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Console de jeux vidéo hybride |
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Horizon OS (développé par Nintendo) |
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Nvidia Tegra X1 custom |
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Octa-core (4xARM Cortex-A57 + 4xARM Cortex-A53) @ 1,02 GHz |
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Batterie Li-Ion de 4310 mAh (2,5 à 9 heures d'autonomie selon modèle) |
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (17,89 millions)[4] |
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La Nintendo Switch (ニンテンドースイッチ, Nintendō Suitchi) est une console de jeux vidéo développée par Nintendo et disponible depuis le . Il s'agit d'une console hybride pouvant aussi bien être utilisée en tant que console de salon que de console portable[5]. Ses contrôleurs sans-fil, nommés Joy-Con, disposent de boutons standards et de sticks analogiques pour le contrôle ainsi que d'un capteur de mouvements et de vibrations HD. Ils peuvent être attachés de chaque côté de la console afin de pouvoir jouer en mode portable. Ils peuvent également être attachés à un Joy-Con Grip afin d'obtenir une manette traditionnelle ou alors utilisés séparément, comme les Wiimote de la Wii.
La Nintendo Switch supporte le jeu en ligne grâce à une connexion internet ainsi que la connexion sans fil avec d'autres Nintendo Switch. Les jeux Nintendo Switch sont disponibles à la fois de manière physique grâce à une carte de jeu et de manière dématérialisée grâce au Nintendo eShop. Par ailleurs, la console est dézonée.
Connue lors de son développement sous son nom de code NX, l'idée de la console est apparue à la suite des nombreuses pertes lors des trimestres fiscaux de 2014, attribuées aux mauvaises ventes de la Wii U et au marché concurrentiel du jeu mobile. Satoru Iwata, président de Nintendo de l'époque, a ainsi poussé la société à se tourner vers les jeux mobiles et du hardware plus perfectionné. La Nintendo Switch à donc vocation à s'adresser à un large éventail de joueurs du fait de ses multiples modes d'utilisation. Nintendo a choisi d'utiliser des composants électroniques standards, tels qu'un jeu de puces basé sur la ligne Tegra de NVIDIA, afin de faciliter son développement pour les programmes et la rendre plus compatible avec les technologies existantes. Alors que la Wii U tentait d'obtenir un support externe, la laissant avec une bibliothèque de jeux pauvre, Nintendo pensa la Switch pour accueillir de nombreux développeurs et éditeurs tiers, afin d'obtenir une bibliothèque de jeux plus conséquente, avec notamment des jeux indépendants. Alors que la firme japonaise prévoyait initialement une centaine de titres pour sa première année, plus de 320 titres ont été rendu disponible sur la Nintendo Switch à la fin de l'année 2017.
La Nintendo Switch a été annoncée le au cours d'une conférence de presse, présentée officiellement le et montrée plus en détails le lors d'une présentation en direct avec de sortir mondialement le . La console a atteint 2,74 millions d'unités vendues le mois de sa sortie, dépassant les prévisions initiales de deux millions de vente. À la fin de l'année 2017, la console atteint 14,86 millions d'unités vendues, dépassant alors le ventes totales de la Wii U. Début 2018, la console devient la console s'étant vendue le plus rapidement au Japon et aux États-Unis. Au , la console s'est vendue à 36,87 millions d'exemplaires, notamment grâce aux jeux The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe et Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu et Let's Go, Évoli licenciés par Nintendo et qui se sont vendus à plus de 10 millions d'exemplaires chacun. Un nouveau modèle de Switch, nommé Nintendo Switch Lite et exclusivement dédié au jeu portable, est prévu pour le .
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Suite à la sortie de la Wii en et de la Nintendo DS en , Nintendo a enregistré des recettes, des ventes nettes et des bénéfices records en 2009[6],[7],[8]. Cependant, au fil des années, ces revenus ont commencé a décliné[9],[10], notamment avec la sortie de la Wii U en où les premières pertes sont apparues pour Nintendo, en tant que société de jeux vidéo[11]. Le New York Times a attribué la baisse des prévisions financières de Nintendo en 2014 aux faibles ventes de consoles par rapport aux jeux mobile[12]. Auparavant, la société hésitait à s'introduire sur ce marché, le président de Nintendo de l'époque, Satoru Iwata, déclarant qu'ils « cesseraient d'être Nintendo » et perdraient par conséquent leur identité[13]. Trois ans avant l'annonces de la Nintendo Switch, Satoru Iwata, Tatsumi Kimishima, Genyo Takeda et Shigeru Miyamoto avaient élaboré une stratégie visant à revitaliser le modèle commercial de Nintendo, cette dernière comprenant une introduction sur le marché du jeu mobile, la création de nouvelles consoles et la « maximisation de leur propriété intellectuelle »[14]. Avant son décès, Iwata avait ainsi réussi à nouer une alliance avec l'opérateur téléphonique japonais DeNA afin de développer des jeux mobiles basés sur les franchises de Nintendo, estimant alors que cette approche n'entraverait pas leur intégrité[15],[16]. Suite à son décès en juillet 2015, Kimishima a été nommé président de Nintendo, tandis que Miyamoto a été promu au titre de responsable créatif[14].
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La conception initiale de la Nintendo Switch a débuté peu de temps après la sortie de la Wii U en 2012[17]. Kimishima a déclaré que lorsque Nintendo étudiait le nouveau type de console qu'ils souhaitaient produire, ils « ne souhaitaient pas simplement un successeur », ni pour la Nintendo 3DS, ni pour la Wii U, mais qu'ils se demandaient plutôt « quel type d'expérience nouvelle pouvons-nous créer ? »[14]. Dans une interview accordée au journal Asahi Shinbun, Kimishima a déclaré que la Switch a été conçu pour fournir une « nouvelle façon de jouer » qui aurait « un impact plus important que la Wii U »[18],[19],[20]. Reggie Fils-Aimé, président et directeur de l'exploitation de Nintendo of America, a souligné l'attrait de la console en tant que dispositif offrant aux joueurs la possibilité de jouer chez soi ou ailleurs, tout en précisant que cela permettrait aux développeurs de créer de nouveaux types de jeux[21]. Cette approche s'inscrivait dans la stratégie océan bleu de Nintendo sur le marché concurrentiel des consoles, dans la mesure où elle créerait des dispositifs uniques et difficiles à reproduire[22]. Miyamoto a déclaré que certains concepts généraux de la Switch sont inspirés de la philosophie de conception de Gunpei Yokoi que Nintendo a utilisé au cours des deux dernières décennies[23].
Selon Shinya Takahashi et Yoshiaki Koizumi, directeur général et directeur général adjoint de Nintendo EPD, la conception de la Nintendo Switch visait à surmonter l'uniformisation du marché du jeu vidéo à l’époque, en créant une console permettant de jouer « tranquillement » à des jeux vidéo destinés à être jouer « entièrement »[17]. Cette approche permet également de s'adapter au style de vie et à la manière de jouer différente entre les joueurs japonais et occidentaux. En effet, les joueurs japonais ont tendance à jouer sur le pouce avec d'autres personnes tandis que les joueurs occidentaux ont tendance à jouer tout seuls chez eux[24]. La console permet ainsi de mélanger les deux cultures, et certains jeux tels que 1-2-Switch permettraient de rendre plus accessible le jeu communautaire en occident[25]. Par conséquent, deux éléments clés ont été définis pour répondre à ces critères : le possibilité de jouer ou sur un téléviseur ou en mode portable ainsi que l'utilisation de manettes détachables[17]. Le nom « Switch » a donc été choisi non seulement pour indiquer la capacité de la console à passer du mode téléviseur au mode portable mais également pour signifier aux joueurs « l'idée que la console changera leur façon de percevoir le divertissement au quotidien »[26].
Selon Shinya Takahashi, Nintendo s'est inspiré des retours d'utilisateurs sur la Wiimote afin de concevoir la forme et le design de la Switch. Avec la sortie de jeux comme Wii Sports et Wii Fit, les joueurs avaient demandé à la société japonaise si elle pouvait fabriquer des Wiimote plus petite, potentiellement attachée à une partie de leur corps. Cela a amené Nintendo a envisager ce qu'une manette plus petite pouvait offrir à la fois en matière de matériel et de gameplay, et cela a donc conduit à l'idée d'une console suffisamment petite, pouvant être portable, avec ces nouveaux contrôleurs[27]. D'autres concepts proviennent de critiques d'utilisateurs envers la Wii U. En effet, Reggie Fils-Aimé déclara qu'une des principales critiques qu'ils recevaient au sujet de la Wii U est que, même si les joueurs appréciaient jouer avec le Wii U GamePad, ils ne pouvaient pas jouer n'importe où avec car il ne fonctionne plus s'ils s'éloignaient trop de la console. Cela permis à Nintendo de concevoir une console de salon que le joueur puisse emporter où il souhaite[28]. Environ cinq prototypes différents ont été développés pour la console avant la finalisation de son design final. Cela inclut les différentes méthodes de connexion physique des Joy-Con à la console, telle que l'utilisation d'aimants pour les maintenir en place[17].
En plus de la conception particulière de la console, Nintendo devait trouver un compromis entre la puissance et la vitesse du processeur ainsi que la durée de vie et la taille de la batterie de la console, couplés avec des ressources de développement et des délais limités définis par la direction de l'entreprise. L'équipe de développement a choisi d'utiliser un système sur une puce existant plutôt que de créer le leur, comme ils le faisaient sur leurs consoles précédentes. Yoshiaki Koizumi a déclaré que cette rupture avec la tradition visait à obtenir davantage de support tiers pour la console en utilisant un SOC que les développeurs pourraient facilement utiliser. Nintendo ne se concentrait pas sur la puissance de traitement brute, mais cherchait plutôt à équilibrer les caractéristiques générales du système, notamment la durée de vie et la taille de la batterie, tout en gardant à l'esprit leurs ressources de développement et leurs délais limités. Koizumi a déclaré que « le plus difficile consistait à trouver un équilibre global alors que nous étions soumis à de nombreux problèmes complexes »[17]. Pour parvenir à cet équilibre, ils n'ont pas choisi d'utiliser le matériel le plus puissant qu'ils auraient pu utiliser, utilisant plutôt une approche intermédiaire pour réaliser leur vision de la Switch[29].
Yoshiaki Koizumi a endossé le rôle de producteur général de la console durant son développement[24]. Selon Miyamoto, le développement de la Switch au sein de Nintendo a été dirigé par de jeunes employés, et déclara alors « ce sont vraiment eux qui ont proposé et conçu ce système »[30],[31]. Il déclara également au sujet de ces jeunes employés qu'il « recherche toujours des designers qui ne sont pas des passionnés extrêmes de jeux. Je me fais un devoir de m'assurer qu'ils ne sont pas seulement des joueurs, mais qu'ils ont de nombreux intérêts et de compétences différentes »[31]. Les jeunes développeurs ont également eu l’occasion de réfléchir à des idées sur la manière de faire en sorte que la Switch ait une durée de vie plus longue que la plupart des autres consoles qui durent de cinq à six [32]. Miyamoto, Takeda et Iwata ont moins participé mais ont assuré la supervision nécessaire au développement de la console, principalement en ce qui concerne le coût de la mise en œuvre de nouvelles fonctionnalités qui permettraient à la Switch de se démarquer[23]. Pour Miyamoto, son implication limitée lui a permis de consacrer plus de temps aux jeux développés par Nintendo, tels que Super Mario Run[30].
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Les premières informations divulguées au public concernant la console Nintendo Switch ont eu lieu parallèlement à l'annonce du partenariat entre Nintendo et DeNA le 17 mars 2015. À cette époque, Nintendo a fait référence à la console sous le nom de code « NX » et l'a décrite comme un « tout nouveau concept »[33]. Lors d'une réunion d'investisseurs en avril 2016, Nintendo a annoncé son intention de commercialiser la console NX dans le monde entier en mars 2017[34],[35]. Bien que Nintendo n'ait pas dévoilé la NX à l'E3 2016 en juin, il a été annoncé que The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, annoncé à l'origine comme une exclusivité Wii U, serait également rendu disponible sur cette nouvelle console. Lors de la réunion des actionnaires de Nintendo qui a suivi la conférence, Miyamoto a déclaré que la société craignait que ses concurrents ne puissent copier des idées de la NX si ils le dévoilaient trop tôt[36],[37]. Le mois suivant, des rumeurs ont commencé à faire surface autour de la nature de la console, y compris sur l'utilisation d'un processeur Nvidia Tegra, cette dernière étant supposément un dispositif « hybride » destiné à une utilisation domestique et mobile, des contrôleurs pouvant se détacher de l'appareil principal et être joués séparément. Il est également annoncé que Nintendo distribuerait les jeux sur la console via des cartouches et des téléchargements numériques[38],[39],[40].
Le , Nintendo a officiellement annoncé la console sous le nom « Nintendo Switch » au travers d'une bande-annonce présentant les caractéristiques de cette dernière et annonçant par ailleurs sa fonction hybride[41]. Au moment de la sortie de la bande-annonce, Nintendo n'a pas fourni beaucoup de détails sur les fonctionnalités de la plate-forme, bien qu'ils aient prévu d'organiser des événements en 2017 pour fournir plus de détails à son sujet. La société a déclaré que certaines caractéristiques supplémentaires n'ont pas été présentées dans cette bande-annonce[42],[43]. Shigeru Miyamoto et Reggie Fils-Aimé ont présenté la Switch à Jimmy Fallon lors de l'émission The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon en décembre 2016. En plus de montrer davantage de fonctionnalités de la console, Fallon a eu l'occasion de jouer au jeu The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild en direct[44].
Nintendo a révélé les spécifications techniques de la Switch, y compris sa date de lancement mondial et son prix, lors d'une conférence de presse à Tokyo le [45]. L'événement a été diffusé en direct[46], avec une voix off en anglais fournie par Nintendo of America, par le biais de diverses plateformes ainsi que les comptes Twitter spécifiques à chaque pays permettant de transmettre des détails dans d'autres langues. Le lendemain, un événement Nintendo Treehouse s'est déroulé pour révéler la liste complète des jeux disponibles au lancement et les jeux à venir pour la console[47].
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The Switch was officially released on March 3, 2017 worldwide, notably in all key markets, but excluding some parts of Asia, including India and Mainland China.[48] It was released with an MSRP of Modèle:JPY in Japan, US$299,99 in the United States, Modèle:GB£ in the United Kingdom, and Modèle:AU$ in Australia; with standardized pricing for the European market varying.[49][50][51] The set includes a Switch console, a dock, two Joy-Con controllers (left and right) and straps, a Joy-Con Grip, an AC power adapter and an HDMI cable.[52][53] There were two Switch bundles available at launch, one with grey Joy-Con and one with neon red and blue Joy-Con.[54] Nintendo feared that a higher price would harm sales, which prompted them to not include any additional hardware or games.[55]
The Switch continued to be officially released in particular markets, such as Argentina on August 15, 2017[56] and in South Korea and Taiwan on December 1.[57][58] Independent resellers have been trading the console in Brazil since March 2017 due to Nintendo's exit from the Brazilian market in 2015.[59] Nintendo has since assigned NC Games as their local game distributor in May 2017,[60] and the local company has committed to sell some officially imported Nintendo Switch units in small quantities.[61] In April 2018, CD Media, Nintendo's official distributor in Greece and the Balkans since 2016, announced after opening their new offices in Istanbul, that Nintendo's products will officially be distributed in Turkey later in the year.[62] Nintendo abruptly withdrew from the Turkish market back in June 2012 when then-distributor Nortec Eurasia closed.[63] CD Media released the Nintendo Switch in Turkey in July 2018.[64][65] In early-2019, Nintendo of Europe signed a partnership with Tel Aviv-based distributor TorGaming Ltd., making them Nintendo's official distributor in Israel, and launched their products in the market, including the Nintendo Switch, on March 1, 2019.[66]
Although the Nintendo Switch had not officially been released in China prior to April 2019, it is still widely available in the country due to grey market imports from Hong Kong and other regions.[67] In January 2018, former Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima said in an interview with Chinese news website QQ that Nintendo has tried to release the Switch in China, but has been unable to do so.[67][68] Nintendo partnered with Tencent to gain the necessary approvals to release the Switch in China by April 2019, along with a test version of New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe; other Switch games would otherwise need to proceed through China's approval process via National Radio and Television Administration.[69] In addition, Tencent will help localize various titles, and help implement the Nintendo Switch Online service within the country, integrating its offerings with the WeChat payment systems.[70]
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A Splatoon 2-themed bundle was released in Europe on July 21, 2017 and in Japan; additionally, a separate bundle that included "neon" green and pink Joy-Con (matching the color schemes from Splatoon 2) was offered in Japan.[71][72] The bundle was released in North-America as a Walmart exclusive on September 8, 2017.[73] A Monster Hunter XX pack-in bundle was released in August 2017 in Japan, with themed decals on the console and dock.[74] A Super Mario Odyssey pack-in bundle was released alongside the game on October 27, 2017, which includes red Joy-Con and a themed carrying case.[75][76]
In May 2018, the "2nd Unit Set" was released in Japan, exclusively on the My Nintendo Store at a reduced price of Modèle:¥. The bundle was positioned towards households which already owned a Switch and. as such, it did not include a dock, AC adapter, HDMI cable, and Joy-Con Grip.[77][78] A Mario Tennis Aces and 1-2-Switch pack-in bundle with neon red and blue Joy-Con was released in North America on September 5, exclusively at Walmart.[79] A Fortnite bundle with red and blue Joy-Con which included Fortnite Battle Royale exclusive items and in-game currency was released in North America on October 5 and in Japan on November 22.[80][81] A Minecraft pack-in bundle with gray Joy-Con and Minecraft stickers was released in Japan on November 30.[81] A Diablo III: Eternal Collection pack-in bundle with themed decals on the dock, console and a carrying case was released on November 2 in Europe and in the United States exclusively at GameStop.[82][83][84] A Super Smash Bros. Ultimate-themed bundle, including a branded Dock and Joy-Con, was released the same day, which includes a download code for the game.[85] A Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and a Let's Go, Eevee!-themed bundles were released worldwide on their game's launch day on November 16. They included a console with Pikachu and Eevee decals on the back, a dock with a decal of both on the front, a right and left Joy-Con and their straps based on the color scheme of each Pokémon respectively, a preinstalled version of the game, and a Poké Ball Plus peripheral.[86][87] A Mario Kart 8 Deluxe red and blue Joy-Con pack-in bundle was released in North America on November 23 Black Friday.[88]
A red and blue Joy-Con bundle with Modèle:US$ Nintendo eShop credit was released on February 15, 2019.[89]
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The Nintendo Switch is a hybrid video game console, consisting of a console unit, a dock, and two Joy-Con controllers.[90] Although it is a hybrid console, Nintendo classifies it as "a home console that you can take with you on the go".[91][92] Furthermore, the company has stated that the Switch and the Nintendo 3DS are meant to co-exist, considering the 3DS as an entry-level product for younger players.[91][93]
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The main unit of the Switch is the Console, a battery-powered tablet-like monitor that consists of an LCD screen measuring 6,2 pouces (157,48 mm) on its diagonal, the same as the Wii U GamePad.[94] The unit itself measures 173 x 102 x 13,9 millimètres (Erreur d’expression : mot « x » non reconnu. po) and weighs 297 grammes (10,476560019754 oz).[95] The screen supports ten-point multi-touch capacitive sensing and includes haptic technology from Immersion Corporation.[96] The LCD screen supports resolutions up to 720p (1280×720 px).[97][50] The Console includes a 3.5 mm audio jack, stereo speakers on the bottom face of the unit below the screen, a USB-C port for charging, and a kickstand on the back side.[98][99] The unit also includes slots for a game card (cartridge-based media) and a microSD card slot located under the kickstand. The Switch Console itself includes three buttons, all on the top of the device, Volume +/- and Power. The Console has rails on the side, into which the Joy-Con controllers can be slid into to attach them to the Switch unit.[100] An ambient light sensor on the front of the Console adjusts the screen's brightness automatically.[101] The Console's model number is "HAC-001".[102]
There are three gameplay modes that can be used with the Switch; "TV Mode" with the Console slid into the Dock to support play on a television, "Tabletop Mode" with the Console placed on a table or other flat surface using its kickstand for shared gaming away from a dedicated screen, or in "Handheld Mode" as a standard portable tablet device.[103][104][50] Users can switch between these modes simply by placing the Console in the Dock or removing it, extending or retracting the kickstand, and detaching or connecting the Joy-Con.[50] Games may be designed to play only in specific modes; for example, Voez initially could not be played in TV Mode and relied on touchscreen controls.[105] Support for controllers and TV Mode was later added to Voez in January 2018 via an update for the game.[106] Another example is Super Mario Party, which does not support Handheld Mode.[107]
Nintendo stated that the Switch is a "single-screen experience", in that the player either sees the content on the Console when it is out of the Dock, or on the screen attached to the Dock when the Console is docked. The Switch cannot feature dual-screen functionality that was offered through the Wii U via its GamePad.[108]
Nintendo patented a means of using multiple Switch consoles to create a multi-monitor configuration, by arranging them on a flat surface and spanning a single gameplay environment across their screens. This technology was first seen in Super Mario Party.[109][110]
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The Console, with or without Joy-Con attached, can be placed into the Switch Dock, a docking station with electrical connectors to connect the Console to a power supply to charge its battery, and to a television via an HDMI connection for video/audio output.[41] The Dock also includes two USB 2.0 ports and one USB 3.0 port.[100] While docked, the unit can support resolutions up to 1080p and a maximum frame rate of 60 frames per second,[104][111] though the maximum resolution varies depending on the game. As an example, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild runs at a maximum 900p and 30 frames per second while the Switch is docked.[112] The Dock measures 173 x 104 x 54 millimètres (Erreur d’expression : mot « x » non reconnu. po) and weighs 327 grammes (11,534798405587 oz).[95][113]
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The Nintendo Switch comes with two controllers collectively called Joy-Con, individually called the "Joy-Con L" and "Joy-Con R".[101] The controllers are attached to the Switch Console via side rails using a locking mechanism, with a small release button on their rear face to allow them to be detached. When detached, they can be used as a pair by a single player, attached to a grip that emulates a gamepad form factor, or used as separate controllers by two individual players. A single Switch console can support up to eight Joy-Con connections.[114] Straps can be attached to the sides of Joy-Con when they are detached.[101][104]
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The Nintendo Switch supports a wide array of additional accessories, according to Kimishima. Kimishima suggested that the Switch is part of a large ecosystem of devices, though the Switch unit remains the core console element.[115] Takahashi suggested the possibility of other units besides the Joy-Con that could attach and/or connect to the Console to serve as alternate input devices and change how the Switch can be used.[24]
A charging grip is available for the Joy-Con, which provides a means to attach a USB-C cable for power.[116] Alongside that, Nintendo released a charging strap that allows players to charge an individual Joy-Con via embedded AA batteries on June 16, 2017.[117] Nintendo offers a Joy-Con Wheel, a small steering wheel-like unit that a Joy-Con can slot into, allowing it to be used for racing games such as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.[52] Standalone Docks are available, which include a power adapter and HDMI cable.[52] Third parties also support the Switch with additional accessories, such as carrying cases and screen protectors.[118]
The Switch also supports a wireless controller, called Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, which has a more traditional design reminiscent of the Wii Classic Controller Pro and Wii U Pro Controller.[99][119][120]
The 4.0.0 system update enabled support for GameCube controllers attached via USB with the GameCube adapter that was available for the Wii U as well as the upcoming adapter for the Switch, allowing the user to play games with a GameCube controller with most games compatible with the Switch's Pro controller such as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.[121][122][123][124] USB computer keyboards have also been supported for certain tasks, such as text entry.
In January 2018, Nintendo announced Nintendo Labo, a child-oriented platform that combines games coupled with do-it-yourself cardboard projects that attach or wrap around the Switch Console and Joy-Con, effectively creating toys around the Switch hardware to interact with games. These cardboard units, which may also include string, rubber bands, and other pieces, are referred to as Toy-Con. The game software provides instructions for the Toy-Con construction and provides the interface to control the Toy-Con. Such examples given include a remote-controlled "car", where the two Joy-Con attach to the car and their vibration feedback provide the motion for the car, controlled from the Switch, a fishing rod where the Joy-Con are part of the reel and handle of the rod and their motion controls used to simulate the act of fishing in the mini-game, and a small toy piano.[125]
In February 2017, Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima stated that it had been "studying" virtual reality solutions, but felt that comfort was a main concern. Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aimé also cited that existing VR solutions were not "fun" or "social".[126] Nintendo ultimately unveiled a new Labo VR kit in March 2019, using a cardboard headset and viewer placed in front of the console's screen, in combination with attached accessories.[127][128]
Stands and alternate docks have also been created for the Switch to overcome the limitations of the device's own kickstand for tabletop play, including an official "Adjustable Charging Stand" that can be connected to the device's AC adapter.[129][130]
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The Switch uses a system-on-chip from the Tegra family of products, developed in partnership with Nvidia.[97][131] No specific details were revealed beyond that it is a "custom" Tegra chip "based on the same architecture as the world's top-performing GeForce gaming graphics cards" that are common in personal computers, and has a custom API known as "NVN", which is designed to "bring lightweight, fast gaming to the masses".[41][132] Takeda described the Nvidia chipset as being critical for delivering gamers a level of performance similar to that which they experience on personal computers, helping to achieve "high performance but low power consumption" for the Switch.[133] Pre-release reports, unconfirmed by either Nintendo or Nvidia, stated that the SoC would be an Nvidia Tegra X1 SoC with 4 ARM Cortex-A57 CPU cores and 4 ARM Cortex-A53 CPU cores along with 256 Maxwell based CUDA GPU cores.[134][135] This was later corroborated by an analysis on the console done by Tech Insights in March 2017.[136][137] The CPU cores are clocked at 1.020 GHz, as revealed by DigitalFoundry. The GPU cores vary between 768 MHz and 307.2 MHz depending upon whether the device is docked; however, they can be boosted to 921 MHz and 420 MHz, respectively.[138][139] A later iFixIt teardown of the final product confirmed 4GB of LPDDR4.[140]
The Switch offers dual-band 802.11ac wireless connectivity and is compliant with 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac modes.[131] Up to eight Switch consoles can be connected in a wireless ad hoc network for local multiplayer games, and multiple players can play on each of the connected Switch consoles.[141][41][142] In the case of at least one game, Splatoon 2, ten Switch consoles can connect in the ad hoc network, though only eight can play directly while the other two can watch as spectators.[143] The Switch uses Bluetooth 4.1 for wireless communication between the console and its controllers.[101][131] Users can purchase a third-party USB LAN adapter for wired connectivity when the Console is docked for TV mode.[131] Nintendo's Wii LAN adapter accessory is also compatible with the Switch via USB ports on the Switch dock.[144]
The Switch is primarily powered in portable mode by a non-removable 4310 mAh, 3.7 V Lithium-ion rechargeable battery.[100][145][146] The battery life is estimated to be between 2.5 and 6.5 hours, depending on the software being used. Nintendo gives the example of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild supporting approximately three hours of battery life.[97] The battery can be charged either while in the Dock, or through a standard USB-C connector on the Console.[50] The estimated recharge time while the unit is in sleep mode is about 3 hours.[111] Nintendo offers the means for replacing batteries through its customer support.[131] Each Joy-Con has its own non-removable 525 mAh, 3.7 V Lithium-ion battery separate from the Console, with an estimated twenty-hour lifespan.[101] These batteries are automatically charged if they are attached to the Console while it is charging itself. Additional accessories have other means to charge the Joy-Con.[116] While the basic Joy-Con Grip that ships with the Switch does not offer charging capabilities, a separate premium Joy-Con Grip includes a USB-C connector port that can be used to charge the Joy-Con batteries while they are connected to this Grip.[147]
The Switch includes 32 GB of internal storage,[97][131] 25.9 GB of which is user-accessible.[148] This can be expanded up to 2 TB using a microSD, a microSDHC or a microSDXC card.[149][131] A microSD card slot is located under the Switch's kickstand, where a microSD card can be inserted.[150] If the microSD card is used, the Switch will only store game save data on the internal memory, leaving data that can be re-acquired on the microSD card.[151] Save data will always be stored on the console, regardless if the source is a physical Game Card or a digital download copy. At launch, there was no way to transfer save files from the internal memory to the microSD card or another Switch console,[152][153] though save game and profile transfers between Switch consoles were added in the 4.0.0 system update in October 2017.[154] MicroSD and microSDHC were supported initially, and microSDXC card support was later added to the Switch's software via a system update.[111][131] SD cards and miniSD cards do not fit the Switch.[155] The Switch did not support external storage units at launch, but Nintendo stated that they were looking into adding this feature in the future.[151]
The Switch console has a 3.5 mm headphone jack. It does not support Bluetooth wireless headphones, though they can be connected if a Bluetooth adaptor is connected to the headphone jack.[156][157] A system update in October 2017 enabled support for wireless USB headphones when the receiver is connected to the USB port on the console when docked.[158][159]
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The Nintendo Switch is produced between Taiwan-based Foxconn and Japan-based Hosiden, with Foxconn accounting for the largest volume.[160] Nintendo did not plan to sell the Switch below manufacturing cost at launch,[161] as they had done for both the 3DS and Wii U at their respective launches;[162] Nintendo affirmed that the Switch would be profitable from launch during its 2016 fiscal year earnings report, as the company saw the console as a key earnings driver for 2017 and beyond.[163] Fomalhaut Techno Solutions, a Japanese product teardown firm, estimated that the Switch cost $257 to make compared to its $299 MSRP, with the Console and Dock at $167 while each Joy-Con cost $45.[164] Kimishima said that they may be able to see further profitability on the Switch when they can achieve volume discounts on components once they reach a level of about 10 million Switch units.[165]
Prior to launch, Nintendo anticipated shipping two million Nintendo Switch units by the end of the console's first month, and assured that its supply chain would be able to meet demand following the launch period to avoid the shortage situation with the NES Classic Edition in late 2016.[166][91][167] Kimishima anticipated that the Switch will have lifetime sales numbers similar to the Wii, which sold 101 million units by 2016.[93]
Following the initial sales report numbers in April 2017, the Financial Times reported that the company was seeking to produce 18 million Switch units in its 2017 financial year as to avoid "customer tantrums" with poor supply levels, particularly near the 2017 holiday season and the release of Super Mario Odyssey on October 27, 2017.[168] Fils-Aimé said in September 2017 that their 2017 production target for the Switch could be hampered by bottlenecks in individual components.[169][170] DigiTimes reported in October 2017 that Nintendo had further shifted the production rate for the Switch up to 2 million per month, with plans to ship 20 million units by the end of the year; the newspaper also stated that the production rate was limited by component availability, and not by other factors of Nintendo's production process.[160]
On the presentation of the 2017 fiscal year results to investors, Nintendo's newly-named president Shuntaro Furukawa stated that they anticipate producing 20 million Switch consoles over the 2018 fiscal year keeping the momentum of its sales in that year.[171]
In June 2019, The Wall Street Journal reported that Nintendo was starting to move some of its production of the Switch and two hardware revisions of the Switch outside of China and into Southeast Asia to limit the impact of new United States tariffs on electronics made in China.[172][173]
Nintendo Switch Lite[modifier | modifier le code]
On July 10, 2019, Nintendo announced a version of the Nintendo Switch dedicated to handheld play called the Nintendo Switch Lite. The Switch Lite is a single unit, integrating the Joy-Con as part of the main unit's hardware, and uses a smaller 5,5 pouces (13,97 cm) screen. Additionally, a regular directional pad will replace the four directional buttons on the integrated left Joy-Con. Overall, the unit is 3,6 Unité « x » inconnue du modèle {{Conversion}}. (Erreur d’expression : opérateur round inattendu. Unité « 8.2 » inconnue du modèle {{Conversion}}.) and has a reduced weight of 0,61 livres (276,6913457 g). The battery also has slightly lower capacity, at 13.6 W-h at 3570 mA-h compared to 16 W-h at 4310 mA-h. Despite the smaller battery, the unit has a longer expected play time between recharges compared to the original Switch model, estimated to last from 3 to 7 hours of gameplay compared to 2.5 to 6.5 hours for the original Switch. This is due to the smaller screen size, the new SoC hardware being used, and the removal of certain power-consuming features such as the Joy-Con HD Rumble and IR camera that were only usable with removable Joy-Con.[174]
As such, the Switch Lite only directly supports games that can be played in handheld mode, retaining features like the Switch's gyroscopic sensors and Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and NFC communication compatibility. Some tabletop games that require the HD Rumble or IR camera features, such as 1-2-Switch, will require players to use separate Joy-Con with the Switch Lite. The system does not support any docking or connectivity to a television, so it is incompatible with games that require television mode. Players who attempt to purchase games that require television or tabletop mode via the eShop on the Switch Lite will be notified of the incompatibility. In addition to other normal Joy-Con, the Switch Lite does support external controllers otherwise compatible with the Switch.[175][176]
The Switch Lite has a price of US$199,99. It is expected to launch worldwide on September 20, 2019, in three colors: yellow, grey, and turquoise. A special Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield branded version of the Switch Lite, based on the Pokémon Zacian and Zamazenta, will launch on November 8, 2019, a week before the games release.[177]
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In early 2019, in addition to reports of a light-weight revision of the Switch hardware, The Wall Street Journal and Nikkei reported on a rumored more powerful unit that they said was set to arrive in 2020.[178][179] Potential revisions to the Switch were also observed by a notification Nintendo had sent to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) alerting the FCC to changes in the Switch's System-on-a-Chip and NAND memory from its original design in July 2019.[180]
An updated version of the Nintendo Switch, featuring a longer battery life of 4.5–9 hours was announced on July 17, 2019 and was released in Japan and North America in mid-August 2019, and planned for release in the United Kingdom in September 2019.[181][182][183] This revision primarily features a change in the main CPU and GPU to lower power consumption, while otherwise maintaining the same battery, to extend the battery life.[174]
Software[modifier | modifier le code]
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The Switch's user interface features tile-based access to games that are either present in the game card slot or stored within the unit's storage devices. It includes quick access buttons for a News feed from Nintendo, eShop access, and a photo album for screenshots captured during gameplay;[111] the 4.0 update to the software in October 2017 also enabled capturing and sharing video from select games.[154] A single Switch console supports up to eight user profiles, which each can be tied to a Nintendo Account user ID.[151] Profiles can be represented by either a pre-made avatar from an internal gallery, or using a Mii. The Mii creator was upgraded with increased color options for aspects such as hair styles; however, it is integrated into the system settings, rather than being an independent application.[184][151][185][186]
Prior to the 4.0 update, players discovered that the Switch's firmware included an easter egg to allow players to play the NES Golf title via a built-in emulator. While Nintendo has not confirmed its presence, journalists and players believe this is a tribute to Nintendo's former president Satoru Iwata; Golf was programmed by Iwata, and the game can only be accessed if the system clock is set to July 11 – the day that Iwata died – and the Joy-Con are moved similarly to how Iwata would move his hands in his Nintendo Direct presentations. Some Japanese users referred to this as a omamori (charm) left by Iwata himself.[187] With the 4.0 update, the executable code for this Easter egg appears to have been wiped by Nintendo.[188]
In August 2018, a Twitter user found files on the Switch's firmware while reverse-engineering the console, which suggest that Nintendo was possibly testing VR functionality for the Switch. The Twitter user was able to activate the hidden "VR Mode", which split the screen into two displays.[189][190] Hackers found that the code related to possible VR functionality had been hidden in the Switch for over a year.[190]
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Nintendo continued its white hat security program that it had with the Nintendo 3DS. With help of third-party website HackerOne, Nintendo will award up to $20,000 to the first user to identify any vulnerability that impacts piracy, cheating, or potential sending of inappropriate content to younger users, the amount based on the severity of the security flaw.[191]
In April 2018, two separate groups discovered a means to use an exploit chain in the Tegra chip system that can be used to boot other software on the Switch, which could have both beneficial or malicious uses. The exploit is unpatchable as the necessary support to update the Tegra's ROM was not included on the Switch systems as shipped. Both groups had notified Nvidia and Nintendo of the exploit before public announcement of their findings.[192] Users studying the hardware determined that Nintendo has the capacity to permanently ban specific Switch consoles used to obtain software via this exploit from the Nintendo Network, as the Switch console includes a unique device identification code used as part of the validation to the Network. As games downloaded from the Nintendo Network include encrypted information that ties the Nintendo ID to the console, which is transmitted to Nintendo when users start playing games, Nintendo can track unapproved software downloads and take action.[193] Nintendo has reportedly fixed the vulnerability in newer Switch units as of July 2018.[194]
In June 2018, two hackers found a way to be able to run the Switch system's developer software Devmenu on non-developer Switch units, allowing hackers to be able to directly load games onto SD cards or create custom avatars for their user profile, including pornographic and NSFW pictures, which violate Nintendo's terms of service. A Nintendo spokesperson responded to Kotaku's article on the topic, saying that "Modified Nintendo Switch systems have been banned”.[195]
Shortly after the release of Nintendo Switch Online in September 2018, hackers and modders were able to figure out how to run unauthorized ROMs on the Nintendo Switch NES emulator. A Switch hacker who goes by the name DevRin, was the first to discover the hack and posted his findings on YouTube, which prompted a modder who goes by the name KapuccinoHeck to investigate the matter with two others and their findings were later posted on KapuccinoHeck's Twitter account.[196][197]
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Nintendo Switch user profiles can be linked to a Nintendo Account, which enables access to online features and the ability to download and purchase software from Nintendo eShop. A Nintendo Account can be created with an account from a third-party social networking service or an existing Nintendo Network ID from a 3DS or Wii U. Nintendo does not plan to offer first-party social networking services on Switch, such as Miiverse or StreetPass, the latter owing to Nintendo's promotion of Switch as primarily being a home console. Instead, profiles can be linked to existing social networks such as Facebook and Twitter for social and sharing features.[198][199][200]
Players can register friends through Friend Codes as with previous Nintendo systems, searching for friends in the local network, through past multiplayer interactions, or through Nintendo Account profiles registered as friends on Nintendo mobile apps such as Miitomo and Super Mario Run.[201] Nintendo said in March 2017 that they have plans to provide other methods for registering friends, including through third-party social media and via Nintendo Network IDs.[202] Support for registering friends on the Switch via Facebook and Twitter was added on March 13, 2018 as part of the 5.0.0 system update.[203] The Switch has no native support for Nintendo Network IDs, but users can link their Nintendo Network ID credentials to a Nintendo Account profile, which enables the ability to add friends that they had already registered on their 3DS or Wii U, and share an eShop balance between all three platforms.[204]
In line with Microsoft and Sony consoles, a subscription is required to access online multiplayer on most games.[205][206] The Nintendo Switch Online subscription includes access to online play, voice chat, access to an ongoing library of Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games, cloud storage for save data on most games, as well as other special offers and promotions.[207][208][209][210] Free-to-play games such as Fortnite Battle Royale and Warframe are exempt from the subscription requirement for online play.[211][212][213][214]
The Nintendo Switch Online mobile app allows access to voice chat for Switch Online subscribers, as well as access to game-specific microsites. Unlike its competitors, voice chat is not supported via the console itself, requiring use of the app on a smartphone instead.[25][215] A separate app provides access to parental controls for the console.[205][216]
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The Switch did not launch with many multimedia-oriented features, such as a web browser or support for video streaming services.[217] Fils-Aimé said that because the Switch is geared as a gaming console that is far different from what their competitors offer, they had focused on achieving that goal first and foremost, and did not see media support as a differentiator from their competitors.[218]
Niconico, a popular Japanese video service, launched for the Switch in Japan on July 13, 2017, and was the Switch's first third-party media app in any market.[219] Hulu was the first video streaming application released for the Switch in the United States on November 9, 2017.[220] A YouTube application was released on November 8, 2018.[221] Fils-Aimé said in June 2018 that conversations to bring Netflix to the Switch are "on-going".[222]
Korg Gadget, a music production app, was released for the Nintendo Switch on April 26, 2018.[223] InkyPen, a comics and manga subscription app, launched exclusively on the Switch worldwide on December 17, 2018.[224] Izneo, another comics and manga subscription service, was released for the Switch on February 28, 2019.[225] FUZE4, a text-based programming language app, will be released in late-July 2019.[226][227]
Games[modifier | modifier le code]
Distribution[modifier | modifier le code]
Games for the Nintendo Switch can be obtained through either retail channels or digitally through the Nintendo eShop. Games distributed at retail are stored on proprietary cartridges, similar in design to the game cards used for Nintendo 3DS games, albeit smaller and thinner.[228] Because of their small size, Nintendo coats each cartridge with denatonium benzoate, a non-toxic bitterant used to discourage children from ingesting them.[229] Nintendo offered a suggested retail price for Switch games at the console's launch of $60, equivalent to the price for new games on either the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.[230] Nintendo otherwise allows publishers to set the price for a game, only requiring the list price be the same for physical and digital releases, if a physical release is made. This has caused some games also available on other consoles to be priced higher on the Switch due to the costs of manufacturing the game card for the Switch version.[231] Online media outlets colloquially refer to this price hike as the "Switch tax".[232][233] The "Switch tax" also applies to many games that had been previously released on other platforms ported later to the Switch, where the Switch game price reflects the original price of the game when it was first released rather than its current price. It is estimated that the Switch Tax is an average of 10% over other formats.[234]
Game cards at the time of the Switch's release had a 32GB capacity; Nintendo had planned to introduce 64GB game cards by the second half of 2018, but had to push this back until 2019.[235] Some physical games may still require content to be installed to internal storage, with some games using a significant portion of the internal memory if a microSD card is not available.[236] Other physical games which have a large amount of content may require a microSD card to be present in the Switch, such as NBA 2K18; such games are clearly marked on the cover to show these requirements.[237]
The Switch supports the ability for cloud gaming to run games that require more hardware capabilities than the Switch allows, running these games over a network with the game computations performed on server hardware. These games may be tied to specific regions due to purchasing options. Early examples of such games on the Switch include Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Phantasy Star Online 2 and Assassin's Creed: Odyssey.[238]
Unlike previous Nintendo home consoles, the Switch is region-free, allowing players to use cartridges or downloaded content from any part of the world, though Nintendo recommends using the appropriate regional eShop for digital purposes for obtaining the best post-purchase support if needed.[104][151] Nintendo opted to go region-free to reduce the amount of workload and cost to both themselves and developers in having to manage two or more regional certification processes and different ROM cartridge production pathways for those regions.[239] Further, eShop purchases, while still tied to the Nintendo Account, are not tied to the specific Switch console, as was the case for previous Nintendo hardware. Once the user re-registers their account to a Switch, they have access to download all previous purchases; however, a user can only have their account registered on one console at a time, and downloaded software tied to an account cannot be used if that account is not registered to the device.[204] With the console's 6.0 system update, alongside the launch of the Online service in September 2018, a user can play games that they have purchased from the eShop on a second Switch console, though requiring continuous online connection and other restrictions.[240]
The Switch does not use optical discs, and does not have native backward compatibility with software from any previous Nintendo console.[241] The Switch is also not backwards compatible with other digital titles from previous consoles.[151]
Emulated versions of games from previous Nintendo systems are being offered through eShop and the Nintendo Switch Online service, although the blanket Virtual Console brand used for these releases on Wii, Wii U, and 3DS has been dropped.[242][243] In February 2017, Kimishima said that the Switch is powerful enough to emulate titles from previous Nintendo consoles.[25]
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One of the generally perceived failures of the Wii U was a lack of support from third-party developers, leading to a weak library of games.[244] Nintendo was more aggressive in trying to bring on third-party developers early in the Switch's development, to ensure a stronger lineup of games. Takahashi and Koizumi reached out to many of the third-parties directly to help gain their support early on.[24] Electronic Arts' executive Patrick Söderlund said that Nintendo had taken a different track with attracting third-party developers to the Switch and have engaged Electronic Arts and other major developers throughout the development of the Switch, listening to their input, to help make the Switch more successful.[245]
Nintendo also began gaining support of independent video game developers in the middle of 2016 to provide assistance to help them bring games to the Switch, led by Nintendo's head of partner management Damon Baker.[246] They had tried to draw in indie developers near the end of the Wii U's lifetime, providing indie game demos that were highlighted during E3 2015, but by this point, the Wii U had already been considered a failure.[246] Nintendo sees games such as Snipperclips as a model of their target for indie games, in which they worked to help provide Switch implementation support and software tools to these parties early in the console's lifecycle, according to Takahashi and Koizumi.[24] Some, like Yacht Club Games, who have ported Shovel Knight to the Switch, noted that some of the major innovations in the Switch, such as the Joy-Con, were not revealed to them until just prior to the January 2017 announcement.[247] Nintendo of America reached out to many independent developers and publishers, including Chucklefish, Team17, and Devolver Digital, to gain titles for the platform and make the process of publishing easier. Nintendo still curates which titles they allow on the system, using the company's past portfolio for evaluation, and still carefully time releases to keep a steady stream of new content. However, once a game is greenlit, pushing out patches and updates can be done rapidly and at no further cost to the developer.[248][249] Nintendo also offers the Switch's dev kit at 50,000 yen, or about $450, far under the cost of a comparable dev kit for other consoles, making it more amenable for smaller developers to afford and build for the unit.[250] Nintendo offers several of these indie games as "Nindies" through the eShop. Nintendo had anticipated that they would have at least sixty indie games released for the Switch through 2017, but ended up with over 320 titles by the end of 2017 as a result of the console's popularity.[251][252][253] Indie developers have found that Nintendo has also had a significant role in the promotion and marketing of their games, including using the games to help promote the Switch itself, in contrast to Microsoft or Sony. These developers also found Nintendo tries to keep a better rapport with fans of Nintendo's products, and help these fans identify Switch indie games they feel they will like the most, including those games that build on Nintendo's classic games from the NES, SNES, and Game Boy eras that can draw in a more global audience.[246] Baker says that while they do try to encourage indie developers to release their games as a Switch console exclusive, they do not force developers towards this, knowing that the developers must have a good business case for doing so.[246]
While many independent developers have praised Nintendo for better support for the Switch, others, speaking anonymously through Nintendo Life, noted that Nintendo seemed to have a "walled garden" approach with independent developers, a remnant from the WiiWare program that allowed a great deal of shovelware to be pushed onto it. These anonymous developers found that Nintendo was either eschewing some developers completely, or requiring them to have a well-known publishing partner or an inside person within Nintendo to be able to gain the rights to publish for the Switch.[254][255] Baker said that they encourage self-publishing, but do also place value on trust of established partners for their recommendations of what games would be best for the Switch.[239] Another factor limiting Nintendo is the availability of dev kits and other hardware at the start of the console's life. However, Baker does anticipate that Nintendo will be much more open in the future, once they have addressed the necessary issues for curation and discovery of titles via the eShop.[253]
During its official unveiling in October 2016, Nintendo deliberately opted not to provide a list of games for the system, as they "want people to touch the device in January [2017] and experience the software for themselves", according to Kimishima.[115] Instead, Nintendo announced some of the partners that had committed to supporting the Switch; contrasting Nintendo's struggles to gain third-party support on-launch for previous platforms, the company initially listed 48 third-party publishers, studios, and middleware developers.[41] Among these partners, Nintendo listed major publishers such as Activision, Bethesda, Electronic Arts, Sega, Square Enix, Take-Two, and Ubisoft.[41][256][257]
In the past, Nintendo had previously relied more on providing its own internally developed tools and libraries that third-party developers would use to develop games for earlier systems. With the Switch, the company went a different route. According to Takahashi, "we have been aiming to realize an environment in which a variety of different third-party developers are able to easily develop compatible software", taking advantage of the Nvidia chipset's support for many standard libraries that allows for ease of transition from other platforms to the Switch.[258] Unity Technologies, Epic Games, and the Khronos Group pledged support to help developers bring games to the Switch using their game engines and middleware, Unity, Unreal Engine 4, and the Vulkan and OpenGL graphical APIs, respectively;[259][260][261] for instance, the Unreal Engine toolkit was updated in February 2017 to provide beta testing for native support for Switch games, with full support added by May 2017.[262][263] In March 2018, Nintendo announced it has also gained support of YoYo Games' GameMaker Studio 2 engine for the Switch.[264] Miyamoto said that Nintendo's own developers have "mastered" engines like Unreal, so that while it would be unlikely that Nintendo would release a first-party title using such software, they can help support developers using these tools on the Switch.[258] Several indie developers who have previously worked on Nintendo's consoles said that the Switch was "the least demanding Nintendo console" they have developed for.[265][246]
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As of February 2019, there are more than 1,800 games available for the system.[266] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, originally announced as a Wii U exclusive, was released for the Switch as a launch title.[36][267][268] The console's reveal trailer showcased footage from new titles in Nintendo franchises, including Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Splatoon 2, as well as footage from NBA 2K18 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.[269] Although Nintendo and third-parties stated at that time that these were not necessarily representative of Switch titles,[270][271][272] all five titles were confirmed as Switch releases during the January 2017 press events.[50]
The Switch did not launch with any bundled games, nor had any pre-loaded games or game demos; Fils-Aimé stated that once they had decided on the price point and evaluated the forthcoming game lineup, they opted to allow consumers to choose which games to get rather than include one in the bundle and increase its price.[55][273] At least ten games were shipped or digitally available alongside the Switch in North America during launch day, including Nintendo's first-party titles The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and 1-2-Switch.
Fils-Aimé said that Nintendo planned a "steady cadence of content" for the Switch after launch, avoiding the perceived situation with gaps between major releases for Wii U software.[274] Kimishima said that Nintendo scheduled its first-party releases "to continue to provide new titles regularly without long gaps", as this "encourages consumers to continue actively playing the system, maintains buzz, and spurs continued sales momentum for Nintendo Switch."[167] Journalists noted that Nintendo appeared to be pledged to this approach following their schedule of planned released for first-party games for the Switch as announced during E3 2017, with a new title roughly every month into early 2018.[275]
Marketing[modifier | modifier le code]
A key part of marketing the Switch was to be "crystal clear in our communication of what the product was and what the product could do", according to Fils-Aimé, so as to avoid similar issues with how they presented the Wii U.[276][275][277] While the Wii U was designed as a home console unit, Nintendo's lack of clarity on this point led to a general assumption that the unit, principally the Wii U GamePad, was more like a tablet, overshadowing the Wii U's other features (such as dual-screen play modes). Nintendo also believed that some consumers had mistaken the Wii U GamePad as being an accessory for the existing Wii console, rather than being the flagship feature of an entirely new platform.[278] Instead, for the Switch, Fils-Aimé said the company was "very aggressive and clearly communicating the proposition that it's a home console you can take on the go wherever and whenever you want".[276]
For example, the October 2016 trailer (considered significantly unlike Nintendo's past marketing efforts, according to Bloomberg[14]) was designed to show the various ways that the Switch can be used so that viewers would recognize that "each of its forms offer different play experiences for people to enjoy".[26] Kimishima said that the intent of the trailer was to show that the device was aimed across all player demographics, showcasing features that core gamers would recognize and appreciate to carry this intent.[14] A large amount of Nintendo's launch marketing for the console focused heavily on the launch title Breath of the Wild; Nintendo of America marketing executive, Nick Chavez, stated that the decision to showcase the new Zelda game was meant to promote it to both older viewers, who may have grown up with the franchise's earliest games and are accustomed to modern open world games, and to a new generation of players.[279]
Nintendo aired its first-ever Super Bowl ad during the United States broadcast of Super Bowl LI. Set to the Imagine Dragons song "Believer",[280] the ad showcased the various play modes with the Switch and its launch titles, particularly Breath of the Wild, and upcoming releases; while an ad to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Pokémon was broadcast the previous year during Super Bowl 50, this ad was paid for by The Pokémon Company and not by Nintendo.[281][282][283] Chavez said of the ad, "There's no bigger stage in the U.S. on which to showcase the platform. I think it speaks to our confidence in the system."[279]
Additional television commercials followed the Super Bowl spot, which were to demonstrate Switch's use cases among different demographics, as well as "casual" and "core" gaming audiences.[279] Such ad venues included the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, the 2017 Kids' Choice Awards, and on programming blocks for Nickelodeon, Adult Swim, and Comedy Central.[280] Chavez emphasized that Nintendo's overall marketing for Switch was not be "just a six to eight week launch campaign", but "really a 15 month campaign for us, to say nothing of our plans for 2018".[279]
In addition to advertising, Nintendo had planned several ways for players to try the system before its release through various "sampling events". Kimishima felt that it was important, particularly for "career gamers", for Nintendo to get the Switch into players' hands, so that players could understand how the system differs from Nintendo's previous offerings. Kimishima also said that the company was "running a guerrilla marketing program where we're just dashing around and trying to have as many events as possible and get it in the hands of players so they can experience the difference."[25]
The North American and European press had special events on January 13, 2017, following the Tokyo presentation.[284][285] Various Switch demonstration events were run in North America, Europe, and Japan during January and February 2017.[286][287][288][289] Nintendo offered demonstrations of the Switch at gaming conferences including PAX South, South by Southwest, and RTX.[290][291][292] Nintendo also promoted the Switch through an "Unexpected Places" campaign in February 2017, temporarily setting up living-room style spaces in three United States locations and inviting fans and players, including John Cena, to try out the unit.[293]
In June 2018, Nintendo announced it was partnering with Disney Channel to help produce Nintendo Switch Family Showdown, a televised competition where families competed in challenges around various Switch games in August 2018.[294]
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Market analysts had a mixed response to the October 2016 announcement of the Nintendo Switch.[42][43] Some expressed concern that the Switch failed to address the issues that led to poor Wii U sales, and was aimed at a small audience.[42] Others were more upbeat, believing the Switch approach would fit in well in the Japanese market, where space for dedicated consoles and televisions are limited, and transition into Western ones.[21][295] Taylor also approved of the company's decision to introduce the console prior to the holiday season, when Microsoft and Sony would attempt to attract casual gamers to their consoles.[21][296]
Following the January 2017 press conference revealing the unit's pricing and release date, journalists expressed concern at the apparently high system price, comparable to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles but lacking some of their capabilities, the cost of the paid-for Nintendo Switch Online service, and the small number of games that were confirmed for launch.[49][297][298][299] However, other analysts found that the pricing factors indicated the Switch was a more robust console, and would likely sell better than the Wii U, with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild being a key sales driver.[297] These analysts also figured the Switch fills an appropriate gap in hardware for those seeking more complex gameplay that is not offered in tablet and mobile gaming but don't have the need to purchase a powerful "boxy" console.[300] Most analysts agreed that the success of the Switch depends on Nintendo's support and avoiding mistakes the company had made in marketing and promoting the Wii U.[300]
Nintendo investors showed wariness at the Switch, as its stock price dropped in the months from the system's announcement up until its release. Analysts believed investors felt the Switch was very risky and were unsure if it the unit would draw new audiences to Nintendo's.[301][42][302][303][304] Analysis firms estimated the Switch would have a slow start due to the risk of the system and high price, but could still clear up to 40 million units by 2020.[305][306]
Game and hardware developers were more positive towards the Switch, seeing the system as "a more unifying experience between their handheld and console divisions", but expressed concern on unanswered hardware specifications, and how Nintendo would market the unit to draw in developers.[307][308][309][310] Developer Hideo Kojima compared the notion of the Switch to his idea of "transfarring" that he presented in 2011, allowing players to take a game from a home platform to a portable one, which became the basis of Sony's Cross-Buy program. He said that the Switch was "an extension of that idea. The fact you can play something at home and take it outside, this is the gamer's dream. The Switch is an evolution of that."[311] Bethesda's Todd Howard stated, "I think Nintendo is the only company that could pull something like this off," commenting on the Nintendo Switch's design and functionality.[312] Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft's Xbox division, said he was impressed with Nintendo's ability to "state a bold vision and build a product that delivers on that vision".[313]
Retailers were also generally positive with the Switch; GameStop CEO Paul Reines stated the unit was transformative in the market and would be a "game-changer" that could "expand the audience for gaming".[314] Pre-orders were high, with Kimishima stating before launch that total pre-orders reached nearly the levels of units they had ready to ship for launch.[25][315][316]
The October 2016 trailer became Nintendo of America's most-viewed video on YouTube within 24 hours, and was the top trending video on YouTube for about a day.[317]
Release[modifier | modifier le code]
At its release, the Switch was praised by reviewers for having a lot of potential, but they were underwhelmed by the limited number of titles available at launch that did not show the full extent of the console's abilities. Reviewers also noted that the initial operating software and features were limited and included software bugs that, while likely to be fixed in time, marred the experience of the system.[318] Even with the day-one update, there were numerous reports of hardware problems, in particular the Bluetooth connectivity of the Switch Console with the Joy-Con L controller, and ease with which the Console screen could be scratched.[319] About a week after release, Fils-Aimé said the company is in "fact-finding mode" to try to diagnose these issues.[320] In late March, Nintendo reported that the Joy-Con L desync issue was a "manufacturing variation" on a small number of the units, which could be easily fixed; as noted by CNet's Sean Hollister, Nintendo repaired affected controllers by placing a bit of foam near the antenna within the unit to better shield it. Going forward, Nintendo said they do not anticipate any other problems with connectivity issues.[321][322] Many users also reported issues with defective pixels on the LCD screen of the Console, which Nintendo has stated "are normal and should not be considered a defect".[323] Other companies in the video game industry such as Sony, Microsoft, Sega, Bethesda, Ubisoft and Unity Technologies have congratulated Nintendo on the Switch along with Fast food companies such as Arby's and Domino's Pizza.[324]
About six months after release, Nintendo reported their usage statistics for the Switch. Using statistics collected by the system for the primary player on the console, they found that 30% of users operate the console in Handheld/Tabletop mode more than 80% of the time, slightly more than 50% of users operate the console in both TV mode and Handheld/Tabletop mode equally, with the remaining users preferring TV mode. Nintendo stated "We can clearly see that consumers are playing to suit their own play styles."[325] Nintendo also found that the majority of people who purchased the Switch in the United States are male consumers in their 20s and early 30s.[326]
Following the implementation of hardware revision 5.0, several Switch users began reporting that their consoles became unusable after having been docked within a third-party "portable" dock manufactured by Nyko. Nyko commented on the issue, stating that they were aware of the issue and thought it to be caused by the Switch's handling of A/V output, while Nintendo advised users against docking their systems inside unlicensed docking peripherals. After purchasing the dock at a Walmart store in Jacksonville, Florida, and losing usability of his console upon using the dock, Switch owner Michael Skiathitis filed a class action lawsuit against Nyko, alleging the dock to be "prone to causing numerous problems to the devices they are intended to support" against the knowledge of purchasers, as well as noting that Nyko hadn't put much effort into warning consumers about the issue. Other Switch owners reported having their consoles bricked upon using various other different third-party docks, including one made by FastSnail and Insignia.[327]
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Initial launch[modifier | modifier le code]
The Switch's initial sales were strong, with Nintendo reporting that based on its first week's numbers, the Switch was the company's fastest-selling console.[328][329] In Japan, first weekend sales exceeded 330,000 units, which was on par with the PlayStation 4 during its launch period.[330][331] Sales during this initial period were strong in the United States, the UK, France, and Germany.[332] Media Create estimated that more than 500,000 Switch units were sold in Japan within its first month, beating out the PlayStation 4 to this figure.[333][334][335][336][337]
Nintendo issued the Switch's first month's performance in their 2016 fiscal year results (which ended March 31, 2017), reporting that more than 2.74 million units had been sold worldwide, exceeding their target of 2 million.[338][339] Retailer GameStop reported that initial sales of the Switch were "phenomenal" and on track to surpass the Wii U based on their historical sales data, with merchandising director Eric Bright saying the Switch has had "one of the highest attach rates of software and accessories to a device that we've seen in a long time".[340] Retailer GameStop reported significant growth in hardware sales in its first quarter of 2017 due primarily to the Switch,[341] while Best Buy saw an unexpected increase in their hardware sales in its first quarter of 2017 buoyed by the popularity of the Switch.[342] Console sales in Japan, which had been languishing due to the strength of the mobile game market, saw its first annual growth of 14.8% in 2017 due to the release of the Switch.[343] Physical sales for Switch games were at 5.46 million worldwide in its first month, with 2.76 million copies of Breath of the Wild for the Switch making up nearly half of those sales.[344] On Breath of the Wild's nearly 1-to-1 sales with the Switch console, Nintendo's Kimishima said, "This high of an attach rate is more or less unprecedented".[345]
The large sales within the first month forced Nintendo to increase their production capacity,[346] and to temporarily use air freight to ship Switch units instead of their usual overseas shipment, costing an estimated $45 per console, rather than the less-costly overseas shipment.[347] With these changes, Nintendo projected that it would sell at least 10 million Switch consoles during the 2017 fiscal year, alongside 35 million games.[338] Kimishima stated that having a Switch user base of 10 million "will give publishers and the rest of our business partners a sense that the future of Nintendo Switch is more promising" and spur further games development for the platform.[348] Kimishima said that a key goal in their production ramp up will be to make sure they have enough Switch inventory near the end of 2017 for holiday sales, as to avoid the issue with Wii shortages that occurred during its first holiday-season period, while balancing the near-term high demand.[165] According to Kimishima, Nintendo now believes that if they can realize 10 million in Switch sales in 2017, they expect that the Switch will have lifetime sales that are comparable to the Wii, which had sold over 100 million units in its lifetime.[348][165]
The Switch continued to show strong sales throughout its first year of release. In its financial report released in October 2017 for the quarter ending September 30, 2017, Nintendo reported worldwide sales of the Switch at 7.63 million, with the expectation to sell more than 14 million by the end of its current financial year, exceeding the Wii U's lifetime 13.56 million sales. Five software titles have achieved at least one million in sales by this point: Breath of the Wild (4.7M), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (4.42M), Splatoon 2 (3.61M), 1-2 Switch (1.37M), and Arms (1.35M).[349] Shortly after this financial report, Nintendo reported that Super Mario Odyssey for the Switch sold more than 2 million copies within three days of its release on October 27, 2017.[350] Following this financial report, the Wall Street Journal asserted that Nintendo anticipates to continue ramping production of the Switch in its 2018 fiscal year, with plans to produce between 25 and 30 million units that year or more depending on the 2017 holiday sales.[298] During the November 2017 Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday sales that kicked off the holiday shopping season in North America, Adobe Digital Insights' analysis shows the Switch was one of the top five selling items, outpacing the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. NPD Group adjusted their future performance of the Switch to follow more closely with the Wii's lifetime sales rather than the Wii U's.[351]
On December 12, 2017, the company announced the system had sold over 10 million units worldwide, having reached its sales goal for the 2017 fiscal year within nine months. Nintendo raised its Switch sales expectation to 14 million units for the fiscal year.[352] Shortly after this announcement, Kimishima said that Nintendo has a target of 20 million units sold within the console's second year, along with releasing new games that "enables new ways of playing" to continue the sales momentum.[353]
Based on its first year sales, the Switch was considered to be the fastest-selling game console in history in many regions. With 2017 year end Japanese sales data from Media Create, the Switch became the fastest-selling home console in Japan in first year sales, with its total sales of 3.2 million units exceeding the 3.0 million units of the PlayStation 2 during its first year of release,[354][355] while Famitsu reported that these sales had eclipsed the lifetime sales of the Wii U in the country,[356] and helped to support the first growth in sales within Japan's console market in eleven years.[357] Nintendo of America also reported that with 4.8 million units sold in the United States by the end of 2017, 1.5 million units in December 2017 alone, the Switch was the fastest-selling console in the United States in its first 10 months, outpacing the Wii's performance of 4 million units in the same time period.[358][359] Similarly, the Switch was the fastest-selling console in France, having sold 911,000 units through the end of 2017, according to Nintendo France.[360] The Switch was also the fastest-selling console in Canada, having shipped 400,000 units in its first 10 months, narrowly outpacing the Wii's performance of 392,000 units in the same time period, according to TechVibes.[361] According to analysis firm GBH Insights, the Nintendo Switch was the 5th best-selling technology product in 2017.[362] As of January 2018, the Switch has sold more than 300,000 units in Spain, surpassing the total lifetime sales of one of its competitors, the Xbox One, in the region.[363] The Switch sold 8.7 million units in the United States in its first 21 months of availability, surpassing the sales of Xbox One and PlayStation 4 during their first 21 months in the same region.[364] By May 2019, the Switch had overtaken the PS4's lifetime sales in Japan.[365]
Lifetime sales[modifier | modifier le code]
| Date | Japan | Americas | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | Software | Hardware | Software | Hardware | Software | Hardware | Software | |
| 2017-03-31[366] | 0.60 | 0.89 | 1.20 | 2.86 | 0.94 | 1.71 | 2.74 | 5.46 |
| 2017-06-30[367] | 1.12 | 2.45 | 1.95 | 6.49 | 1.63 | 4.66 | 4.70 | 13.60 |
| 2017-09-30[368] | 1.95 | 5.26 | 3.11 | 12.25 | 2.56 | 9.97 | 7.63 | 27.48 |
| 2017-12-31[369] | 3.72 | 9.82 | 5.94 | 23.65 | 5.20 | 19.10 | 14.86 | 52.57 |
| 2018-03-31[370] | 4.38 | 13.15 | 7.14 | 30.37 | 6.27 | 25.44 | 17.79 | 68.97 |
| 2018-06-30[371] | 4.89 | 16.10 | 7.81 | 38.74 | 6.97 | 32.09 | 19.67 | 86.93 |
| 2018-09-30[372] | 5.52 | 20.31 | 9.13 | 49.97 | 8.20 | 40.82 | 22.86 | 111.10 |
| 2018-12-31[373] | 7.74 | 30.33 | 12.94 | 73.85 | 11.60 | 59.42 | 32.27 | 163.61 |
| 2019-03-31[374] | 8.23 | 34.64 | 14.01 | 84.31 | 12.50 | 68.57 | 34.74 | 187.25 |
| 2019-06-30[375] | 8.76 | 39.05 | 14.83 | 94.47 | 13.29 | 76.61 | 36.87 | 210.13 |
Modèle:As of, Nintendo has shipped 36.87 million Switch units, along with more than 210.13 million games.[376] With these numbers the Switch has surpassed lifetime sales of the Wii U (13.6 million units), the Nintendo GameCube (21.7 million units), and the Nintendo 64 (32.9 million units).[377]
Over 210 million software titles have been sold for the Switch Modèle:As of.[374] Top sellers for the platform, exceeding 10 million units sold worldwide:[378]
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 17.89 million
- Super Mario Odyssey – 14.94 million
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 14.73 million
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 13.61 million
- Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! – 10.98 million
Financial impact[modifier | modifier le code]
Nintendo's business performance, which had been struggling for several years, soared upon the release of the Switch. By May 23, 2017, the success of the Switch's launch raised Nintendo's stock price to its highest levels in seven years, and an increase in price of over 100% from the previous year. However, the price still trailed Nintendo's peak price by about half, back in 2007 when it had just released the Wii.[379] Nintendo's stock was further boosted a few days later to meet its eight-year high following Capcom's announcement of plans to release the popular Monster Hunter XX for the Switch.[380]
In September 2017, Nintendo announced a partnership with Tencent, the leading publisher for mobile games in China, to bring their title Arena of Valor, the international version of their mainland Chinese game Wangzhe Rongyao, to the Switch following its December 2017 release in Western markets on mobile platforms. The game has an estimated 200 million players, most in China, and analysts anticipated that Nintendo will be releasing the Switch in China by 2019 as part of this deal. As a result, Nintendo's stock price rose overnight on the news by 7%, reaching a nine-year high.[381][382][383] Nintendo's stock reached its ten-year high shortly after the October 2017 expansion of Switch production to 2 million units per month and speculation that Nintendo would likely start selling the unit in China sooner than anticipated.[384]
Nintendo's quarterly reports, for the period ending September 30, 2017, showed a profit of $209 million, the first profitable quarter in several years, due to both success of the Switch and its mobile gaming strategy.[31] For similar reasons, its following quarter, ending December 31, 2017, was Nintendo's most profitable quarter since 2009, with year-to-year revenues increased by 177%.[385][386]
Nintendo's quarterly profit jumped by 44% in the first fiscal quarter of 2018 and their net profit totalled $274.9 million during April–June 2018 due to new titles being released for the Switch such as Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.[387] Sales of the Switch and its games helped increase Nintendo's operating profit by 30% during July–September 2018 and helped Nintendo reach its highest quarterly result in 8 years.[388]
Nintendo's quarterly profit jumped by 25% in the third fiscal quarter of 2018 due to the popularity of games on the Switch and their October–December profit totalled $956 million, while quarterly sales totalled $5.6 billion, which were up by 26%.[389]
Nintendo's yearly profit jumped by 39% during the April 2018-March 2019 fiscal year and annual sales rose 14% to $10.7 billion due to "healthy" software sales for the Switch.[390]
Legal issues[modifier | modifier le code]
In August 2017, Los Angeles-based tablet peripheral manufacturer Gamevice, Inc. filed a lawsuit against Nintendo in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, alleging that the design of the Switch conflicts with its patent on the design for the Wikipad, an Android-based gaming device that also features a tablet with a detachable controller. The lawsuit sought damages on existing Switch sales and banning further sales of the console.[391] The lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed by Gamevice in October 2017.[392]
However, in March 2018, Gamevice initiated a second patent infringement lawsuit on Nintendo related to a different set of patents. Gamevice also sought action through the United States International Trade Commission related to patent infringement under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, and was seeking to block imports of the Switch into the United States.[393][394][395]
A class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in July 2019 concerning a defect in the console's Joy-Con controllers. The suit alleges that Nintendo is aware of a defect that causes the controllers to register movements without the joysticks being touched, but does not "disclose the defect and routinely refuses to repair the joysticks without charge".[396] However, only 3 days later, Nintendo has acted to offer repairs for these controllers free of charge.[397]
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