Nintendo Switch Lite

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This article is about the video game console. For the item in New Horizons, see Nintendo Switch (New Horizons). For the Nintendo Switch Lite item in New Horizons, see Nintendo Switch Lite (New Horizons). For the item in New Horizons formerly known as Switch, see Light switch (New Horizons).
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The Nintendo Switch docked with Joy-Con detached
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The Nintendo Switch in handheld mode with Joy-Con attached
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Manufacturer Nintendo
Type Home console/handheld hybrid
Release date(s) Worldwide March 3, 2017
Media Game Card
microSD card
Input Joy-Con
Nintendo Switch Pro Controller
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Predecessor Wii U
Nintendo 3DS
Successor Nintendo Switch 2

The Nintendo Switch is a hybrid video game home console and handheld made by Nintendo and released in 2017. It can be played portably or placed in a dock to play on a TV or monitor. It features detachable controllers known as Joy-Con, which can be used either in tandem or separately; there is also a more traditional controller known as the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. Animal Crossing: New Horizons was released for the Nintendo Switch in 2020. Additionally, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which feature content from the Animal Crossing series, were released for the Switch in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

As of September 30, 2025, the Nintendo Switch family has sold a total of 154.01 million units worldwide, making it both Nintendo's best-selling home console and its second-best-selling console overall, only slightly behind the Nintendo DS.<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html</ref> It is currently also the third highest-selling video game platform of all-time behind the both the Nintendo DS and Sony's PlayStation 2.

The Nintendo Switch was succeeded in 2025 by the Nintendo Switch 2, which is backward-compatible with Nintendo Switch games.

Features and built-in software

User profile icons

Users can customize their profiles with icons of characters from various Nintendo franchises, including Animal Crossing. 12 Animal Crossing icons have been available since the console's launch, and an additional six based on Animal Crossing: New Horizons specifically were added in the 10.0.0 system update on April 14, 2020.<ref>Justin (April 14, 2020). "Nintendo Switch Version 10.0.0 adds new Animal Crossing: New Horizons profile icons, controller remapping". Animal Crossing World. Retrieved November 16, 2024. </ref>

Additional profile icons based on New Horizons are available exclusively to Nintendo Switch Online members and can be purchased with My Nintendo Platinum Points.

Captures

Screenshots and 30-second video clips can be captured in most software, including Animal Crossing: New Horizons, via a dedicated button (Template:Input) on the left Joy-Con and Pro Controller. Additionally, New Horizons has an in-game camera mode that allows for taking screenshots with Template:Input. All screenshots and videos are saved to an album that is accessible from the HOME Menu. Screenshots are saved as JPEG files, and videos are saved as H.264-encoded MP4 files; both are saved at a resolution of 1280×720 regardless of the game's internal resolution or the system's output resolution.

Friends

Users can become friends either by exchanging Friend Codes or sending a friend request after playing online together. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the player can view the online status of friends who have played the game via the Best Friends List NookPhone app. Friends can visit each other's islands, send letters to each other, and, if marked as a Best Friend in-game, message each other directly via the Best Friend List NookPhone app.

Nintendo eShop

The Nintendo eShop is a digital store where games and software can be purchased and downloaded. All retail Animal Crossing-related games are also available for purchase from the eShop, and the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Island Transfer Tool is available to download for free exclusively from the eShop.

Nintendo Switch Online

Main article: Nintendo Switch Online

Nintendo Switch Online is a paid online service that is required for online play. Animal Crossing: New Horizons utilizes Nintendo Switch Online for various features, including the friends system, visiting other players' islands over the internet, uploading dreams, uploading designed homes to the Happy Home Network, and using the island backup feature. Additionally, active Nintendo Switch Online members can unlock the Nintendo Switch Lite and Nook Inc. silk rug items in New Horizons through the eShop.

There is also a Nintendo Switch Online mobile app that features game-specific online services, including NookLink for New Horizons.

A more expensive tier of Nintendo Switch Online, known as Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, includes, among other things, access to the Happy Home Paradise DLC for New Horizons while the subscription is active.

Retail

Game Image Release dates
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe File:MK8 Deluxe Box Art.png Japan April 28, 2017
United States of America April 28, 2017
Europe April 28, 2017
Australia April 28, 2017
Hong Kong April 28, 2017
South Korea December 15, 2017
China March 16, 2020
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate File:Super Smash Bros Ultimate NA Cover Art.png Worldwide December 7, 2018
Animal Crossing: New Horizons File:NH Box NA.png Worldwide March 20, 2020

Download

In addition to the downloadable versions of the retail Nintendo Switch titles mentioned above, the following download-only software is also available on the Nintendo Switch.

App Release date
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons Island Transfer Tool		 Worldwide November 18, 2020

Models

Name Image Release dates Notes
Nintendo Switch File:Nintendo Switch.png
File:Nintendo Switch handheld.jpg 		Worldwide March 3, 2017 -
Nintendo Switch Lite File:Switch Lite.png Worldwide September 20, 2019 The Nintendo Switch Lite is a smaller, handheld-only version of the Nintendo Switch. It lacks the detachable Joy-Con controllers and features a +Control Pad instead of directional buttons on its left side.
Nintendo Switch (OLED model) File:Nintendo Switch OLED docked.jpg
File:Nintendo Switch OLED handheld.jpg 		Worldwide October 8, 2021 The Nintendo Switch (OLED model) features a larger, OLED display, a redesigned kickstand, and 64 GB of internal storage.

Animal Crossing models and bundles

Multiple Animal Crossing: New Horizons-themed models of the Nintendo Switch have been released:

Model Release date(s) Bundle Design
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Nintendo Switch
(Special Edition) 		Worldwide March 13, 2020 None This model features a cream-colored dock with artwork of Tom Nook and the Nooklings on an island, a New Horizons-themed design embossed on the back of the console, and unique pastel green and blue Joy-Con controllers with cream backs. If these Joy-Con controllers are used while playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the player receives a letter from Nintendo containing the ACNH Nintendo Switch furniture item.
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Nintendo Switch Lite
(Isabelle's Aloha Edition) 		Worldwide October 6, 2023 Animal Crossing: New Horizons (digital) This model is pink with an Animal Crossing leaf symbol in the bottom-right corner of the front, and a leaf pattern on the back.
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Nintendo Switch Lite
(Timmy & Tommy's Aloha Edition) 		Worldwide October 6, 2023 Animal Crossing: New Horizons (digital) This model is turquoise with an Animal Crossing leaf symbol in the bottom-right corner of the front, and a leaf pattern on the back.

Appearances in the Animal Crossing series

In Pocket Camp

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp features two furniture items based on the original model of the Nintendo Switch: the Nintendo Switch G and Nintendo Switch NB/NR.

In New Horizons

Animal Crossing: New Horizons features three furniture items based on the Nintendo Switch: the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, and ACNH Nintendo Switch. Additionally, there are two furniture items based on Nintendo Switch accessories: the Ring-Con and aloha-edition carrying case.

The buy prices of the Nintendo Switch (File:99k Bells NH Inv Icon cropped.png 29,980 Bells) and Nintendo Switch Lite (File:99k Bells NH Inv Icon cropped.png 19,980 Bells) match the real-world yen prices of the consoles in Japan.

Notes

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