Last year was both a successful and frustrating time for Nintendo. There was the runaway victory of Super Mario Run on mobile and the big launch of Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon on the 3DS, but there was also the NES Classic fiasco, which saw supply shortages worldwide rob people of the chance to even consider purchasing the company’s ode to their classic titles.

The company is looking to reward the faith of its fans with a brand new console in 2017: the Nintendo Switch. The company describes it as a “best of” of all their older systems in one new package, complete with an innovative design that can switch (get it?) between a home console and a handheld system in mere moments. Late last night, the company streamed a global event to detail what the Switch is capable of, and here’s what we learned.

1. THE LAUNCH DATE AND PRICE ARE CONFIRMED.

During the Nintendo Switch event, the company announced that the system will be released in Japan, the U.S., Canada, Hong Kong, and major European countries simultaneously on March 3, 2017 for $299.99. For reference, the Playstation 4 was $399.99 when it came out in November 2013, and the Xbox One retailed for $499.99 at launch. The Switch will debut with two versions: one with grey Joy-Con controllers and one with neon red and blue controllers. Both versions of the system will retail for the same price.

2. ONLINE SERVICE WILL BE A PAID SUBSCRIPTION IN FALL OF 2017.

For a brief trial period, the Nintendo Switch’s online services will be free, but once fall rolls around, it will become a paid subscription service like Xbox Live. Details on what the service includes haven’t been released yet, but if Microsoft’s model is anything to go by, it should include enough perks to make the subscription price not sting quite as much.

3. THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT WAYS TO PLAY THE SWITCH.

The Nintendo Switch offers gamers the chance to utilize three different play styles. The first is the traditional console setup that connects to your television. The second involves disconnecting the Switch console from the dock, flipping the kickstand, and setting it up on a flat surface to play anywhere you want. This works because the console has a display screen that turns the whole thing into a portable TV of sorts. This setup works best when multiple players want to crowd around one screen.

The third mode of play, and perhaps the most impressive, is the handheld play-style. Here, you disconnect the console from the port like before, but now you slide the two small Joy-Con controllers on each side of the console, turning the whole thing into a handheld gaming device, similar to a super-powered DS. There’s no single-screen multiplayer this way, but you can connect with other Switch users in the area for certain titles. The battery life will vary by game, anywhere from two and a half to six and a half hours.

4. THE CONTROLLERS ARE MORE COMPLEX.

The entire Switch system revolves around the Joy-Con controllers, which look like two small joysticks you can hold in each hand—somewhat reminiscent of the Wii Remote. Some games will use both of these controllers at once, while others will use only one flipped horizontally, allowing you to give the other to a friend for multiplayer titles. There’s also the obligatory motion sensors and object detection built in, allowing your body to control the action on the screen like the Wii U. This was highlighted in a trailer for the motion-controlled title 1-2 Switch, which is filled with mini-games centering around these new Joy-Cons and the Switch’s portability:

Both Joy-Con sticks can also be joined together in what’s called a “Joy-Con Grip” to create a more familiar gaming controller when playing traditionally on a TV. If all of this switching isn’t for you, Nintendo will also sell an optional “Switch Pro” controller, which doesn’t have to be assembled together like Voltron; instead, it’s just a standard gaming controller that will likely work with a majority of titles.

5. MARIO TRAVELS TO THE REAL WORLD IN SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY. 

One of the biggest surprises of the Switch event was the announcement of Super Mario Odyssey for a holiday 2017 release. In this game, Mario leaves the Mushroom Kingdom to explore an array of new worlds, including New York City. But this isn’t a cartoonish version of Manhattan—this is the real deal, complete with populated streets, a barrage of billboards, and famous landmarks, like the Flatiron Building.

Seeing Mario’s portly physique clash with the skyscrapers and business attire of the working world might take some getting used to (so will Bowser’s all-white suit, honestly), but there will be other worlds to explore as well that fit more with the classic Mario aesthetic. Nintendo is touting Odyssey as being in the same vein as Super Mario 64‘s expansive (for its time) explorable world:

6. THERE WILL BE MORE THIRD-PARTY SUPPORT.

In addition to all of the new games that will be announced before the Switch’s launch, perhaps the most encouraging sign is the old favorites coming to the console. During the event, both Skyrim and FIFA were shown in some detail, while NBA 2K18 was briefly glimpsed during a video montage. These franchises may be old, but they signal a big win for Nintendo.

The limited power and niche design of the Wii U caused the company to lose out on support from third-party developers like EA and Bethesda. Now, with a more traditional control scheme to go along with the innovative Joy-Cons—plus the option to go handheld—it looks like some of the bigger names in the industry are returning to Nintendo.

7. THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD IS A LAUNCH TITLE. 

Kooky controllers, Mario in the Bronx, and some motion-controlled games are all well and good, but the biggest reveal was the fact that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is going to be a Switch launch title on March 3. Announced all the way back in 2013, the game has had an infamous development process, with delays causing it to miss out on a relevant Wii U release date. Fans can rest assured, though, that Zelda will be in their hands the moment they pick up their Switch. If you need more convincing, take a look at the new trailer:

Other than being two of Japan’s trendiest culinary imports, what do ramen and matcha have in common? They can both be made in the microwave in a pinch. So it was only a matter of time before the instant noodle empire Nissin combined the two ingredients into one convenient Cup Noodle.

As RocketNews24 reports, the brand-new Cup Noodle Matcha will start selling for 180 yen ($1.55) on January 23. The matcha, a fine green tea powder usually reserved for sweet drinks and desserts, is incorporated into both the noodles and the broth. The product blends the tea with a seafood flavor profile: Eaters will find squid, egg, green onion, carrot, and cabbage inside.

Squid and matcha-flavored instant ramen may seem odd to American palettes, but unconventional Cup Noodle varieties are fairly common in Japan. Cheese curry, taco, and soft-shell turtle are a few of the flavors Cup Noodle has experimented with in the past.

[h/t RocketNews24]

If you believe Friday the 13^th is a day marked only by bad luck and running from an evil hockey enthusiast at a defunct summer camp, it’s time to rethink the infamous date’s potential. Leave your triskaidekaphobia at the door and check out the noteworthy events that landed on the “unlucky” day. All the bad stuff is just a coincidence.

1. DINOSAUR EGG DISCOVERY // JULY 1923

While hunting fossils for the American Museum of Natural History at Mongolia’s Flaming Cliffs, an expedition team led by Roy Chapman Andrews discovered the first scientifically recognized dinosaur egg fossils. He was there to find the missing link between apes and mankind, so this was a doozy of a consolation prize.

2. WELCOME TO HOLLYWOODLAND // JULY 1923

The same day that Andrews was digging up dino eggs, a giant group of letters was inaugurated in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, to signify a housing development owned by H.J. Whitley called Hollywoodland. Today, it’s one of the most recognizable landmarks even though it long ago lost its “land.”

3. TENNESSEE OUTLAWS EVOLUTION // MARCH 1925

It was an unlucky day for Darwin when the Tennessee Senate voted to prohibit Evolutionary Theory from public universities and schools. The law was deemed constitutional by the Tennessee Supreme Court during the famed Scopes Monkey Trial and wasn’t struck down until 1967.

4. THE BRITISH INTERPLANETARY SOCIETY // OCTOBER 1933

We may have landed people on the moon in 1969, but people have been dreaming of the stars since long before then. The British Interplanetary Society, the oldest space advocacy group in the world, was founded to rocket boost public awareness of astronautics. Its most famous chairman? None other than Arthur C. Clarke.

5. HUGHES H-1 RACER SETS A WORLD AIRSPEED RECORD // SEPTEMBER 1935

Now residing at the National Air and Space Museum, the Hughes H-1 Racer spent an illustrious Friday the 13^th in 1935 setting a world airspeed record (567 kph/352 mph). Designed by the legendary Howard Hughes and Richard Palmer, it was the last privately owned aircraft to break the world airspeed record.

6. THE FIRST HEAVY METAL ALBUM DEBUTS // FEBRUARY 1970

Marked by many music experts as the official birth of heavy metal, Black Sabbath’s eponymous album was released on an appropriately dangerous Friday the 13^thin 1970. A remarkably good omen for everyone who wanted to board the crazy train.

7. RUGBY TEAM’S PLANE CRASHES IN THE ANDES // OCTOBER 1972

One of the more horrific things to have happened on the holiday, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in the Andes Mountains while carrying the Old Christians Club rugby team. Over a quarter of the 45 were killed on impact, and it took until December 23 to rescue the surviving 16 who were forced to resort to cannibalism to stay alive.

8. MALTA BECOMES AN INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC // DECEMBER 1974

The small country in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea declared its independence from the United Kingdom in 1964, but Queen Elizabeth remained the Head of State. In 1974, Malta Labour Party leadership declared the country a republic and installed a President (Sir Anthony Mamo) as the head of the government.

9. WE ALL GET TO PLAY SUPER MARIO BROS. // SEPTEMBER 1985

Undoubtedly one of the most famous video games of all time—and a mega-franchise-launcher and anchor for Nintendo—Super Mario Bros. was released on a fireball-throwing Friday the 13^th. It makes sense; it’s a day when many superstitious people refuse to go outside.

10. THE STOCK MARKET MINI-CRASH // OCTOBER 1989

Maybe it’s just Octobers that are unlucky for the stock market. Sixty years after the Black Tuesday crash that ushered in the Great Depression, the major markets experienced some serious turbulence after an aborted United Airlines merger tanked the junk bond market. Like a black cat crossing your path in a golden parachute, the mini-crash was a harbinger of the 1990s recession.

11. FINLAND’S ACCIDENT DAY // 1995

Since 1995, Finland has designated one Friday the 13^th every year as a national Accident Day with the aim of raising awareness for workplace and road safety. It’s a clever idea to use the superstitious day as an opportunity to be extra vigilant. Plus, because of its capitol’s airport code and a particular daily flight demarcation, Finland also offers a Flight 666 to HEL every Friday the 13^th.

12. NASA ANNOUNCES EVIDENCE OF WATER ON THE MOON // NOVEMBER 2009

After studying data collected and relayed by the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), NASA chose a Friday the 13^th to share evidence that the moon isn’t as desolate as we thought it to be. The robotic spacecraft studied particles in the debris plume created by its launchable upper stage impacting with the Cabeus crater, opening the door for more research and a new understanding of our only permanent natural satellite.

13. A BUNCH OF GREAT BIRTHDAYS

Throughout the years, plenty of people have shrugged off being born under a bad sign to become noteworthy in multiple fields (and even score some Nobel Prizes for their mantel). People born on Friday the 13^th include Nate Silver, jazz clarinetist George Lewis, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Steve Buscemi, Christopher Plummer, novelist Georges Simenon, playwright Samuel Beckett, WWII hero-turned-actor Neville Brand, and poet Wole Soyinka.

Getting up in the middle of the night—to pee, grab a snack, or otherwise—can be a real pain. Aside from having to leave a warm bed, there’s the issue of deciding between stumbling around in the dark or facing harsh overhead lights. The best solution is to pop in a night-light to illuminate the walkway, but what if you don’t have any outlets to spare? This handy coverplate solves the problem in seconds.

The gadget works just like a normal coverplate and fits over all standard outlets. Tiny LED lights line the bottom to create enough illumination to lead a sleepy person to the bathroom, and a tiny sensor automatically turns them on or off depending on how dark a space is. Since the light is built into the coverplate, it leaves both outlets free for other electronics. Now anyone awake in the wee hours of the morning won’t have to worry about accidentally bumping into a wall or stepping on the cat.