Nintendo Refutes Reports of OLED Switch Costing Only $10 More to Produce, Has “No Plans” for Another Model at This Time

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Bloomberg published a story last week claiming that Nintendo’s new OLED Switch model only costs around $10 more for the company to make despite its $50 premium over the original LCD version. In response to the allegations, Nintendo tweeted from its corporate account this morning to clarify that the report surrounding the supposed profit margin of its new OLED Switch console is “incorrect.” Nintendo also clarified that it has no plans to launch any other Switch model for the time being. It’s still unclear how much truth there is behind those earlier rumors about Nintendo planning a “pro” version of the Switch capable of 4K output.



We also want to clarify that we just announced that Nintendo Switch(OLED Model) will launch in October, 2021, and have no plans for launching any other model at this time. (2/2)— 任天堂株式会社（企業広報・IR） (@NintendoCoLtd)...

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