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 The '''{{wp|Nintendo Switch}}''', or simply the '''Switch''', is a hybrid video game console released by [[Nintendo]] and its seventh major home game console as the successor to the [[Wii U]]. The system is both a home console and a handheld console.<ref name="Switch">"[https://www.nintendo.com/switch/system/ Nintendo Switch]" ''Nintendo''. Retrieved July 21, 2022.<br>''"Nintendo Switch is designed to fit your life, transforming from home console to portable system in a snap."''</ref> During development, the console was codenamed "NX."<ref name="Capital Alliance Announcement">Iwata, Satoru (March 17, 2015). [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2015/150317/03.html Business and Capital Alliance Announcement]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved January 31, 2016.<br>''"[...] let me confirm that Nintendo is currently developing a dedicated game platform with a brand-new concept under the development codename 'NX'."''</ref> It was officially announced on October 20, 2016,<ref name="FirstLook">Nintendo (October 20, 2016). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5uik5fgIaI First Look at Nintendo Switch]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 20, 2016.</ref> and was released simultaneously on March 3, 2017, in Japan, America, Europe, Hong Kong, and other territories.<ref name="Switch 1.12.2017">Nintendo (January 12, 2017). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuC4YLLkqME Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017]. ''YouTube.'' Retrieved February 11, 2017.</ref> It costs US $299.99 in America and JP ¥29,980 in Japan.<ref name="Switch 1.12.2017"/> A Nintendo Switch presentation containing more information about the system was live-streamed from January 12, 2017, at 11:00 PM to January 13, 2017, at 12:05 AM EST.<ref name="Nintendo Tweet">NintendoAmerica (October 26, 2016) "''[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/791455799302246400 Learn more about Nintendo’s new home gaming system at the Nintendo Switch Presentation, streamed LIVE on Jan. 12]''". ''Twitter.'' Retrieved November 11, 2016.</ref><ref name="Switch 1.12.2017"/> The Nintendo Switch had a hands-on event on six separate Sundays in six different cities across America prior to its release date,<ref name="Switch 1.12.2017"/> along with Tokyo Big Sight, Japan.<ref name="Switch 1.12.2017"/> Preorder retail reservations started on January 21, 2017, in Japan.<ref name="Switch 1.12.2017"/>
-On January 4, 2018, Nintendo announced that the Nintendo Switch had sold over 10 million units and became the fastest-selling video game console in America within a time frame of the first ten months.<ref>NintendoAmerica (January 4, 2018). "''[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/948901835284283393 Within 10 months, #NintendoSwitch has become the fastest-selling video game system of all time in the US!]''" ''Twitter.'' Retrieved January 4, 2018.</ref> As of December 31, 2021, the Nintendo Switch family sold 103.54 million units worldwide, making it surpass the [[Wii]] to become Nintendo's highest-selling home console.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/ IR Information: Sales Data - Dedicated Video Game Sales Units]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved February 3, 2022. ([https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html Archived] from the original on February 3, 2022).</ref> As of March 31, 2023, it sold 125.62 million units worldwide with over one billion units of software sales,<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/ IR Information: Sales Data - Dedicated Video Game Sales Units]. ''Nintendo'' (February 7, 2023). Retrieved February 11, 2023.</ref> ranking it as the third-highest-selling video game console of all time, behind the [[Nintendo DS]] and {{wp|PlayStation 2}}.<ref>Welsh, Oli (February 7, 2023). [https://www.polygon.com/23589062/nintendo-switch-third-best-selling-game-console Nintendo Switch is officially the third-best-selling console of all time]. ''Polygon''. Retrieved May 28, 2023.</ref> The Nintendo Switch is often credited with bringing Nintendo back to financial relevance following the [[Wii U]]'s disappointing sales.<ref>[https://www.visualcapitalist.com/20-years-nintendo-console-switch-sales/ Switch to Success: 20 Years of Nintendo Console Sales]</ref>
+On January 4, 2018, Nintendo announced that the Nintendo Switch had sold over 10 million units and became the fastest-selling video game console in America within a time frame of the first ten months.<ref>NintendoAmerica (January 4, 2018). "''[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/948901835284283393 Within 10 months, #NintendoSwitch has become the fastest-selling video game system of all time in the US!]''" ''Twitter.'' Retrieved January 4, 2018.</ref> As of December 31, 2021, the Nintendo Switch family sold 103.54 million units worldwide, making it surpass the [[Wii]] to become Nintendo's highest-selling home console.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/ IR Information: Sales Data - Dedicated Video Game Sales Units]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved February 3, 2022. ([https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html Archived] from the original on February 3, 2022).</ref> As of March 31, 2023, it sold 125.62 million units worldwide with over one billion units of software sales,<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/ IR Information: Sales Data - Dedicated Video Game Sales Units]. ''Nintendo'' (February 7, 2023). Retrieved February 11, 2023.</ref> ranking it as the third-highest-selling video game console of all time, behind the [[Nintendo DS]] and {{wp|PlayStation 2}}.<ref>Welsh, Oli (February 7, 2023). [https://www.polygon.com/23589062/nintendo-switch-third-best-selling-game-console Nintendo Switch is officially the third-best-selling console of all time]. ''Polygon''. Retrieved May 28, 2023.</ref> In February 2024, the Nintendo Switch surpassed the Nintendo DS as the highest-selling video game system in Nintendo's native Japan.<ref>Middler, Jordan (February 6, 2024). [https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/switch-is-now-nintendos-best-selling-system-of-all-time-in-japan/ Switch is now the best-selling system of all time in Japan]. ''Video Games Chronicle''. Retrieved February 6, 2024.</ref> The Nintendo Switch is often credited with bringing Nintendo back to financial relevance following the [[Wii U]]'s disappointing sales.<ref>[https://www.visualcapitalist.com/20-years-nintendo-console-switch-sales/ Switch to Success: 20 Years of Nintendo Console Sales]</ref>
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