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The Switch is a "hybrid" console, allowing different modes of play. Its main unit is shaped like a tablet computer which can be used portably as-is, or connected to a television display through a detachable docking station. In addition it can also be used in a tabletop form with its kickstand. Despite these characteristics, Nintendo markets the Switch primarily as a home console rather than as a portable; a handheld-only variant called the Switch Lite was released in late 2019 as a successor to the Nintendo 3DS line.
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]]. Unlike those consoles, Switch cartridges typically don’t contain save data, with this residing on the console instead.
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.
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