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The Nintendo Switch[h] is a video game console developed by Nintendo, released worldwide in most
regions on March 3, 2017.[i] It is a hybrid console that can be used as a home console and portable
device. Its wireless Joy-Con controllers, with standard buttons and directional analog sticks for user
input, motion sensing, and tactile feedback, can attach to both sides of the console to
support handheld-style play. They can also connect to a grip accessory to provide a traditional home
console gamepad form, or be used individually in the hand like the Wii Remote and Nunchuk,
supporting local multiplayer modes. The Nintendo Switch's software supports online gaming through
Internet connectivity, as well as local wireless ad hoc connectivity with other consoles. Nintendo
Switch games and software are available on both physical flash-based ROM cartridges and digital
distribution via Nintendo eShop; the system has no region lockout.[j] A handheld-focused revision of
the system, called the Nintendo Switch Lite, was released on September 20, 2019.
The Nintendo Switch was unveiled on October 20, 2016. Known in development by its
codename NX, the concept of the Switch came about as Nintendo's reaction to several quarters of
financial losses into 2014, attributed to poor sales of its previous console, the Wii U, and market
competition from mobile gaming. Nintendo's then-president Satoru Iwata pushed the company
towards mobile gaming and novel hardware. The Nintendo Switch's design is aimed at a wide
demographic of video game players through multiple modes of use. Nintendo opted to use more
standard electronic components, such as a chipset based on Nvidia's Tegra line, to make
development for the console easier for programmers and more compatible with existing game
engines. As the Wii U had struggled to gain external support, leaving it with a weak software library,
Nintendo preemptively sought the support of many third-party developers and publishers to help
build out the Switch's game library alongside Nintendo's first-party titles, including many independent
video game studios. While Nintendo initially anticipated around 100 titles for its first year, over 320
titles from first-party, third-party, and independent developers were released by the end of 2017.
As an eighth-generation console, the Nintendo Switch competes with Microsoft's Xbox
One and Sony's PlayStation 4. The console shipped nearly three million in the first month of its
launch, exceeding Nintendo's initial projection of two million, and within a year of release achieved
over 14 million units sold worldwide, outselling total lifetime sales of the Wii U. By the start of 2018,
the Switch became the fastest-selling home console in both Japan and the United States. As of
March 2020, the Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite have sold more than 55 million units worldwide.
Switch sales have been strongly tied to sales of Nintendo's first-party titles, with six games, Mario
Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario
Odyssey, Pokémon Sword and Shield, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons having sold over fifteen
million units each.

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