Platform archive · Nintendo
Nintendo Switch
Nintendo combined handheld and television play in one cartridge-based platform. A long retail life, region-free hardware, and extensive limited-print publishing created an unusually large physical library.
Hardware launch era2017
Physical games1,315
Documented packages1,318
Hardware variants15
NintendoLaunch information
The platform’s opening chapter
- Hardware era
- 2017
- Launch region
- Worldwide
- Primary physical format
- Game card / digital
- First documented physical release
- 2017 · exact day not documented
- Latest documented physical release
- October 16, 2025
- Special editions and variants
- 643
Hardware collector index
Colors, revisions, and special editions
Launch · Worldwide
Gray Joy-Con
Launch · Worldwide
Neon Red / Neon Blue Joy-Con
Special edition · Worldwide
Splatoon 2 Pink / Green
Special edition · Worldwide
Super Mario Odyssey Red
Special edition · Japan
Monster Hunter XX
Special edition · Worldwide
Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!
Special edition · Worldwide
Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!
Special edition · Worldwide
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Special edition · Worldwide
Diablo III Eternal Collection
Special edition · Japan
Dragon Quest XI S Loto Edition
Special edition · Japan
Disney Tsum Tsum Festival
Special edition · Worldwide
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Best-known releases
Platform-defining collector highlights
Complete physical checklist