Nintendo Switch A Nintendo Switch console in docked mode (above) and portable mode (below) Also known as NX (code name) Developer Nintendo PTD Manufacturer Foxconn, Hosiden Type Hybrid video game console Generation Eighth generation Release date WW: March 3, 2017 Retail availability 2017 -- present Introductory price US $ 299.99 JP ¥ 29,980 £ 279.99 € 329.99 AU $ 469.95 Units sold 19.67 million (as of June 30, 2018) Media Physical and digital (show) Game Card Digital distribution (Nintendo eShop) Operating system Nintendo Switch system software System - on - chip used Nvidia Tegra X1 CPU Octa - core (4 × ARM Cortex - A57 & 4 × ARM Cortex - A53) @ 1.020 GHz Memory 4 GB LPDDR4 Storage Internal flash memory: 32 GB Removable storage microSD / microSDHC / microSDXC up to 2 TB Display 6.2 - inch, 1280 × 720p LCD @ 237 ppi Up to 1080p via HDMI while docked Graphics Nvidia GM20B Maxwell - based GPU @ 307.2 - 384 MHz while undocked, 307.2 - 768 MHz while docked Sound Linear PCM 5.1 ch (via HDMI) Stereo speakers Headphone jack Controller input Joy - Con Pro Controller Touchpad Capacitive Connectivity 2.4 / 5 GHz 802.11 ac Wi - Fi Bluetooth 4.1 1 × USB 3.0 (on dock) 2 × USB 2.0 (on dock) 1 × USB Type - C (on unit) Power 4,310 mAh, 3.7 V lithium - ion battery 203.1 mm × 102 mm × 13.9 mm (8.00 in × 4.02 in × 0.55 in) (Console only) 239 mm × 102 mm × 13.9 mm (9.41 in × 4.02 in × 0.55 in) (Joy - Con attached) Weight 297 g (10.5 oz) (Console only) 398 g (14.0 oz) (Joy - Con attached) Best - selling game Super Mario Odyssey, 11.17 million (as of June 30, 2018) Predecessor Wii U Website www.nintendo.com/switch
nintendo switch price when it first came out
US $ 299.99