Nintendo says has no plans for further Switch model


FILE PHOTO A Nintendo Switch game console is pictured at the Paris Games Week in Paris France October 29 2019. REUTERSBenoit TessierFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A Nintendo Switch game console is pictured at the Paris Games Week in Paris, France, October 29, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nintendo has "no plans" to launch a new model of its Switch gaming device beyond the screen upgrade announced this month, the company said on Monday in an unusual public denial following media reports.

The $349.99 Nintendo Switch OLED will launch on Oct. 8 in the second major upgrade to the hit line of consoles.

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