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200px Nintendo Switch console and dock
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Manufacturer
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Nintendo
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Type
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Home Console/Handheld hybrid
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Release date(s)
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March 3, 2017
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Media
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Game Cartridge, Digital Download
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Predecessor
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Wii U
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The Nintendo Switch, codenamed NX, is Nintendo's current video game console. Officialy 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 set price of $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. Unlike the Wii and Wii U before it, the Switch is not backwards-compatible with either 3DS or Wii U software.[1]
On September 13, 2018, Nintendo announced an Animal Crossing: New Horizons, set to be released in March 20, 2020.[2]
Redesigns
Nintendo Switch Lite
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Manufacturer
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Nintendo
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Release date(s)
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Template:Worldwide September 20, 2019
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Media
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Game Cartridge, Digital Download
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Predecessor
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Wii U, Nintendo Switch (concurrent)
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Successor
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None
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Nintendo Switch Lite is the first redesign for the Nintendo Switch. It was announced on July 10, 2019, and will be 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 will be available in yellow, gray and turquoise and cost $200.
List of Games
Gallery
Nintendo Switch screen with Joy-Con controllers
Nintendo Switch Pro Controller
References
Nintendo video game consoles
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