In 2001 Microsoft broke into the home console market with their Xbox.

BBC Click's Marc Cieslak takes a look at Nintendo's long-awaited home console, the Switch.

The real media hysteria started when the home console arrived beneath the Phillips Portoview 3000.

Photograph: Nintendo If you're unfamiliar, the Nintendo Switch is Nintendo's latest home console and handheld system.

The DS game brings the majority of features from the home console version to the handheld.

One analyst said the device could be Nintendo's "last shot" at selling a home console.

Historically, Nintendo's handheld and home console development teams were always separate, creating totally different types of game machine.

As the Wii U launches in the United States, BBC Click's Marc Cieslak previews Nintendo's latest home console.

The Japanese firm said it will launch the Switch, a hybrid home console and handheld device, on March 3rd.

It was a real hit in the arcade, and also when it was ported to the home console at home.

The question all the punditry is asking, with all this in mind, is when will Nintendo release a new home console?

Nintendo has revealed that its next games machine will be a handheld, portable device that doubles up as a home console.

The console can not only work as a home console, but it can also be taken out as a handheld one too.

The new games machine comprises a tablet and controllers device that can be used as a home console or a handheld device.

The Wii is treading water in Japan, which means that the entire home console market is pretty much in the toilet there.

But to get the most out of your home console now, here are some of the best Xbox One games we've played.