mar 3, 2017 - Nintendo Switch

Description:

*RELEASE DATE*
Nintendo Switch was released on the 3rd March, 2017

*DEVELOPER*
Nintendo Platform Technology Development

*MANUFACTURER*
Foxconn
Hosiden


*DESIGN*
-- Hybrid video game console that can be used in both stationary and portable settings.
-- HOME CONSOLE MODE: the main unit is inserted onto a docking station to connect to a television screen or monitor.
-- HANDHELD MODE: it can be removed from the dock and operated similarly to a tablet computer through its LCD touchscreen. It can also be placed in a standalone tabletop mode visible to several players.


*JOY-CON CONTROLLERS*
-- Wireless Joy-Con controllers include standard buttons and directional analog sticks for user input, motion sensing, and high-definition tactile feedback, can attach to both sides of the console to support handheld-style play.
-- Connect to a Grip accessory to provide a traditional home console gamepad form,
-- Used individually in the hand like the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, supporting local multiplayer modes.


*SOFTWARE*
-- Switch's software supports online gaming through standard Internet connectivity
-- Local wireless ad hoc connectivity with other Switch consoles.
-- Switch games and software are available on physical flash-based ROM cartridges
-- Switch software is available as digital distribution via Nintendo eShop
-- The system does not use region locking.

*COMPETITION*
The Nintendo Switch competes on the console gaming market with contemporaries being Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4.

*SPECS*
CPU == Quad-core Cortex-A57 1.02 GHz
Graphics == Nvidia Tegra X1
Memory == 4GB
Storage == 32 GB eMMC
Media == Game Card / Digital Distribution


*RECEPTION*
-- The console shipped nearly three million in the first month of its launch, exceeding Nintendo's initial projection of two million,
-- Within a year of release achieved over 14 million units sold worldwide, outselling total lifetime sales of the Wii U.
-- As of September 2018, it has sold 22.86 million units.
-- It is the fastest-selling console of all time in Japan as of December 24, 2017 and in the United States as of January 4, 2018.
-- Nintendo Switch sales were heavily tied to the critically acclaimed titles The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Super Mario Odyssey, which became best-sellers for the system, with over ten, eleven, and twelve million copies sold respectively by September 2018.

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