Nintendo Switch: Difference between revisions

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Its most distinguishable feature are the "Joy-Con" controllers. These are two detachable controllers that can be either attached to a "Grip" to provide a traditional home console gamepad form, attached on either side of the main unit for handheld play, or can be used individually in the hand like Nintendo's [[Wii]] Remote. The Joy-Cons are similarly motion-sensitive, and feature [[w:NFC|NFC]] for reading [[w:Amiibo|Amiibo]] data. The Switch uses [[Flash Memory|flash ROM cartridges]] for media (similar to those for the [[Nintendo DS]] and [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]), rather than [[Optical Disc|optical discs]], making it the first Nintendo home console to use cartridge media since the [[Nintendo 64]].

Inside the Switch is a Tegra X1 [[w:System on a chip|System-on-a-chip]] supplied by [[w:Nvidia|Nvidia]].<ref>[https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2016/10/20/nintendo-switch/ NVidia Blog, "NVIDIA Technology Powers New Home Gaming System, Nintendo Switch"]</ref> Nvidia also has their own gaming console, the [[w:SHIELD Android TV|Nvidia Shield TV]], which runs [[Google]]'s [[Android Games|Android TV]]. A revision of the X1 codenamed "Mariko" (named after [[Wolverine]]'s love interest Mariko Yashida) and marketed as the X1+ was used in later Switch SKUs as well as on the Switch Lite which is a portable-only variant of the Switch.

Unlike most of Nintendo's previous hardware, the Switch uses off-the-shelf ARM-based technology that isn't far off from those used on tablets and other smart devices. Inside the Switch is a Tegra X1 [[w:System on a chip|System-on-a-chip]] supplied by [[w:Nvidia|Nvidia]].<ref>[https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2016/10/20/nintendo-switch/ NVidia Blog, "NVIDIA Technology Powers New Home Gaming System, Nintendo Switch"]</ref> Nvidia also has their own gaming console, the [[w:SHIELD Android TV|Nvidia Shield TV]], which runs [[Google]]'s [[Android Games|Android TV]]. A revision of the X1 codenamed "Mariko" (named after [[Wolverine]]'s love interest Mariko Yashida) and marketed as the X1+ was used in later Switch SKUs as well as on the Switch Lite which is a portable-only variant of the Switch.

Prior to launch, Nintendo had announced that over 100 titles were in development by 70 developers, a contrast to the Wii U's weak software library.

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== System Specifications ==

* '''Operating system''':

** Nintendo Switch system software (Based on the 3DS system software; uses networking code derived from BSD and ~~media~~ libraries from Android such as Stagefright but is NOT a Unix-like OS)

** Nintendo Switch system software (Based on the 3DS system software; uses networking code derived from BSD and libraries from Android such as Stagefright, NFC library and cURL downloader library but is NOT a Unix-like OS)

** Earlier models can unofficially run Android through ports of LineageOS due to the Switch's shared lineage with the Nvidia Shield.

** Earlier models can unofficially run Android through ports of LineageOS due to the Switch's shared lineage with the Nvidia Shield. Android functionality is somewhat limited however due to the Switch's lack of camera and microphone.

* '''System-on-chip used''': Nvidia Tegra X1 (Later SKUs come with a revised X1+ SoC codenamed "Mariko")

* '''CPU''': Octa-core (4×ARM Cortex-A57 & 4×ARM Cortex-A53) @ 1.020 GHz