Switch Player
{{Short description|Nintendo Switch video gaming magazine}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox magazine
| title = Switch Player
| logo = Switch_Player.png
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| category = Computer and video games
| frequency = Monthly
| format = Online distribution, print{{cite web |title=SwitchPlayer is creating Nintendo Switch Magazines |url=https://www.patreon.com/switchplayer |website=Patreon |access-date=13 June 2018}}
| circulation =
| publisher =
| founder = Paul Murphy
| firstdate = {{Start date and age|2017|01|31|df=y}}{{Cite web |title=Switch Player Issue #1 |url=https://issuu.com/switchplayer/docs/_calameo__switch_player__1_ |website=Issuu |access-date=15 September 2018}}
| finaldate =
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| website = {{URL|http://switchplayer.net/}}
}}
Switch Player is a video gaming magazine that features news and columns regarding the Nintendo Switch, first released in January 2017.{{cite web |last=Hrin |first=Brett |date=30 November 2017 |title=[Industry Interviews] Paul Murphy from Switch Player Magazine |url=http://theswitcheffect.net/2017/11/industry-interviews-paul-murphy-from-switch-player-magazine/ |website=The Switch Effect |access-date=June 13, 2018}} The monthly release of the magazine features a print run, as well as a free PDF release.{{cite web |date=3 April 2018 |title=Interview: Paul Murphy, Executive Editor of Switch Player Magazine |website=GamingBoulevard |url=https://www.gamingboulevard.com/2018/04/interview-paul-murphy-executive-editor-switch-player-magazine/ |access-date=13 June 2018}}
History
Switch Player was founded in 2016, by Paul Murphy, creator and lead editor of PlayStation Vita website and blog The Vita Lounge.{{efn|Murphy also ran a short lived "360 Lounge", based on the Xbox 360}}{{cite magazine |last=McFerran |first=Damien |date=8 February 2017 |title=Feature: Flicking Through The Debut Issue Of Switch Player |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/02/feature_flicking_through_the_debut_issue_of_switch_player |magazine=Nintendo Life |access-date=13 June 2018}} Murphy created Vita Lounge due to the "lack of coverage" for the console in 2013. 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.{{cite magazine |last=McFerran |first=Damien |date=2 June 2017 |title=Feature: Leafing Through Switch Player's Second And Third Issues |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/06/feature_leafing_through_switch_players_second_and_third_issues |magazine=Nintendo Life |access-date=13 June 2018}} The first issue of the magazine was released on 31 January 2017.
Shortly after, the magazine was represented on Metacritic, providing over 300 reviews in the first year of the magazines' run.{{cite web |title=Switch Player Profile |url=http://www.metacritic.com/publication/switch-player |work=Metacritic |access-date=13 June 2018}}{{cite web |title=Nindie Feature: Switch Player Magazine |url=https://nintencity.com/nindie/switch-player-magazine-issue-17 |website=NintenCity |access-date=13 June 2018}}
Features
Switch Player magazine includes interviews, reviews and features for upcoming games on the Nintendo Switch.{{cite web |last=McAloon |first=Alissa |date=26 June 2017 |title=How a Retro Studios prototype laid the foundation for Metroid Prime |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/300554/How_a_Retro_Studios_prototype_laid_the_foundation_for_Metroid_Prime.php |website=gamasutra.com |access-date=13 June 2018}}
Notes and references
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External links
- [https://www.switchplayer.net/ Official Switch Player Website]
- [http://www.metacritic.com/publication/switch-player Switch Player's profile on Metacritic]
- [https://issuu.com/switchplayer Switch Player Magazine]
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Category:Video game magazines published in the United Kingdom
Category:Magazines about Nintendo
Category:Magazines established in 2017