After months of rumours and leaks, Nintendo have finally confirmed the existence of the Nintendo Switch Lite. It's a device dedicated to handheld play, rather than the usual hybrid nature of the Nintendo Switch. It releases on the 20th of September It will come in three different colours at launch—yellow, grey, and blue. Nintendo states that it supports all Nintendo Switch software that allows handheld play.[prebreak][/prebreak]

Introducing #NintendoSwitchLite – a compact, lightweight console that's dedicated to handheld play!

This new addition to the #NintendoSwitch family arrives 20/09 in 3 different colours.

👉: https://t.co/NkvzR1GMCm https://t.co/SNctEEGRdy

— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) July 10, 2019

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In addition to the three colours of Nintendo Switch Lite available at launch, Nintendo will release a limited Nintendo Switch Lite Zacian & Zamazenta Edition console on 8th November, featuring stylish cyan and magenta buttons and illustrations of the two new Legendary Pokémon from the upcoming Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield games

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[titan_tim]

Bad Nintendo!

1. No Bluetooth!!!!
2. No front facing speakers
3. Chose the absolute ugliest colors, and made them look like prototype units
4. Could have included rumble still, but you didn't.
5. Could have made it possible to put into a dock, but you didn't.

 

[gnmmarechal]

Meh. Colors are pretty ugly IMO, gray is ok but the others are too bright for my taste.

The 5.5in screen is also a huge turnoff, too many games already have utterly awful text scaling in handheld mode, gonna need a magnifying glass just to see half the shit on this one.

if I do get one, it'll be the grey one, but eh... I'd rather have a black unit tbh.

 

[atoxique]

I like the idea of it buuut a 5.5'' screen playing games designed for a 6.2'' screen means I probably won't be able to see anything, and what was Nintendo thinking with those colours?!

 

[eyeliner]

By having no kickstand, how will local multiplayer gaming work?

 

[brunocar]

i dont mind the lack of joycons if that means a smaller form factor and a dpad, i dont even mind the lack of TV out that much (though it couldnt have been really all that hard to use the already existing USB-C port for it with some cable), but between the terrible colors and price tag, i'll wait till it goes down in price or a new model comes out, seriously, 200 dollars for the shitty version of the console? this is dumb.

 

[Bladexdsl]

I like the idea of it buuut a 5.5'' screen playing games designed for a 6.2'' screen means I probably won't be able to see anything,

wait for the switch Lite XL

 

[atoxique]

oof and it's priced $330 here in Australia. ugh

By having no kickstand, how will local multiplayer gaming work?

EDITTT::: stupid bitch energy, the switch lite DOES have bluetooth. don't know why i thought it didn't but it does.

 

[skullkeeper94]

Honestly, I can hear the hard modders SQUEALING for the OFFICIAL dpad part(s) and measurements that they'll slap on the left joycon plastic because ??? why not right. I guess at least Nintendo listened with that. Other than that though, permanent 720p 5.5in amazing /s

 

[Powerful]

Wow I would never buy that, no rumbles, screen size is smaller, colors are ugly, and looks cheap. Not only that I like the features the original switch comes with. Not worth paying $100 less at all. In fact let’s say something happens to your sticks/buttons. On the original you can just buy new joycons, and boom. This you’d have to go so far out of your way.

 

[Bladexdsl]

Honestly, I can hear the hard modders SQUEALING for the OFFICIAL dpad part(s) and measurements

too bad they won't be able to hack it joycons don't come off

 

[Kioku]

oof and it's priced $330 here in Australia. ugh



no bluetooth on the lite so it's not possible

Then why advertise the requirement of separate joycons for games like 1-2 Switch?

 

[Jiehfeng]

oof and it's priced $330 here in Australia. ugh



no bluetooth on the lite so it's not possible

There must be bluetooth no? I mean they advertised being able to use separate joycons for 1 2 switch.

 

[ganons]

That's not what I meant. I said that I don't see why it wouldn't work, provided the signal is on the connector. You can soft lock anything.

It's hardware. Current Switch has USB 3.1 which supports video out. This is highly likely not USB 3.1

 

[atoxique]

Honestly, I can hear the hard modders SQUEALING for the OFFICIAL dpad part(s) and measurements that they'll slap on the left joycon plastic because ??? why not right. I guess at least Nintendo listened with that. Other than that though, permanent 720p 5.5in amazing /s

720p ain't too bad for a 5.5'' screen. better than the vita's 540p lol

There must be bluetooth no? I mean they advertised being able to use separate joycons for 1 2 switch.

yeah there is bluetooth. don't know how i thought it didn't????

 

[skullkeeper94]

too bad they won't be able to hack it joycons don't come off

Rule 1: They always find a way. A l w a y s.

 

[lordelan]

Completely useless device, at least for me.
I wonder ...

1. ... when it will be hacked
   and
2. ... how long it takes the homebrew devs to activate the screen protocol thingy over the USB C port via a sysmodul so it can be used in the dock as well

 

[Bladexdsl]

here's what nintendo was thinking to stop hax
"we are going to release a shittier version of the switch with the baddest colors imaginable and make sure dem joycons can not be removed"

 

[DuveltjeDG]

I see a d-pad, could we expect joy cons with d-pads?

 

[Foxi4]

your more likely be able to charge it in the dock as well as it comes with it's own mini dock to charge it using the notch on the back. unless the release it with no charging station...yeah but they have NEVER done anything like that before

If it has a USB type-c connection then it's running a video signal on it by default, unless they deviate from the spec on purpose and soft lock the functionality, in which case hackers can step in as they have with other consoles.

 

[MasterJ360]

A legitimate portable WiiU pad