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The '''Nintendo Switch''' ({{ja|ニンテンドースイッチ|Nintendō Suitchi}}) is the seventh home video game console released by [[Nintendo]]. Known in development by its codename '''NX''', it was unveiled in October 2016 and was released worldwide on March 3, 2017. The Switch is considered a "hybrid" console; it is designed primarily as a home console, with the main unit inserted onto a docking station to connect to a television. Alternatively, it can be removed from the dock and used similarly to a mobile tablet, or placed in a standalone tabletop position visible to several players. The Switch uses [[Joy-Con]] wireless controllers, which include standard buttons and a directional joystick for user input, motion sensing, and high-definition tactile feedback. Switch games and software are available on both physical flash ROM cartridges and digital distribution, and do not use region locking. | The '''Nintendo Switch''' ({{ja|ニンテンドースイッチ|Nintendō Suitchi}}) is the seventh home video game console released by [[Nintendo]]. Known in development by its codename '''NX''', it was unveiled in October 2016 and was released worldwide on March 3, 2017. The Switch is considered a "hybrid" console; it is designed primarily as a home console, with the main unit inserted onto a docking station to connect to a television. Alternatively, it can be removed from the dock and used similarly to a mobile tablet, or placed in a standalone tabletop position visible to several players. The Switch uses [[Joy-Con]] wireless controllers, which include standard buttons and a directional joystick for user input, motion sensing, and high-definition tactile feedback. Switch games and software are available on both physical flash ROM cartridges and digital distribution, and do not use region locking. | ||
==Features== | |||
===Online=== | |||
The new online system for the Switch named under '''Nintendo Switch Online''' is a paid subscription-based online service based around the Nintendo Account service. It allows players all around the world to play with and against eachother, it also allows them to play '''NES''' games with added online play, save their data on a cloud backup system, have an access to the corresponding app on mobile devices and price reductions on the [http://niwanetwork.org/wiki/Nintendo_eShop Nintendo eShop] (Switch-only).<br>Please note that online play in compatible games and the Nintendo Switch Online smartphone app are free and that all other mentionned features are not available until the service launches in September 2018.<ref>https://www.nintendo.com/switch/online-service/</ref> | |||
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==In the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series== | ==In the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series== | ||
A [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch|''Super Smash Bros.'' title for Nintendo Switch]] is to be released on the console in 2018. | A [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch|''Super Smash Bros.'' title for Nintendo Switch]] is set to be released on the console in the second half of 2018. | ||
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Revision as of 14:48, June 3, 2018
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| Manufacturer | Nintendo |
| Type | Hybrid video game console |
| Generation | Eighth generation era (Possibly 9th) |
| First available | Worldwide: March 3, 2017 |
| CPU | Octa-core (4×ARM Cortex-A57 & 4×ARM Cortex-A53) |
| GPU | Nvidia GM20B Maxwell |
| Media | ROM Cartridge Digital distribution (Nintendo eShop) |
| System storage | Internal flash memory: 32 GB microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC up to 2 TB |
| Controller input | Joy-Con Nintendo Switch Pro Controller Capacitive touchscreen |
| Connectivity | 2.4/5 GHz 802.11ac Wi-Fi Bluetooth 4.1 1 × USB 3.0 (on dock) 2 × USB 2.0 (on dock) 1 × USB-C (on unit) |
| Online service | Nintendo Online Service Program (Payment required) |
| Predecessor | Wii U |
| Article on Nintendo Wiki | Nintendo Switch |
- For the smasher, see Smasher:Switch.
The Nintendo Switch (ニンテンドースイッチ) is the seventh home video game console released by Nintendo. Known in development by its codename NX, it was unveiled in October 2016 and was released worldwide on March 3, 2017. The Switch is considered a "hybrid" console; it is designed primarily as a home console, with the main unit inserted onto a docking station to connect to a television. Alternatively, it can be removed from the dock and used similarly to a mobile tablet, or placed in a standalone tabletop position visible to several players. The Switch uses Joy-Con wireless controllers, which include standard buttons and a directional joystick for user input, motion sensing, and high-definition tactile feedback. Switch games and software are available on both physical flash ROM cartridges and digital distribution, and do not use region locking.
Features
Online
The new online system for the Switch named under Nintendo Switch Online is a paid subscription-based online service based around the Nintendo Account service. It allows players all around the world to play with and against eachother, it also allows them to play NES games with added online play, save their data on a cloud backup system, have an access to the corresponding app on mobile devices and price reductions on the Nintendo eShop (Switch-only).
Please note that online play in compatible games and the Nintendo Switch Online smartphone app are free and that all other mentionned features are not available until the service launches in September 2018.[1]
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In the Super Smash Bros. series
A Super Smash Bros. title for Nintendo Switch is set to be released on the console in the second half of 2018.
Gallery
TV Mode
Tabletop Mode
Handheld Mode
References
| Nintendo consoles | |
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| Home consoles | Color TV-Game 15 · Nintendo Entertainment System · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Virtual Boy · Nintendo 64 · Nintendo GameCube · Wii · Wii U |
| Handheld consoles | Game & Watch · Game Boy · Game Boy Color · Game Boy Advance · Nintendo DS · Nintendo 3DS |
| Hybrid consoles | Nintendo Switch |
