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The Nintendo Switch system software (also known by its codename Horizon [3]) is an updatable firmware and operating system used by the Nintendo Switch video game console. It is based on a proprietary microkernel .
The hardware product was announced under the codename NX in a press conference held with DeNA on March 17, 2015, [62] and fully revealed as the Nintendo Switch on October 20, 2016. It was released worldwide on March 3, 2017, competing with the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The Switch is considered by Nintendo a home console that has multiple ways ...
The Nintendo Test Station is a diagnostic device developed by Nintendo to test NES accessories. Intended for use in authorized service centers as part of the Nintendo World Class Service program (introduced in the May–June 1990 issue of Nintendo Power ), the device can detect problems with AV cables, power supplies, and game controllers.
The Nintendo Switch – OLED Model features a larger OLED display, a metal body and a redesigned kickstand. On July 6, 2021, Nintendo officially announced a new model called the Nintendo Switch – OLED Model. The OLED model features a 7-inch (180 mm) 720p OLED display, and when docked, output to 1080p resolution similar to the original model.
For the Nintendo Switch family of systems and Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo distributes emulated retro games to subscribers of their Nintendo Switch Online service. Subscribers have access to games for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), Game Boy (GB) and Game Boy Color (GBC).
Although the competing PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles supported substantial amounts of online games, the GameCube had only eight games with internet or local area network (LAN) support. Nintendo never commissioned any servers or internet services to interface with the console, but allowed other publishers to do so and made them responsible for ...
Like the Wii online service, the Nintendo Switch Online service allows users of the Nintendo Switch to play various multiplayer games online (outside of those offered as free-to-play titles). The service also offers access to a selection of emulated Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo Entertainment System games for free, as well as ...
The Satellaview [a] is a satellite modem peripheral produced by Nintendo for the Super Famicom in 1995. Containing 1 megabyte of ROM space and an additional 512 kB of RAM, [1] Satellaview allowed players to download games, magazines, and other media through satellite broadcasts provided by Japanese company St.GIGA.