Nintendo Switch (OLED model) - Announcement Trailer

"Meet the newest entry to the Nintendo Switch family! Nintendo Switch (OLED model) brings the versatility of the Nintendo Switch experience with a vibrant 7-inch OLED screen, a wide adjustable stand, and more. Nintendo Switch (OLED model) releases on October 8."

[Doge]

OLED screen is nice. Extra storage and Ethernet Port should've been there from the beginning though. Probably no performance upgrade though which is a shame.

[--Onilink--]

Yeah, more of a traditional revision than anything else, and given that its coming out this year (around 4 years and 7 months in its lifecycle), not that surprising to be honest.

Not that interesting to me since most of the upgrades are in handheld mode, but its still a decent revision. I would imagine these are going to be the screen in a Switch 2 in late 2021 or early 2022 if it comes out within the usual 5ish year cycle Nintendo has done in the past

[Outlawzz]

I think Nintendo has stated they want this gen to last a bit longer this time around. I'm expecting 2023 for any new version switch tbh, which sucks cus I was looking for the rumored pro to be able to hold me off until then lol

[--Onilink--]

Switch 2 in late 2022 or early 2023*

[CobraKai]

Part of me is kinda relieved that it’s only an OLED screen. Since I game mostly in docked mode, I can use the money I woulda spent on upgrading towards new games.

[-Foxtrot]

Yeah not what was rumoured and built up

Where’s the performance upgrades and the like

[Tacoboto]

Nintendo's prepping a full price port of Star Fox Zero just to give review copies to the editors that ran these rumors.

The first bullet point will be "Performance Enhanced for 1080p displays"

[bouzebbal]

My HD ready screen from 2006 cannot wait for this beast

[wiz7191]

And it needs the performance upgrades so much, I love the Switch and games looks good on it. Tried playing Apex Legends on it and my god is it ugly on the Switch.

[Muigi]

PS5, PC, Switch is all you need. This is a day 1 for me.

[roadkillers]

PS5, PC with XCloud subscription, and Switch ;)

Don't leave out the Xbox subscription, Flight Simulator, Forza, and infinite!!

[Tacoboto]

*cringes in awkward shill*

[Kaze88]

Prepped my Xbox acc and all things for upcoming Win11. Then I check the game pass for fun what they have in there....I already own almost everything I want from their library. Maybe in the future then I guess. Also no, flight simulator and Infinite are not a selling point for me. Forza would be interesting to try.

[spicelicka]

Lmao "ALL" you need, you named 3/4 platforms...

I think Xbox Series X/PS5 is the best combo if you mainly like mature games. Much cheaper than PC/PS5 unless you're upgrading a PC instead of getting a new one.

Switch and PC is also a good combo.

[Fntastic]

Well some people use their PC for much more than just gaming so..

And some prefer KB & Mouse as it's superior to a controller, especially for FPS & strategy / management games etc.

[Muigi]

My point is there is no reason to have a xbox when everything comes to PC as well and with superior performance.

[N1GHT_W0LF_X]

A PC with the specs required to surpass the performance of an Xbox Series X would cost at least 3 times more than the XSX itself though.

[spicelicka]

Well I'll give you a good reason. Your assumption is true but only applies to people who already have a decent gaming PC and all they need to do is upgrade the graphics card. Not everyone magically has a gaming PC. To build one equivalent to a Series X can cost more than double the price of a Series X, even just the graphics card is as much as the Series X itself. Many people also don't like to game on PCs, or they prefer to set up consoles on big screen TVs, or not have to deal with optimization issues. For the price of a gaming PC you can pretty much get both Series X and a PS5, that's a huge gaming library for console gamers, and with Gamepass the value is undeniable.

[AspiringProGenji]

No performance upgrade. Pass

Welcome to 2012 Nintendo

[Levii_92]

What are you serious ? Did they confirm that ?! Well what a disappointment then if true Nintendo just keeps letting me down. Hard pass for me too .. i mean what’s the point of a bigger OLED screen if the specs are shitty as before.

[ThisPlaceIsToxic]

Agreed. Those jaggies will look GREAT on that OLED screen 😂

[darthv72]

Yeah, missed opportunity to have made improvements all around and be the switch pro people have been asking for.

[specialguest]

Nintendo showing yet again that they don't need a complete system overhaul to make big lasting sales. I think many Nintendo fans will buy this. They're in a unique place to be able to do this. I guess it'll be the year 2030 until we get a 4k Zelda game

[Vits]

The OLED screen is nice and the Ethernet Port is a good addition. But the other upgrades are just so pitiful... Personally I don't think it is worth the extra $50 that they are asking over the normal Switch.

[OMGitzThatGuy]

Oh it's worth the 50 for the OLED and built in ethernet but 100% not worth if you already have a Switch. Literally no incentive to upgrade.

[Vits]

I have to disagree. The upgrade is so little for the extra money that I don't see anyone that was on the fence about the console making the plunge for this model. If anything I could see it appealing more to owners of the OG Switch or the Switch Lite. As the first are probably suffering with the low battery life of the original model while the latter would make use of the OLED screen as they play primarily undocked.

[Tacoboto]

The battery on my launch unit Switch is shit after all these years, been mostly Handheld. The first model of the system only got to about half of what the current one is.

Wish it wasn't $350 either, but finally getting that better battery life in a screen better than a Fire tablet is welcome.

[Vits]

You and the people that only own a Switch Lite are the public that I feel this would appeal more to. As you guys do have a OG model so the difference in screen will be apparent and it is a upgrade. Even if a small one.

Though I would wait a little before buying one if I was you. Because Nintendo did cut a lot of corners with the Switch already - low speed internal memory, below limit RAM, inadequate thermal solution, joy con drift, etc. So I wouldn't be surprised if they are also using low quality OLED screens for this model and that can be a problem in a year or two.

[Cyb3r]

My aging 1080p TV is ready lol

[JCOLE13195]

OLED is nice but I don’t think it’s worth it. If there were performance upgrades then maybe.

[refocusedman]

So I'm basically paying to upgrade my screen. Thanks for reading the room and listening to what the consumers want..............

[Double_O_Revan]

There has never been a single instance of Nintendo doing or caring what the consumers want.

[Tacoboto]

The Switch still has some supply issues and did throughout 2020, all the while having Joycon Drift. 2021 YTD they're the highest unit seller in at least both the US and Japan, and in Japan they're outpacing both their own 2020 sales, and outselling the PS5 nearly 5-1.

They read *that* room quite well.

[Knushwood Butt]

You weren't wishing for better speakers??

[Battlestar23]

This must be one of the lamest upgrades to a console in gaming history. What happened to the 4K 60FPS pro switch?

[Furesis]

It's not an upgrade it's just a new model. I think people were expecting something else because of rumors (that's on them). A lot of people are looking at this the wrong way. Although they did miss a good opportunity here, not going to lie.

[--Onilink--]

Its no different than practically every revision Nintendo has done in the past for their handhelds or MS/Sony releasing a slim version of their consoles.

Would I have loved to see a Switch “Pro”? Of course, but a simple revision was always the more likely, with any real performance upgrades coming in the next switch. This is coming in like 4y and 7 months into the Switch’s life, assuming Nintendo sticks to their 5-6 year cycle, a “Pro” model wouldnt have made much sense tbh

[strayanalog]

I can't be the only one wondering why the first player we see has two lamps right beside him? No wonder he bought that new Nintendo Switch Troll for that OLED.

Well, I see no reason to buy, which is a shame considering how sleek it looks.

[FallenAngel1984]

Few takeaways from this

- It took Nintendo 20 years to finally put an Ethernet port built in
- 64GB is a step up from 32GB, but it’s still measly. It’s even more egregious that they didn’t just make 64GB the standard size for all models

[roadkillers]

Didn't the Wii have an ethernet port? I also enjoy the small amount of space, means Nintendo is sticking to games on cartridges.. not licenses.

Either way $50 extra is a steal. Too bad you won't find any under $600 at launch. Scalped to the high heavens.

[darthv72]

No, the wii did not have built in lan. It was a usb adapter. Same one used for the wiiu and also the switch. And what they did with this dock is simply replce the usb port that is inside with a lan port. It will still have the same power, hdmi and two external usb ports. in essence, this new dock should also work with the og switch.

[Knushwood Butt]

Easy on the Cool Aid.

[FallenAngel1984]

No it did not. No Nintendo console prior to this has ever had a built in Ethernet port

I can’t fathom how anyone can “enjoy” small storage space as opposed to just tolerating it

[darthv72]

64 is a nice upgrade but 128gb seemed more like a sure thing. Unless they were having trouble with flash memory suppliers?

[Relientk77]

Wow I don't really see a reason to get this...

[Kane22]

very disappointed with this announcement. was hoping they did more under the hood. its damn ear the same thing.

[SavageFlamingo]

I think OLED was a mistake(without a performance bump). The stuttering in lower framerate sources with that technology is nearly unbearable. It takes a lot to get used to if you’re the type to notice that kind of thing.

[plmkoh]

And again the thing no one talks about, no 4K hardware upscale. Relying on the TV to do the upscale just means there's more input lag making docking mode useless again.

[Lexreborn2]

No thanks, Nintendo capped their financial pull from me this cycle. I will not be investing in the switch going forward for a new model. The lite shouldn’t have existed and this should’ve been the initial real model when it first came out.

I’m cool on you Nintendo

[Magog]

No upgrade. Incredible. There are really people that thought they were going to include DLSS.

[marioJP87]

What a huge joke.
It's been obvious for decades that Nintendo doesn't compete with the competition in terms of graphical power but come on!!!
No HDR, 1440P, 120 fps...

[--Onilink--]

120fps??? It took until this gen for $500 dedicated home consoles to reach 120fps (at significantly lower resolutions than 4k) and you were expecting a Switch revision which has a mobile chip, launching in its 4th year to have 120fps?….

[marioJP87]

I’m expecting a 2021 console released after PS5 and series X to offer it. So, to answer your question: YES!

[Outlawzz]

Well sadly this is aimed at the parents and families that'll eat this up and don't even know there was a rumored performance upgrade.

My switch is going to need an upgrade eventually so I'll probably pick one up in a year or two. No wonder they didn't want to show it at E3 with all the rumors swirling around, it was way too hyped up lol

[OhReginald]

So its just a screen upgrade not a performance upgrade?? Ugh typical Nintendo....

[nRicosS]

Ohh shit, sold my Oreo switch for upgrade into rumored pro model, and they only upgrade the screen. Mood is ruined

[mkis007]

Cool i save money this year. Dont play in hand held mode.

[JTShiny]

Scalpers can have this.

[Emartini1222]

No 4k when in docked mode??????

[hiawa23]

Nintendo will be fine no matter what. I am over it and fine with the original.

[iplay1up2]

Boy I guess I was way off!! What happened to Nintendo saying to developers "get your games ready for 4K"????????

[IanTH]

2:30 minute commercial just to say we have an OLED screen, improved kick stand/audio, and an ethernet jack? Little strange how much runtime was spent on fluff footage of general Switch play.

[Good-Smurf]

If this have no upgraded hardware other than the screen then,Oh boy low 20 fps sub 720p on more demanding games are surely going to look glorious on this OLED model 7 inch screen too so all the ugly textures stick out even more.
And stll no change on that D-pad, still four separate buttons.
Not impressed it simply a barely revised Switch with better screen.
If I need to have a Switch again then this is not model I get that's for sure.

[justadelusion]

lipstick on a pig

[ziggurcat]

Another missed opportunity to put more robust hardware in the dock for a comparable home console experience.

[Fntastic]

If the Switch is going to be their only console from now on, they need to upgrade it every 4 or so years to keep up. Or alternatively like you said, they need extra hardware in the dock which would solve that if they can do it properly.

[Father__Merrin]

They are going to do the same as with DS 3ds is make constantly revisions and people will buy them even if they already have one

[XxINFERNUSxX]

Looks like it sold out already lol

[refocusedman]

Didn't vita have an Oled screen smh. Not to mention a better online service.

[ChiefofLoliPolice]

Ill hold on to my regular switch then. Not worth the upgrade.

[waverider]

Whenever some talk about another company tryng to take your money... well there was one that is the master of this. Did since the start, but nobody talks about it...

[Elronza]

Well we can all agree Nintendo is on crack and their greed and anti consumer nature knows no bounds. Don't believe me look at how much they charge for WiiU ports and bare minimum hd remasters.