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Nintendo Switch

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Summary

Nintendo Switch is a product model[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 71 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Follows: Wii U[3], Nintendo 3DS[4]
  • Followed by: Nintendo Switch 2[5]
  • Manufacturer: Nintendo Platform Technology Development[6], Nintendo[7]
  • Developer: Nintendo[8]
  • Subclass of: hybrid video game console[9]
  • Operating system: Nintendo Switch system software[10], FreeBSD[11]
  • Part of: Nintendo Switch family[12]
  • Commons category: Nintendo Switch[13]
  • Input device: Joy-Con[14], Nintendo Switch Pro Controller[15], touchscreen[16], GameCube controller[17]
  • Has part(s): Toshiba THGBMHG8C2LBAIL 32 GB eMMC NAND Flash IC[18], Samsung K4F6E304HB-MGCH 2 GB LPDDR4 DRAM[19], Broadcom BCM4356 802.11ac 5G WiFi[20], Maxim Integrated MAX77621AEWI+T three phase buck regulator[21], Pericom Semiconductor PI3USB30532 USB 3.0/DP1.2 matrix switch[22], Maxim Integrated MAX77620AEWJ+T PMIC[23]
  • Publication date: March 3, 2017[24]
  • Source of energy: lithium-ion battery[25], AC adapter[26], USB power adapter[27]
  • Official website: http://www.nintendo.com/switch/[28], https://www.nintendo.co.jp/hardware/switch/[29], https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Nintendo-Switch/Nintendo-Switch-1148779.html[30], http://www.nintendo.com.au/nintendo-switch/[31]
  • CPU: NVIDIA Tegra X1[32]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Nintendo Switch[33]
  • Described at URL: https://pegi.info/search-pegi?q=&age%5B%5D=&descriptor%5B%5D=&publisher=&platform%5B%5D=Nintendo+Switch&release_year%5B%5D=&page=1&op=Search&form_build_id=form-L8g5JfTT2_mVpPL_eF3q-zI1PvbzSW9zHhSzFLThfmA&form_id=pegi_search_form[34], https://www.videogameschronicle.com/?post_type=platforms&p=59[35]
  • Topic has template: Template:Nintendo Switch[36]
  • Nickname: Switch 1[37]
  • Title: Nintendo Switch[38]
  • Has characteristic: portable object[39]
  • Working title: NX[40]
  • Brand: Nintendo[41]
  • Name in kana: ニンテンドースイッチ[42]
  • Mass: 300[43]
  • Price: 299.99[44], 29,980[45], 279.99[46], 469.95[47], 399[48], 329[49], 8499[50], 2340[51]

Why It Matters

Nintendo Switch is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · Floyd-out · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Units sold → {'amount': '+2740000'}, {'amount': '+4700000'}, {'amount': '+7630000'} +36
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Units sold: 156,590,000"
  2. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://pegi.info/search-pegi?q=&age%5B%5D=&descriptor%5B%5D, https://www.videogameschronicle.com/?post_type=platforms&p=5
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Described at url: https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Nintendo_Switch, migrated to ‎[[P:P14350|P14350]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/752f6a15b80|details]])"
  3. 12w ago · Sadads · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Consumer rights wiki article id → 4329
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Consumer rights wiki article id: 4329, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/297029281|Nintendo Switch (#297029281)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8142|‎Consu"
  4. 13w ago · SlowDialupNarrowband · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://pegi.info/search-pegi?q=&age%5B%5D=&descriptor%5B%5D, https://www.videogameschronicle.com/?post_type=platforms&p=5
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described at url: https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Nintendo_Switch"
  5. 14w ago · J 1982 · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → nintendo-switch:Nintendo_Switch, nintendo:Nintendo_Switch, gamicus:Nintendo_Switch +7
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Fandom wiki id: nintendo-switch"
  6. 17w ago · Tullydqn · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title → Nintendo Switch
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Title: Nintendo Switch"
  7. 17w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Nintendo Switch
    Internet game database platform id → nintendo-switch, switch
    Usb device id → 057e:2000
    Quora topic id → Nintendo-Switch
    + 101 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Platforms/Nintendo_Switch, Moving from Nintendo Switch family"
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