CHAPTER 1 Players can set up the Nintendo Switch in several different ways
Switch It Up Marisol loves Nintendo She’s had many Nintendo consoles Her first was a Wii Marisol played on her older sister’s DS too She loves following what Nintendo thinks up Marisol works part-time She saved her money to buy the new Nintendo Switch The Switch has many different ways to play Marisol can take it with her It has an audio jack for her headphones Sometimes she wants a bigger screen She can hook it up to her TV The controllers are called Joy-Con They attach to the console But they’re removable She and her friends can play together
Marisol’s friend Oscar comes over on Fridays They’ve been friends since they were five years old They love playing Nintendo games Oscar arrives after school on Friday He flops on the couch next to Marisol Marisol and Oscar have been playing Mario Kart for years They raced when Marisol first got a Wii They love competing But it’s all for fun Neither of them minds losing
Playing Mario Kart is a fun way to hang out They talk about school and their favorite movies while they play The welcome screen appears on the TV Upbeat music streams through the speakers Marisol hands Oscar a Joy-Con She doesn’t have the steering wheel attachments yet But that’s okay They each pick their players Marisol always picks Yoshi Oscar picks Bowser FUN FACT A 1993 Nintendo character guide revealed that Yoshi’s full scientific name is T Yoshisaur Munchakoopas Steering wheel attachments for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe let players turn the controller like they would an ordinary steering wheel