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The '''Nintendo Switch''' is an eighth-generation video game console developed by [[Nintendo]], and the company's seventh major home console. Originally known in development as the '''NX''', it was officially unveiled in October 2016 and was released worldwide on 3 March 2017. See its official website [https://www.nintendo.com/switch/ here].
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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.
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