The Switch is often credited with bringing Nintendo back to financial relevance following the Wii U's disappointing sales. As of June 30, 2021, the Nintendo Switch family has sold 89.04 million units worldwide, making it Nintendo's second highest-selling home console after the Wii. On January 4, 2018, Nintendo announced that the Nintendo Switch has sold over 10 million units and became the fastest-selling video game console in America within a time frame of the first ten months. Pre-order retail reservations started on Januin Japan. The Nintendo Switch had a hands-on event on six separate Sundays in six different cities across America prior to its release date, along with Tokyo Big Sight, Japan. A Nintendo Switch presentation containing more information about the system was live-streamed from Januat 11:00 PM to Januat 12:05 AM EST. It costs US $299.99 in America and JP ¥29,980 in Japan. It was officially announced on Octo and was released simultaneously on Main Japan, America, Europe, Hong Kong, and other territories. Despite this classification, Nintendo markets the system mostly as a home console that can be played on the go rather than a dedicated portable handheld system.
The Nintendo Switch (codenamed the NX in development ) is a hybrid video game console released by Nintendo, and its seventh major home game console as the successor to the Wii U.
