Nintendo announces the Nintendo Switch OLED model

This week, Nintendo put a number of the rumors surrounding a Change Professional to mattress with the announcement of a model new Nintendo Change mannequin, the OLED Mannequin.

Apparently, Nintendo made the announcement by means of a submit on Twitter moderately than a livestream, which is what the corporate would normally resort to. Nonetheless, it didn’t dampen the information, spreading it to everybody who wanted to listen to it simply forward of shops placing the brand new console up for pre-order.

The Nintendo Change OLED Mannequin is priced at £309.99, and comes with just a few upgrades over the bottom Change mannequin. The primary, and most blatant, is the OLED display. That is 7-inches large versus the 6.2 inches of the bottom Change and Change Lite fashions. It comes with a brand new dock to accommodate this barely elevated dimension.

One other new characteristic is a wider stand. This offers the unit just a few extra viewing angles, and may make for a greater general expertise with the brand new display, for individuals who need it.

Two options that Nintendo made plenty of are the LAN port and the elevated storage of 64GB. It will make it simpler for these hoping to play on-line, in addition to those that wish to have extra video games put in on their Change. Lastly, this new mannequin additionally has an enhanced audio expertise, however that’s the restrict of the brand new options.

Many had been anticipating Nintendo to announce a Change Professional. A handheld system able to 4K resolutions, and being so highly effective that it might accommodate a lot better video games. Some followers are nonetheless holding out hope that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will launch alongside this Change Professional.

The Nintendo Change OLED Mannequin launches on October 8, 2021. The console isn’t launching alongside any video games of word, and appears to be extra of a midway level for the console at this stage of its life cycle. Evaluating it to Nintendo DS fashions, that is far more of a DS Lite than a DSi, although Nintendo nonetheless has loads of time to shock followers.