Nintendo Switch


 * This article is about the video game console. For the item in, see Nintendo Switch (New Horizons). For the item in formerly known as Switch, see Light Switch (New Horizons).

The Nintendo Switch, codenamed "NX", is Nintendo's current video game console. Officially revealed via a trailer posted on Nintendo's YouTube and social media channels on October 20, 2016, it was released worldwide on March 3, 2017, with a suggested retail price of US$299.99. The Switch is a hybrid device: players can play it as a handheld console or as a home console using a TV-connected dock. Similar to the DS and 3DS, cartridges serve as the physical format of its games.

On September 13, 2018, Nintendo announced, which was later released on March 20, 2020. The Nintendo Switch is also available as a furniture item in and.

Prior to the release of, Nintendo released a special edition of the Switch for a limited time that features a -themed dock and Joy-Cons. In September 2020, Nintendo announced the special edition console will return to retailers at an unknown date.

Nintendo Switch Lite
Nintendo Switch Lite is the first redesign for the Nintendo Switch. It was announced on July 10, 2019, and released on September 20, 2019. . The Switch Lite is a smaller and handheld only version of the Nintendo Switch, with no removable controllers. It is available in yellow, gray, turquoise and coral pink and costs $199.99. A new blue-colored Nintendo Switch Lite is expected to be released on May 21, 2021.

Appearances in the

 * The and  appear as furniture items in . The former is modeled after the standard Switch with neon red and blue Joy-Con controllers in handheld mode, while the latter is modeled after the -themed Switch in its dock.
 * The appears as an item in.

Profile icons
The Nintendo Switch has eighteen Animal Crossing profile icons. Twelve have been since the system's release and another six -themed ones since the game's release.