When did the Nintendo Switch OLED come out?

The Nintendo Switch OLED was released in 2021.

How much did the Nintendo Switch OLED cost at launch?

The Nintendo Switch OLED launched at $349 USD.

Can the Nintendo Switch OLED be modded?

The Nintendo Switch OLED requires hardware modification (chip installation or soldering) to run custom firmware.

Nintendo Switch OLED

Variant of Nintendo Switch

Manufacturer: Nintendo
Released: 2021
Generation: Gen 9
Type: Hybrid
Launch price: $349

About Nintendo Switch OLED

The Nintendo Switch is a video game console developed by Nintendo and released worldwide in most regions on March 3, 2017. Released in the middle of the eighth generation of home consoles, the Switch succeeded the Wii U and competed with Sony's PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One; it also competes with the ninth-generation consoles, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

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Read about the Nintendo Switch OLED in the Chapter 8: The Hybrid Era era of our long-form console history.

Library & collector facts

Best-selling game

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

What's different from Nintendo Switch

+ Added

7-inch 1280x720 OLED screen (vs. 6.2-inch LCD)
Wider adjustable kickstand
Improved dock with wired LAN port
Doubled internal storage (64GB vs. 32GB)
Enhanced built-in speakers

± Changed

dock: Plastic-edge dock → redesigned dock with detachable back and Ethernet port
kickstand: Thin flimsy flap → full-width adjustable stand
screen technology: LCD → OLED with deeper blacks and HDR-ish contrast

Lineage

← Nintendo 3DSNintendo Switch OLEDNintendo Switch 2 →

Pricing

Launch price (2021)

🇺🇸 USD: $349

Controller

Joy-Con / Nintendo Switch Pro Controller

Hardware specs

Cpu: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A57
Gpu: 256 Maxwell (microarchitecture), Maxwell-based CUDA cores, Docked: 768 MHz, 393 GFLOPS, Undocked: 384 MHz, 197 GFLOPS
Ram: 4 GB LPDDR4
Sound: Undocked: Linear PCM 2.0 stereo speakers (with pseudo-surround), Docked: Linear PCM 5.1
Os: Nintendo Switch system software