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[[File:Nintendo Switch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Never underestimate Nintendo.]] | [[File:Nintendo Switch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Never underestimate Nintendo.]] | ||
The '''Nintendo Switch''' is [[Nintendo]] | The '''Nintendo Switch''' is a [[Nintendo]] video game console, released on [[March 3]], [[2017]], as the successor to the [[Wii U]]. Its defining feature is the ability to ''switch'' between portable tablet and home console modes, effectively making it a hybrid console. There is a handheld-only variant of the Switch called the '''Nintendo Switch Lite'''. | ||
In stark contrast to the Wii U, the Switch was a fantastic sales success, becoming the fastest-selling console of all time in the United States<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/948901835284283393|quote=Within 10 months, #NintendoSwitch has become the fastest-selling video game system of all time in the US!|name=Nintendo of America|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=01|day=04}}</ref> and, as of this writing, the third best-selling game system of all time behind the [[PlayStation|PlayStation 2]] and [[Nintendo DS]]. The system iwas succeeded in 2025 by the Nintendo Switch 2, which retains backwards compatibility with nearly all of the Switch's games. | In stark contrast to the Wii U, the Switch was a fantastic sales success, becoming the fastest-selling console of all time in the United States<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/948901835284283393|quote=Within 10 months, #NintendoSwitch has become the fastest-selling video game system of all time in the US!|name=Nintendo of America|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=01|day=04}}</ref> and, as of this writing, the third best-selling game system of all time behind the [[PlayStation|PlayStation 2]] and [[Nintendo DS]]. The system iwas succeeded in 2025 by the Nintendo Switch 2, which retains backwards compatibility with nearly all of the Switch's games. | ||
Revision as of 19:25, 5 June 2025
The Nintendo Switch is a Nintendo video game console, released on March 3, 2017, as the successor to the Wii U. Its defining feature is the ability to switch between portable tablet and home console modes, effectively making it a hybrid console. There is a handheld-only variant of the Switch called the Nintendo Switch Lite.
In stark contrast to the Wii U, the Switch was a fantastic sales success, becoming the fastest-selling console of all time in the United States[1] and, as of this writing, the third best-selling game system of all time behind the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS. The system iwas succeeded in 2025 by the Nintendo Switch 2, which retains backwards compatibility with nearly all of the Switch's games.
Games
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Notes
- Grey Griffin appeared as a model for the cover of the 1-2 Switch game.
References
- ↑ "Within 10 months, #NintendoSwitch has become the fastest-selling video game system of all time in the US!"—Nintendo of America, Twitter, 2018/01/04
External links
- Nintendo Switch at Wikipedia
