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Happy Birthday Nintendo Switch! 7 years ago today Nintendo’s current platform launched to fans alongside Zelda: Breath of the Wild.



Happy Birthday Nintendo Switch! 7 years ago today Nintendo’s current platform launched to fans alongside Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

by Turbostrider27

35 Comments

  1. echoess84

    One of the best console launch of the Nintendo history!

    I bought Switch at the D! at I’m glad about that because until now Nintendo supported in a great way the console

  2. HotOne9364

    Lifetimes before the successor:

    NES – 7 year span

    SNES – 6 year span

    N64 – 5 year span

    GameCube – 5 year span

    Wii – 6 year span

    Wii U – <4.5 year span

    Switch – 7 years now

  3. Eggxcalibur

    And it quickly became my favorite console ever. Not only is it home to my two favorite franchises Pokémon and Zelda, it also turned into my childhood / teen machine with Grandia, Spyro, Etrian Odyssey and Baten Kaitos. Add fantastic third party games like Skyrim and Dragon’s Dogma to it and boom, the perfect console for me.

  4. infectionform

    Still rocking my launch day model. The grille over the top vent cracked off at some point and the battery isn’t quite what it used to be, but overall it’s held up remarkably well.

  7. munchyslacks

    I still have my launch day Switch. Crazy to think I picked this up about two months before my son was born and now he plays through almost every new game on his own.

  9. bonecollector5

    And 1 day later the switch pro rumors started.

  10. Sirakii

    Getting my first switch next week just to try out Zelda.

  12. Sindrathion

    The switch trying its best to become retro without releasing a new console

  13. AgeofEm

    And I’m still angry about the UI & System, it’s so poor and lacks functionality…

  15. esp211

    Got one right when COVID shutdown happened. When we were sent home, I convinced my wife to go to Best Buy to pick one up as I thought we’d be stuck for a while. Seems like a lifetime ago.

  16. Notmenomore

    Nintendo steadily making the weakest of all consoles yet they all seem to last the longest.

  17. ThisOneTimeAtLolCamp

    Time flies… It doesn’t even feel that long ago when that Nintendo invite arrived to go see and play it early. I think I still have photos from that event too.

  19. Anilxe

    That’s crazy that I’ve had mine for 7 years and it’s still working perfectly. I’ve had to replace some drifting joycons but the console itself is in great shape

  20. _Ri-Go

    Wow. I want to buy an OLED model now (I hadd a Lite back in 2020, but I sold it). Is it would be wise to reconsider it, based on the lifespan?

  22. erin_silverio

    The Switch is 15 years away from being old enough to drink

  23. Aleclom

    Got mine a year after it launched, such a great system! Even after all this time it’s still doing so well, I totally understand why Nintendo’s taking their time with their next system. I hope that the Switch manages to outsell the PS2 and become the best selling console of all time, it deserves it.

  25. KHT6789

    Damn, still playing on my launch day unit that I got at Walmart. Launch day was wild! lol good times.

  26. Crybe

    At the 3-4 week mark, I picked up Shovel Knight Treasure Trove. I had already played SK on the Wii U, but wanted to get the Sceptre Knight experience.

    Fast forward 7 years, and I have well over 100 games.

  27. dudSpudson

    It had a great run, but time to put it out to pasture

  28. JPSofCA

    Launch day here. Still works like a champ. Dropped it on concrete while sitting down, the blue joycon took the hit, plastic cracked near the stick, yet still also works like a champ.

  29. pannekoeko

    Sooo, when they said after the launch of oled that the lifespan of the switch would be 7 years , do you guys think they changed their mind and will keep going a little longer? Of are we in for a new console soon

  30. DanGubes

    Got my first Switch about a year after it launched. Upgraded to the OLED when that came out. I don’t game on it as much as my other consoles, but I love the system so much. It really is the perfect Nintendo console. Can’t wait to see what they cook up with the successor.

  31. Ravenq222

    And it took me 6 years to buy one. Planning to be a little quicker next time around.

  32. yamzo

    Still have my launch switch and it’s still kicking like a champ, the launch pro controller has held incredibly well.

  33. blimpcitybbq

    Fitting mine just died and won’t power on.

  34. lucky_leftie

    Happy 20th birthday to the hardware 🥳

  35. ODDChris93

    I know this is a bit random but if you bought a Switch on launch day and still have it today that’s about as long as The Beatles were together all in, pretty crazy considering how much of a impact they left and the amount of songs they released in that time span.

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