Nintendo will reveal new details about Nintendo Switch at a live event in January.

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch

The company has announced that the Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017, "a live presentation for invited media, analysts and trade partners in Tokyo", will take place on January 13, 2017 and many details, including the release date of the console, will be revealed.

Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima made the announcement in a presentation to financial analysts in Tokyo.

According to Nintendo.com: "The presentation will include the launch date and pricing for Nintendo Switch, as well as a look at the lineup of games currently in development."

Last week, Nintendo unveiled its new console for the first time in an introductory video.

The Nintendo Switch is a sleek grey handheld, portable device that looks like a tablet computer with controllers that attach to its sides which can become a home gaming system.

The Switch can be taken anywhere and enables gamers to play the same title wherever, whenever and with whomever they choose via its bright high-definition display which offers a full home gaming system experience in any environment.

When used at home the Nintendo Switch rests in the Nintendo Switch dock that connects the console to the TV and lets you play with family and friends in the comfort of your living room.

To use as a handheld again, players simply lift the Nintendo Switch console from the dock and it will instantly transition to handheld mode, and the same great gaming experience that was being enjoyed at home now travels with you.

Players will use the detachable Joy-Con controllers, placed on either side of the Nintendo Switch console, to game, or, if preferred, the gamer can select an optional Nintendo Switch Pro Controller to use instead of the Joy-Con controllers.

Several Nintendo Switch gamers can get together to enjoy local multiplayer face-to-face competition.

Satoru Shibata, President of Nintendo of Europe, insists the Switch will offer a "unique" gaming experience and offers total playing freedom when it is released.

Shibata said: "With this first look at Nintendo Switch, I hope fans are already imagining the possibilities of having the freedom to play when, where, and how they want to. Our teams at Nintendo, and many other developers, are all working hard to create new and unique experiences, and we look forward to showing you more."

Nintendo has also confirmed they are currently working with 48 third party developers who will be making titles for the new console.

Included among the list of developers are Ubisoft, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Telltale Games, Bandai Namco, Capcom and former console wars rivals Sega.