Nintendo Switch XL or Switch Mini, No announcement E3 but Nintendo has apparently started the production

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Thanks to the Nintendo Directs, Nintendo has recently been reading their biggest announcement at the directs and giving us more information at events like E3. For example, at this E3 we didn’t really get announcements for new games instead, we mostly got more information about them. There is a big chance that Nintendo announces the Switch hardware refreshes at a direct during this summer.

Although E3 appeared to have been the perfect time for Nintendo to announce the new consoles, the WSJ’s sources seem to suggest that the Kyoto-based company is ready to launch the reinvigorated Switch. According to supply-chain sources for the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Nintendo will follow Foxconn Technology (who make Apple’s iPhone) in moving production from China, and Sharp who plan to move the manufacture of their personal computers to either Taiwan or Vietnam. The same sources have suggested that Nintendo has already commenced production of the updated Switch models in the new location.

What Will the Hardware Refreshes Change?

Right now as far as we know, we’re either going to get a bigger Nintendo Switch or the Switch XL or a smaller and cheaper Switch mini. The Switch XL will probably be like the New Nintendo 3DS with new and better joy-cons, a bigger screen, and better hardware. The Switch Mini will most likely be like the Nintendo 2DS. It’ll probably cost a bit more than $200 and come with a smaller screen and maybe cheaper joy-cons as well as 16GB of memory instead of the standard 32GB.

The two models will be aimed at different audiences with one an up-rated version targeted at more ardent gamers, though it will still be less powerful than the PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X. The other model is expected to replace the aging 3DS and will be aimed squarely at the more casual gamer, with a lower price to match.

 

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