Friday was a big day for Nintendo, and indeed the gaming community as a whole, with the launch of the new and innovative console-tablet hybrid, the Nintendo Switch. For consumers lucky enough to get their hands on this new release over the weekend, tearing it apart is probably the very last thing on their minds. Here at TechInsights, however, we couldn’t wait to get started and take a look at what is bringing our heroes, Mario and Link, to life once again.

This unique combination of mobile play with big screen living room comfort in one integrated system gives us at least four different component parts to tear down and do what we do best. We were particularly eager to delve into the mystery of those Joy-Con controllers and see if we can provide some new insights. Be sure to read to through to the end to see what we discovered.