Nintendo Switch

ニンテンドースイッチ Nintendo Switch

The Nintendo Switch in TV mode with the Joy-Con in the Joy-Con Grip

Release dates Japan: March 3, 2017 North America: March 3, 2017 Europe: March 3, 2017 Australia: March 3, 2017 South Korea: December 1, 2017 China: N/A Hong Kong: March 3, 2017 Taiwan: December 1, 2017

Technical specs Size: Approximately 4 × 9.4 × 0.55 inches (with Joy-Con) Weight: Approximately 0.66 lbs. (without Joy-Con), 0.88 lbs. (with Joy-Con) Screen: 6.2-inch LCD screen with Multi-touch capacitive touch and 1280 x 720 resolution CPU/GPU: NVIDIA Custom Tegra processor External Storage: microSD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards Game Storage: Nintendo Switch game cards Networking: Wireless (IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) and Bluetooth 4.1, LAN available in TV mode Video: Up to 1080p via HDMI cable (TV mode) or up to 720p (tabletop mode and handheld mode) Audio: Compatible with 5.1ch Linear PCM output Speakers: Stereo

Related information Console generation: Eighth generation Pokémon generations: VII Console type: Home Colors: Console Gray Joy-Con Gray Neon Blue Neon Red Neon Yellow Neon Pink* Neon Green* Red*JP

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The Nintendo Switch (Japanese: ニンテンドースイッチ Nintendo Switch) is Nintendo's hybrid console for the eighth generation of video games. Despite this classification, Nintendo markets the system mostly as a home console that can be played on the go instead of a dedicated portable handheld system.

First officially announced during a special presentation in October 2016, the Switch (previously referred to by its codename NX) is the successor of the Wii U. The console features a 6.2-inch touch screen-capable controller, as well as two detachable controllers called Joy-Con controllers. It comes with the Dock, which the Nintendo Switch can be placed in to run in TV mode.

Technical specifications

Body

• Size: Approximately 4 inches high, 9.4 inches long, and 0.55 inches deep (with Joy-Con attached). The depth from the tip of the analog sticks to the tip of the ZL/ZR buttons is 1.12 inches.
• Weight: Approximately .88 lbs when Joy-Con controllers are attached, 0.66 lbs otherwise.
• Screen: 6.2-inch LCD screen with Multi-touch capacitive touch and resolution of 1280 x 720.
• CPU/GPU: NVIDIA Custom Tegra processor.
• Storage:
  • External Storage: microSD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards.
  • Game Storage: Nintendo Switch game cards.
• Networking: Wireless (IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) and Bluetooth 4.1. LAN available in TV mode.
• Video: Supports up to 1080p via HDMI cable in TV mode, or up to 720p in tabletop mode and handheld mode.
• Audio: Compatible with 5.1ch Linear PCM output. Output via HDMI connector in TV mode.
• Speakers: Stereo.

Dock

• Size: Approximately 4.1 inches high, 6.8 inches long, and 2.12 inches deep
• Weight: Approximately .72 lbs
• Output: USB Port (USB 2.0 compatible) x2 on the side and 1 on the back, System connector, AC adapter port, HDMI port

Joy-Con

• Size: Approximately 4.02 inches high, 1.41 inches long, and 1.12 inches deep
• Weight: 1.7 oz (left), 1.8 oz (right)
• Wireless: Bluetooth (both), NFC (right)

Features

• Joy-Con controllers can slide onto or off of the system, and communicate wirelessly with it.
• The system can be put into a home console TV mode by inserting it into the dock, or into a portable handheld mode by removing it.
• Motion controls through accelerometer and gyroscope
• Brightness sensor
• Near Field Communication (NFC): Can communicate wirelessly with objects above it.
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• Capture Button: when pressed, saves a screenshot. The button is located on the left Joy-Con.
• Motion IR camera: the right Joy-Con's camera can recognize hand gestures or objects as input.
• HD Rumble

Pokémon games

All releases listed are the year in which the Japanese version was released.

Gallery

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  TV mode with Joy-Con controllers in Joy-Con Grip

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  Tabletop mode

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  Handheld mode

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  Dock

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  Joy-Con controllers

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  Pro Controller

Cameos

• Players have a Switch in their bedroom in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Trivia

• The Nintendo Switch is the only Nintendo system to have its first core series Pokémon title not be the start of a new generation.
• The Nintendo Switch is the first home console to natively play core series Pokémon titles.

External links

• Nintendo of America
• On Super Mario Wiki
• On Zelda Wiki
• On Fire Emblem Wiki
• On Inkipedia

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