A themed Nintendo Switch Pro Controller and Switch Carrying Case are also coming on May 12th for $74.99 and $24.99, respectively.
A Reddit user claiming to be a GameStop employee says a new Switch OLED SKU was added to the retailer's database ahead of the upcoming Zelda title's imminent gameplay showing.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet sold 20.61 million units as of December 31st, 2022, and are Nintendo's seventh best-selling first-party titles.
Nintendo's latest quarterly financials come with updated hardware and software sales figures, with the Switch hitting another major milestone.
According to the Adobe Digital Economy Index, the $300 console beat out the Xbox Series X, PS5 and Switch OLED during Black Friday.
In total, the Switch sold 711,000 units in the US throughout the month, with its total sales only being 3% down from what it managed in October 2020.
Metroid Dread sold nearly 87,000 units on debut, and has already become the fourth highest-selling Metroid game in Japan to date. Far Cry 6 also saw a strong debut.
The Switch's newest model reportedly had a "significantly better launch" than the Nintendo Switch Lite did back in 2019.
A recent teardown reveals that the Switch OLED's dock may actually be capable of outputting at 4K and 60 FPS.
Though Nintendo had previously stated that the new Switch model would use the same Joy-Cons as the base model, it's now been confirmed that improvements have been made after all.
Nintendo Switch OLED's imminent launch has been met with delays, leading to a mass outcry on social media platforms.
A recent teardown analysis of Nintendo's new machine suggests that its dock is more future-proof than you'd think.
Here are the biggest ways the Switch OLED is going to improve upon the hybrid system's existing models.
The company also says that currently, it has no further plans to launch more Nintendo Switch models, amid persisting reports of a 4K variant.
A report featured in The Japan Times states that Sony is closely monitoring Nintendo's pricing strategy for its newly-announced Switch OLED model.
With the Switch still selling well, a new model is a slam-dunk. Still, despite Nintendo's reputation for handheld refreshes, this one feels off.
If you're worried about Joy-Con drift in the Switch OLED- well, you should be, since apparently it doesn't make any improvements to the Joy-Cons.
Nintendo confirms that the new dock will be sold separately as well, though it can only be purchased on their website, and not at retail.
Contrary to rumors stating otherwise, the company confirmed no major differences in CPU or RAM for the new model over previous ones.
