A new Nintendo Switch with a large OLED screen would arrive in 2021



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An updated Switch with a large OLED display may be on the way.

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Nintendo has had huge success with its Switch console and, in 2019, increased that success with the Switch Lite. Now it looks like the Japanese gaming giant is going big, gearing up for an updated version of the console with a bigger screen, Bloomberg reports.

The new switch, which anonymous sources said would likely launch for the 2021 holiday period, would have a 7-inch OLED display made by Samsung. That would make it bigger than the standard Switch’s 6.2-inch screen and much larger than the 5.5-inch Switch Lite.

Both existing Switch consoles use LCD screens, so an OLED upgrade would mean better contrast thanks to deeper blacks. Boomberg’s report also noted that the new Switch, when docked, could output 4K to a TV. This is a change from previous reports, in which industry insiders said the new Switch will feature a 4K display.

The Switch is Nintendo’s second most successful console of all time, edging out the NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, and (most importantly) the Wii U. More than 79 million units have been sold since 2017, of which around 13 have been sold. 5 million are Switch Lite consoles. The only Nintendo console to perform better is the Wii, with lifetime sales of over 100 million.

For comparison, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One have sold 114 million and 48 million units, respectively, since their launch in 2013.

While Nintendo has been quiet about its next Switch update, despite rumors that a 4K Switch has been circulating for over a year, it was only highlighting what the next few months of software look like. Link leads the charge, with Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD coming in July. Mario Golf: Super Rush (June 25) and New Pokemon Snap (April 30) are also coming, while the end of the year will bring Pokemon Shiny Diamond and Shiny Pearl.

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