Nintendo Switch Plus

The Nintendo Switch Plus is a 9th generation console released by Nintendo on November 5th, 2021. It is the pseudo-successor to the Nintendo Switch and direct competitor with Sony's Playstation 5 and Microsoft's Xbox One X.. 
The Console features significant graphics upgrades over its predecessor, as well as greater processing power, due to its NVidia NX Quad-Core processor (more accurately described as a "System on a Chip"). It also features a mini-LED screen for handheld mode, increasing battery life and display scale up to 1080p. 
The system is backwards compatible with all Switch titles, but doesn't upscale them to higher graphical potential. High-resolution ports of several Switch games (namely Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, and Super Smash Bros Ultimate, among others) were released shortly after the Switch Plus was released at a discounted rate. The system launched with several titles, most notably Legend of Zelda: Breadth of the Horizon, Metroid Prime 4: Evolution, F-Zero, and Super Mario Battlestars. Other games, such as Super Smash Brothers Plus and Banjo-Kazooie 4 (later titled Banjo-Kazooie: Wrath of the Winkybunion) were scheduled for release later in 2022. Released with a pricepoint of $379.99 US Dollars, the system was a success upon its Holiday 2021 release, leading to shortage and high demand that would last into 2022. 
== History ==
The Nintendo Switch had been a huge success for the longtime video game company, especially following the disappointing sales of the company's previous home console, the Wii U. Despite this, there were rumors of a more powerful Switch model dating back as far as 2018, with most rumors centered around 2020. In January of that year, Nintendo announced that there were no plans for a new version of the Switch to be released. However, in the fall the Switch Lite was released, which acted as a non-docking model of the Switch. 
In January at CES (which was done digitally due to the Covid-19 pandemic), Nintendo announced that it would have more information concerning the Nintendo Switch Plus (changed from the rumored Nintendo Switch Pro) later that year at E3. When the E3 expo was announced as a Digital Only Convention, Nintendo jumped the gun and held a Nintendo Direct in late April of 2021, releasing basic specs of the console as well as announcing several launch titles (namely Breath of the Horizon and Metroid Prime 4) during the Direct.
E3 saw the announcement of Super Smash Bros Plus as a future title for the game, an enhanced (and slightly altered) port of Smash Ultimate featuring all of Ultimate's DLC plus 20 additional characters. More details were also released for the F-Zero reboot, as well as the announcement of Super Mario Odyssey 2 for future release. Another title announced was a Mario Kart game and Super Mario Battlestars, a modified fighting/RPG hybrid game. Further announcements were made, such as the support of the existing SNES and NES Online features of the Switch, as well as the addition of Game Boy online, which featured several past Game Boy and Game Boy Advance titles available for online play. 
== Games ==
* The Legend of Zelda: Breadth of the Horizon
* F-Zero
* Metroid Prime 4: Evolution
* Super Smash Brothers Plus
* Super Mario Odyssey 2 (in development)
* Donkey Kong Country Trilogy
* Super Mario RPG 2: Kingdom of Dreams
* Super Mario Battlestars
* Banjo-Kazooie: Wrath of the Winkybunion
* Mario Kart 9 Ultra
* Kid Icarus Apotheosis
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