Switch Player

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][5]

Switch Player
CategoriesComputer and video games
Frequencymonthly
Formatonline distribution, print[1]
FounderPaul Murphy
Year founded2016[1]
First issue31 January 2017 (2017-01-31)[2]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Websiteswitchplayer.net

History

Switch Player was founded in 2016, by Paul Murphy, creator and lead editor of PlayStation Vita website and blog The Vita Lounge.[lower-alpha 1][4][6] 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 versions being created for each issue.[7] The first issue of the magazine was released on 31 January 2017.[8]

The magazine would shortly after be represented on Metacritic, providing over 300 reviews in the first year of the magazines' run.[9][10]

Features

Switch Player magazine includes interviews, reviews and features for upcoming games on the Nintendo Switch.[11][6]

Notes and references

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

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