Switch Player

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Switch Player
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Categories Computer and video games
FrequencyMonthly
FormatOnline distribution, print [1]
FounderPaul Murphy
Founded2016 [1]
First issue31 January 2017;8 years ago (2017-01-31) [2]
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English
Website switchplayer.net

Switch Player is a video gaming magazine that features news and columns regarding the Nintendo Switch, first released in January 2017. [3] The monthly release of the magazine features a print run, as well as a free PDF release. [4]

Contents

History

Switch Player was founded in 2016, by Paul Murphy, creator and lead editor of PlayStation Vita website and blog The Vita Lounge. [a] [4] [5] Murphy created Vita Lounge due to the "lack of coverage" for the console in 2013. [4] Before the release of the magazine, a patreon was set up for the magazine, with backers receiving an A5 printed version of the magazine, with a run of 500 being created for each issue. [6] The first issue of the magazine was released on 31 January 2017. [2]

Shortly after, the magazine was represented on Metacritic, providing over 300 reviews in the first year of the magazines' run. [7] [8]

Features

Switch Player magazine includes interviews, reviews and features for upcoming games on the Nintendo Switch. [9] [5]

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ Murphy also ran a short lived "360 Lounge", based on the Xbox 360 [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "SwitchPlayer is creating Nintendo Switch Magazines". Patreon . Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Switch Player Issue #1". Issuu. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Hrin, Brett (30 November 2017). "[Industry Interviews] Paul Murphy from Switch Player Magazine". The Switch Effect. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Interview: Paul Murphy, Executive Editor of Switch Player Magazine". GamingBoulevard. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  5. 1 2 McFerran, Damien (8 February 2017). "Feature: Flicking Through The Debut Issue Of Switch Player". Nintendo Life . Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  6. ↑ McFerran, Damien (2 June 2017). "Feature: Leafing Through Switch Player's Second And Third Issues". Nintendo Life . Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Switch Player Profile". Metacritic . Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Nindie Feature: Switch Player Magazine". NintenCity. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  9. ↑ McAloon, Alissa (26 June 2017). "How a Retro Studios prototype laid the foundation for Metroid Prime". gamasutra.com. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
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