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: December 10, 2019 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, VIII, IX Console type: Hybrid Colors: Console Gray Joy-Con Gray (Both) Neon Blue (Left)/Neon Red (Right) Neon Red (Left)/Neon Blue (Right) Neon Red (Both) Neon Blue (Both) Neon Yellow (Both) Neon Pink (Left)/Neon Green (Right) Blue (Left)/Neon Yellow (Right) Neon Purple (Left)/Neon Orange (Right) Eevee (Left) & Pikachu (Right)Sp Super Smash Bros. UltimateSp

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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. It is both a home console and a handheld console.^[1] Unlike many previous Nintendo systems, the Nintendo Switch is not region-locked (outside of Mainland China).

First officially announced during a special presentation on October 20, 2016, the Switch (previously referred to by its codename NX) is the successor to the Wii U and was released on March 3, 2017. 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.

A longer battery revision was released on August 13, 2019. A cheaper handheld-only model, the Nintendo Switch Lite, was released on September 20, 2019. An OLED model with 64GB of internal storage, enhanced audio, a wider display, and a wider adjustable stand was released on October 8, 2021.

Play modes

The Switch has three distinct play modes: TV Mode, Tabletop Mode, and Handheld Mode. In TV Mode, the Switch is placed in the Dock so that it is displayed on a TV screen while being controlled by detached controllers. In Tabletop Mode, the Switch is placed on a surface so that multiple people can play with detached controllers. In Handheld Mode, the Switch functions as a handheld game system, with Joy-Con controllers attached to each side.

Motion controls (other than the gyroscope) are only usable in TV Mode and Tabletop Mode. The touch screen is only usable in Tabletop Mode and Handheld 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 (720p).
• 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.
• Memory: 4 GB LPDDR4 RAM.

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.

Nintendo eShop

Nintendo eShop titles

Retail titles

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

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  Let's Go, Pikachu! & Eevee! Edition (front)

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  Let's Go, Pikachu! & Eevee! Edition (back)

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  Let's Go, Pikachu! & Eevee! Edition Joy-Con controllers

Cameos

• Players have a Switch in their bedroom in Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!, Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, Scarlet and Violet.
  • A special Pikachu-Edition Nintendo Switch can be found in a dummied out Player's room in Legends: Arceus.
• Mustard has a Switch in the Master Dojo's living room of Isle of Armor, playing Pokémon Quest.

Trivia

• The Nintendo Switch is the only Nintendo video game console to have its first core series Pokémon title not be the start of a new generation.
  • This excludes the Game Boy Color. Pokémon Yellow (outside of Japan) and Pokémon Gold and Silver were both Game Boy Color games that were also compatible with the Game Boy, but Pokémon Yellow was marketed as a Game Boy game that is enhanced on Game Boy Color, while Pokémon Gold and Silver were marketed as Game Boy Color games that are playable on Game Boy. Pokémon Crystal was the first Pokémon title to be exclusive to the Game Boy Color.
• The Nintendo Switch is the only home console to natively play core series Pokémon titles. Other home consoles require a peripheral (such as the Super Game Boy, Transfer Pak, or Game Boy Player) to play core series Pokémon games.
• The Nintendo Switch is the only Nintendo home console not to be region-locked (except in Mainland China, where it is region-locked).
• The Nintendo Switch is the first Nintendo system to have more than two generations of core series game released for it, being everything from Let's Go, Pikachu/Eevee! to Scarlet/Violet.

External links

• Nintendo of America
• On ARMS Institute
• On Fire Emblem Wiki
• On Inkipedia
• On Nookipedia
• On Super Mario Wiki
• On WiKirby
• On Zelda Wiki

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