell did hint at a new game in the same universe, as well as citing Portal 2 as his favorite of Valves single player games. And when asked about the Half-Life and/or Portal movies being developed by JJ Abrams, Newell says theyre coming Even though JJ seemingly swore off sequels, adaptations and reboots last week in order to focus on original ideas. (psst, JJ - Bryan Cranston for Gordon Freeman!)Speaking of Heisenberg - check out his giant floating head from this new Power Rangers trailer. You might think its weird to have Walter White in a Power Rangers movie - until you realize he was voicing bad guys Twinman and Snizard on the show all the way back in 93. And now for a-NOTHER adaptation, a reboot AND a sequel all combined into one like so many Lions forming Voltron Legendary Defender Season 2. The awesome Netflix cartoon returns today and is already available to stream in its entirety. This season sees the Paladins reunite only to be chased across the galaxy by big bad Emperor ZarkonTheres also Split opening this weekend, in which actual psycho James McAvoy plays Kevin, a man with 23 distinct identities - some of which have some pretty serial killer-y tendencies. Im rooting for you, M. Night, and Split actually looks good! Hows THAT for a Shyamalan twist?Thats your Week in Fandom! 

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