A Nintendo Co. Switch game console stands on displayed during an unveiling event in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Jan. 13, 2016. Nintendo's brand-new console Switch will go on sale March 3, more than a decade after the debut of the blockbuster Wii gaming device, at a price of $300 with a new feature: an online gaming network. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg
TOKYO: Nintendo Co Ltd will launch the Switch, its first new game console in about four years, on March 3 for US$299.99 (RM1,339) in the United States and 29,980 yen (RM1,163) in Japan, the videogame maker said on Jan 12.
The price of the Switch, a hybrid home console and handheld device, compares with the US$299.99 (RM1,339) in the US and 25,000 yen (RM970) in Japan that it costs for the firm's existing Wii U console.
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