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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.
In the Super Smash Bros. series
A Super Smash Bros. title for Nintendo Switch is to be released on the console in 2018.
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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 |