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3875/5000Nintendo Switch (ニ ン テ ン ド ー ス ス イ ッ チ Nintendō Suitchi?) Is the seventh main video game console developed by Nintendo. Known in the development by its code name «NX», it was unveiled in October 2016 and was launched worldwide on March 3, 2017.
Nintendo considers Switch a hybrid console. It can be used as a desk console with the main unit inserted in a docking station to connect it to a television. Alternatively, it can be extracted from the base and used in a similar way to a tablet through its LCD touch screen, or placed on a surface thanks to its integrated support being thus visible by several players.
The switch uses two wireless controllers called Joy-Con together, which include four standard action buttons and a directional joystick, as well as sensors for motion detection and high-definition tactile feedback, although they differ in some buttons and additional features. Two Joy-Con can be connected one on each side of the console to be used as a portable console, connect to the Grip accessory provided next to the console to be used as a more traditional control, or be used individually in the hand as the Wii remote, and This form is used with local multiplayer games.
Switch firmware supports online gaming through standard internet connectivity, as well as local wireless ad hoc connectivity with other switches. Games for this console and other applications are available as flash ROM physical cartridges and as digital distribution, and do not use region lock. The Switch competes in the video game console market with its contemporary Sony PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One.
The concept of the Switch emerged as Nintendo's reaction to several quarters of financial losses in 2014, attributed to the poor sales of its previous console, the Wii U, as well as increased competition in the mobile games market. Subsequently, Nintendo's president, Satoru Iwata, pushed the company in the direction of mobile games and the creation of a totally new hardware.
The design of the Switch is aimed at a wide demographic of video game players through its multiple modes of use. Nintendo opted to use more standard electronic components, such as a processor based on the Nvidia Tegra line, to make the development of the console easier for programmers and more compatible with existing game engines. As the Wii U had struggled to get the support of outside studios, leaving it with a weak library of games, Nintendo sought the support of many developers and editors to help build the switch's library of games along with Nintendo's own titles. , including many independent videogame studios. Before the launch, Nintendo had announced that more than 100 titles were in development by 70 developers.
Nintendo sold more than 2.74 million units of the console in its first month of being on sale, surpassing the initial projection of 2 million units made by the company, and becoming the fastest selling console in its history. The sales of the Switch were closely linked to the critically acclaimed video game The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which went on sale on the same day as the console around the world.
The current Firmware of the console is 7.0.0, in which six new Super Mario Bros. ™ U Deluxe icons have been added for the user image, Added additional language support to the HOME Menu for Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional) and Korean, and general improvements in the stability of the system to improve the user experience.3
