Unknown facts about Nintendo Switch!

5. The Nintendo Switch was almost called the Nintendo NX during development.

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4. The Joy-Con controllers have an infrared camera that can detect hand gestures and even count the number of fingers a player is holding up.

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3. The Switch's internal storage can be expanded with microSDXC cards up to 2TB in size, although such cards are not yet commercially available.

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2. The Switch's battery life can be extended by up to 50% using a portable charger with a USB-C cable.

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1. The Switch's GPU is based on NVIDIA's Tegra X1 chip, which was originally designed for use in mobile devices like tablets and smartphones.

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