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− | + | {{Wrongpage|the video game console. For the item in New Horizons, see [[Item:Nintendo Switch (New Horizons)|Nintendo Switch (New Horizons)]]. For the Nintendo Switch Lite item in New Horizons, see [[Item:Nintendo Switch Lite (New Horizons)|Nintendo Switch Lite (New Horizons)]]|the item in New Horizons formerly known as Switch|Item:Light Switch (New Horizons)|page-text1=Light Switch (New Horizons)}} | |
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− | The '''Nintendo Switch''', codenamed "NX", is a hybrid gaming console and 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. On September 13, 2018, Nintendo announced a teaser for the then-untitled {{NH}},<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/09-13-2018/ Nintendo Direct 09-13-2018]</ref> | + | The '''Nintendo Switch''', codenamed "NX", is a hybrid gaming console and 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. On September 13, 2018, Nintendo announced a teaser for the then-untitled {{NH}},<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/09-13-2018/ Nintendo Direct 09-13-2018]</ref> and after being delayed, was released on March 20, 2020. |
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. The Nintendo Switch ecosystem was the first Nintendo system to use a paid online service known as Nintendo Switch Online. As such, {{NH|nolink}} is the first game in the {{SER}} where online is limited to paid users. The Nintendo Switch's built-in screenshot feature allows screenshots to be taken with the tap of a special square button on Nintendo Switch controllers; this also makes {{NH|nolink}} the first mainline game not use an in-game screenshot system. | 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. The Nintendo Switch ecosystem was the first Nintendo system to use a paid online service known as Nintendo Switch Online. As such, {{NH|nolink}} is the first game in the {{SER}} where online is limited to paid users. The Nintendo Switch's built-in screenshot feature allows screenshots to be taken with the tap of a special square button on Nintendo Switch controllers; this also makes {{NH|nolink}} the first mainline game not use an in-game screenshot system. | ||
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Prior to the release of {{NH|nolink}}, Nintendo released a special edition of the Switch for a limited time that features a {{NH|short|nolink}}-themed dock and Joy-Cons. In September 2020, Nintendo announced the special edition console will return to retailers at an unknown date.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Nintendo of America|date=September 25, 2020|url=https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1309479376514408448|site=Twitter|retrieved=September 25, 2020}}</ref> | Prior to the release of {{NH|nolink}}, Nintendo released a special edition of the Switch for a limited time that features a {{NH|short|nolink}}-themed dock and Joy-Cons. In September 2020, Nintendo announced the special edition console will return to retailers at an unknown date.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Nintendo of America|date=September 25, 2020|url=https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1309479376514408448|site=Twitter|retrieved=September 25, 2020}}</ref> | ||
− | + | As of June 30, 2022, the Nintendo Switch family has sold 111.08 million units worldwide <ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html</ref>, making it Nintendo's best selling home console after the [[Wii]], the fifth best selling console of all time, as well as Nintendo's third best selling handheld behind the [[nintendowiki:Game Boy|Game Boy]]/[[nintendowiki:Game Boy Color|Game Boy Color]], and [[Nintendo DS]]. | |
==Nintendo Switch Lite== | ==Nintendo Switch Lite== | ||
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− | '''Nintendo Switch Lite''' is a handheld gaming console and is the first redesign for the Nintendo Switch. It was announced on July 10, 2019, and released on September 20, 2019.<ref>https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/10/nintendo-switch-lite-price-launch-date/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALeosWZEV_pfX746ZjN7FjHCZ4LU2ziRWR1ctm2bDLskDMuS0PfxDkaVZq0Rkn4jloKG-8M14Tq0N0P2AyBiKId3g22z_F6yltsw3incPB8-tgFeQUVQVbXgEmqIXktewYIQf-PzTMOfaR924-hNadQFx4hReYT9Hb7bF7sEUQQk</ref>. 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, coral pink, and blue and costs $199.99. The Nintendo Switch Lite is available in | + | The '''Nintendo Switch Lite''' is a handheld gaming console and is the first redesign for the Nintendo Switch. It was announced on July 10, 2019, and released on September 20, 2019.<ref>https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/10/nintendo-switch-lite-price-launch-date/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALeosWZEV_pfX746ZjN7FjHCZ4LU2ziRWR1ctm2bDLskDMuS0PfxDkaVZq0Rkn4jloKG-8M14Tq0N0P2AyBiKId3g22z_F6yltsw3incPB8-tgFeQUVQVbXgEmqIXktewYIQf-PzTMOfaR924-hNadQFx4hReYT9Hb7bF7sEUQQk</ref>. 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, coral pink, and blue and costs $199.99. The Nintendo Switch Lite is available in {{NH|nolink}} through a DLC included with the Nintendo Switch Online membership. |
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− | '''Nintendo Switch (OLED model)''' is a hybrid gaming console and is the second redesign for the Nintendo Switch. It was announced on July 6, 2021, and released on October 8, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-06|url=https://www.nintendo.com/switch/oled-model/|title=Nintendo Switch OLED model - Nintendo - Official Site|site=Nintendo}}</ref> The OLED model has OLED 7-inch screen, features enhanced audio, has a wide adjustable stand, and comes with 64GB of internal storage. | + | The '''Nintendo Switch (OLED model)''' is a hybrid gaming console and is the second redesign for the Nintendo Switch. It was announced on July 6, 2021, and released on October 8, 2021 with a retail price of US$349.99.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-06|url=https://www.nintendo.com/switch/oled-model/|title=Nintendo Switch OLED model - Nintendo - Official Site|site=Nintendo}}</ref> The OLED model has OLED 7-inch screen, features enhanced audio, has a wide adjustable stand, and comes with 64GB of internal storage. The OLED model's dock comes with a LAN port, replacing the solo USB port from the original Switch dock. |
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| {{SSBU}} || [[File:Super Smash Bros Ultimate NA Cover Art.png|100px]] || {{Flag|WLD}} December 7, 2018 | | {{SSBU}} || [[File:Super Smash Bros Ultimate NA Cover Art.png|100px]] || {{Flag|WLD}} December 7, 2018 | ||
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===Profile icons=== | ===Profile icons=== | ||
+ | {{See also|Nintendo Switch Online#User profile icons|label1=List of Nintendo Switch Online user profile icons}} | ||
The Nintendo Switch has eighteen ''Animal Crossing'' profile icons. Twelve have been since the system's release and another six {{NH|short}}-themed ones since the game's release. | The Nintendo Switch has eighteen ''Animal Crossing'' profile icons. Twelve have been since the system's release and another six {{NH|short}}-themed ones since the game's release. | ||
+ | Additional profile icons based on villagers are exclusive to [[Nintendo Switch Online]] members. | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Blathers NS Icon.png|[[Blathers]] | Blathers NS Icon.png|[[Blathers]] |
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Manufacturer | Nintendo | ||||||
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Type | Home Console/Handheld hybrid | ||||||
Release date(s) | March 3, 2017 | ||||||
Media | Game Cartridge, Digital Download | ||||||
Input | JoyCon, Pro Controller, RingCon | ||||||
Predecessor | Wii U |
The Nintendo Switch, codenamed "NX", is a hybrid gaming console and 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. On September 13, 2018, Nintendo announced a teaser for the then-untitled Animal Crossing: New Horizons,[1] and after being delayed, was released on March 20, 2020.
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. The Nintendo Switch ecosystem was the first Nintendo system to use a paid online service known as Nintendo Switch Online. As such, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the first game in the Animal Crossing series where online is limited to paid users. The Nintendo Switch's built-in screenshot feature allows screenshots to be taken with the tap of a special square button on Nintendo Switch controllers; this also makes Animal Crossing: New Horizons the first mainline game not use an in-game screenshot system.
Prior to the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo released a special edition of the Switch for a limited time that features a New Horizons-themed dock and Joy-Cons. In September 2020, Nintendo announced the special edition console will return to retailers at an unknown date.[2]
As of June 30, 2022, the Nintendo Switch family has sold 111.08 million units worldwide [3], making it Nintendo's best selling home console after the Wii, the fifth best selling console of all time, as well as Nintendo's third best selling handheld behind the Game Boy/Game Boy Color, and Nintendo DS.
Nintendo Switch Lite
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Release date(s) | September 20, 2019 | ||||||||||||||
Media | Game Cartridge, Digital Download | ||||||||||||||
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Predecessor | Nintendo 3DS | ||||||||||||||
Successor | None |
The Nintendo Switch Lite is a handheld gaming console and is the first redesign for the Nintendo Switch. It was announced on July 10, 2019, and released on September 20, 2019.[4]. 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, coral pink, and blue and costs $199.99. The Nintendo Switch Lite is available in Animal Crossing: New Horizons through a DLC included with the Nintendo Switch Online membership.
Nintendo Switch (OLED model)
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Manufacturer | Nintendo | ||||||
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Type | Home Console/Handheld hybrid | ||||||
Release date(s) | October 8, 2021 | ||||||
Media | Game Cartridge, Digital Download | ||||||
Input | JoyCon, Pro Controller, RingCon | ||||||
Predecessor | Nintendo Switch (original model) |
The Nintendo Switch (OLED model) is a hybrid gaming console and is the second redesign for the Nintendo Switch. It was announced on July 6, 2021, and released on October 8, 2021 with a retail price of US$349.99.[5] The OLED model has OLED 7-inch screen, features enhanced audio, has a wide adjustable stand, and comes with 64GB of internal storage. The OLED model's dock comes with a LAN port, replacing the solo USB port from the original Switch dock.
Game | Image | Release date(s) |
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | December 7, 2018 | |
Animal Crossing: New Horizons | March 20, 2020 |
Appearances in the Animal Crossing series
- The Nintendo Switch G and Nintendo Switch NB/NR appear as furniture items in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. The former is the gray Nintendo Switch variant while the latter is the neon-blue and neon-red Nintendo Switch variant
- The Nintendo Switch and ACNH Nintendo Switch appear as furniture items in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. 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 New Horizons-themed Switch in its dock.
- The Nintendo Switch Lite appears as an item in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, where it is available in the real-life colors of the Nintendo Switch Lite, except for Blue.
- The Ring-Con appears as an item in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Gallery
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Limited Edition Nintendo Switch
A spread from Nintendo Magazine showing how to share photos
A spread from Nintendo Magazine showing New Horizons being played
Advertisement for the New Horizons variant in Nintendo Magazine
Profile icons
The Nintendo Switch has eighteen Animal Crossing profile icons. Twelve have been since the system's release and another six New Horizons-themed ones since the game's release.
Additional profile icons based on villagers are exclusive to Nintendo Switch Online members.
In Pocket Camp
In New Horizons
A Nintendo Switch as seen in New Horizons when scanning an amiibo
Nintendo Switch (Neon Blue & Neon Red)
(New Horizons)Nintendo Switch Lite
(New Horizons)ACNH Nintendo Switch
(New Horizons)Ring-Con
(New Horizons)
See also
References
- ↑ Nintendo Direct 09-13-2018
- ↑ Nintendo of America (September 25, 2020). [1]. Twitter. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html
- ↑ https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/10/nintendo-switch-lite-price-launch-date/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALeosWZEV_pfX746ZjN7FjHCZ4LU2ziRWR1ctm2bDLskDMuS0PfxDkaVZq0Rkn4jloKG-8M14Tq0N0P2AyBiKId3g22z_F6yltsw3incPB8-tgFeQUVQVbXgEmqIXktewYIQf-PzTMOfaR924-hNadQFx4hReYT9Hb7bF7sEUQQk
- ↑ (2021-07-06) "Nintendo Switch OLED model - Nintendo - Official Site". Nintendo.
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