Nintendo Switch

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This article is about the video game console. For the item in New Horizons, see Nintendo Switch (New Horizons). For the item in New Horizons formerly known as Switch, see Light Switch (New Horizons).
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Upper image: Nintendo Switch docked and Joy-Cons
Lower image: Handheld mode
Available colors:
Manufacturer Nintendo
Type Home Console/Handheld hybrid
Release date(s) Worldwide March 3, 2017
Media Game Cartridge, Digital Download
Input JoyCon, Pro Controller, RingCon
Predecessor Wii U

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 Animal Crossing: New Horizons,[1] which was later released on March 20, 2020. The Nintendo Switch is also available as a furniture item in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp and Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

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]

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.[3]. 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 and costs $199.99.

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Available colors:
Manufacturer Nintendo
Type Handheld
Release date(s) Worldwide September 20, 2019
Media Game Cartridge, Digital Download
Input
  • 2 × Analog sticks
  • D-pad
  • L/R/ZL/ZR buttons
  • A/B/X/Y buttons
  • -/+ buttons
  • Capture button
  • HOME button
  • Volume +/− buttons
  • Power button
Predecessor Nintendo 3DS
Successor None


Animal Crossing-related games

Game Image Release
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros Ultimate NA Cover Art.png Worldwide December 7, 2018
Animal Crossing: New Horizons NH Box NA.png Worldwide March 20, 2020

Appearances in the Animal Crossing series

Gallery

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.

In New Horizons

References

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