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Nintendo Switch

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ニンテンドースイッチ Nintendō Suitchi
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Technical details
Media Nintendo Switch Game Card
Storage capacity
CPU Nvidia Tegra[1]
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Launch date WW: March 2017[2]
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Predecessor Successor
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The Nintendo Switch[3] is Nintendo's upcoming home console platform[4][5]. The system is described as being a hybrid of handheld and home console devices, allowing players to play home console games on the go.[6] Officially unveiled in October 2016, The Nintendo Switch is expected to launch in March 2017 worldwide[2].

Production

The development of the new platform was initially confirmed by Satoru Iwata during an investor's briefing in March 2015, revealing the new hardware under the codename "NX".[7] Succeeding Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima would later state that the Nintendo Switch is not intended to be the successor to either the Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family<ref name="successor">Nintendo President: NX Is Not the Successor "to the Wii U nor to the 3DS". IGN (Ma

  1. ↑ NVIDIA Technology Powers New Home Gaming System, Nintendo Switch. Nvidia (October 20, 2016). Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Earnings Release: Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2016. Nintendo (April 27, 2016). Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ First Look at Nintendo Switch. YouTube (Nintendo; October 20, 2016). Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ Reggie calls the Nintendo NX a home console. Wii U Daily (June 19, 2015). Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ PR - First Glimpse of Nintendo NX Coming Tomorrow at 7 a.m. PT. GoNintendo (October 19, 2016). Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  6. ↑ Nintendo Switch world premier demonstrates new entertainment experiences from a home gaming system. Nintendo (October 20, 2016). Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  7. ↑ March 17, Wed. 2015 Presentation Title. Nintendo (March 17, 2015). Retrieved June 16, 2015.
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