Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch | |
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Manufacturer | Nintendo |
Type | Hybrid video game console |
Generation | Eighth generation era (Possibly 9th) |
First available | Worldwide: March 3, 2017 |
CPU | Octa-core (4×ARM Cortex-A57 & 4×ARM Cortex-A53) |
GPU | Nvidia GM20B Maxwell |
Media | ROM Cartridge Digital distribution (Nintendo eShop) |
System storage | Internal flash memory: 32 GB microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC up to 2 TB |
Controller input | Joy-Con Nintendo Switch Pro Controller Capacitive touchscreen |
Connectivity | 2.4/5 GHz 802.11ac Wi-Fi Bluetooth 4.1 1 × USB 3.0 (on dock) 2 × USB 2.0 (on dock) 1 × USB-C (on unit) |
Online service | Nintendo Online Service Program (Payment required) |
Predecessor | Wii U |
Article on Nintendo Wiki | Nintendo Switch |
- For the smasher, see Smasher:Switch.
The Nintendo Switch (ニンテンドースイッチ) is the seventh home video game console released by Nintendo. Known in development by its codename NX, it was unveiled in October 2016 and was released worldwide on March 3, 2017. The Switch is considered a "hybrid" console; it is designed primarily as a home console, with the main unit inserted onto a docking station to connect to a television. Alternatively, it can be removed from the dock and used similarly to a mobile tablet, or placed in a standalone tabletop position visible to several players. The Switch uses Joy-Con wireless controllers, which include standard buttons and a directional joystick for user input, motion sensing, and high-definition tactile feedback. Switch games and software are available on both physical flash ROM cartridges and digital distribution, and do not use region locking.
Features
Online
The new online system for the Switch named under Nintendo Switch Online is a paid subscription-based online service based around the Nintendo Account service. It allows players all around the world to play with and against eachother, it also allows them to play NES games with added online play, save their data on a cloud backup system, have an access to the corresponding app on mobile devices and price reductions on the Nintendo eShop (Switch-only).
Please note that online play in compatible games and the Nintendo Switch Online smartphone app are free and that all other mentionned features are not available until the service launches in September 2018.[1]
Nintendo Switch Online app
The Nintendo Switch Online app is a mobile app given to download with the Nintendo Switch Online service. Some sub-sections can appear in the app, corresponding to the owner-owned games.
Here goes the list of all compatibles games and their global features:
- Splatoon 2: Players have access to SplatNet 2. There they can chat talk to their teamates in games, check the upcoming stages for each battle modes, review and share their battle statistics, order gear for use in-game and see their progression in the solo campaign.
In the Super Smash Bros. series
A Super Smash Bros. title for Nintendo Switch is set to be released on the console in the second half of 2018.
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References
Nintendo consoles | |
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Home consoles | Color TV-Game 15 · Nintendo Entertainment System · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Virtual Boy · Nintendo 64 · Nintendo GameCube · Wii · Wii U |
Handheld consoles | Game & Watch · Game Boy · Game Boy Color · Game Boy Advance · Nintendo DS · Nintendo 3DS |
Hybrid consoles | Nintendo Switch |