Nintendo Switch

The Nintendo Switch is a video game home console created by Nintendo Co., Ltd.

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 games. The Nintendo Switch was released on The console launched on March 3, 2017.