<s>
The	O
is	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
lower-cost	O
,	O
handheld-only	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
plays	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
games	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Switch	B-Application
and	O
comes	O
in	O
several	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
goal	O
with	O
the	O
Switch	B-Device
Lite	I-Device
was	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
sub	O
unit	O
,	O
aimed	O
at	O
casual	O
gamers	O
,	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
gaming	O
services	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
require	O
a	O
dedicated	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Switch	B-Device
Lite	I-Device
is	O
a	O
single	O
,	O
handheld-only	O
unit	O
,	O
integrating	O
buttons	O
and	O
control	O
sticks	O
into	O
the	O
main	O
unit	O
's	O
hardware	O
instead	O
of	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
controllers	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
smaller	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
integrated	O
controls	O
,	O
the	O
Switch	B-Device
Lite	I-Device
is	O
generally	O
limited	O
to	O
games	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
handheld	B-Application
mode	O
;	O
while	O
most	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
's	O
library	O
are	O
compatible	O
,	O
some	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
1-2-Switch	B-Device
,	O
require	O
separate	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
to	O
be	O
connected	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Switch	B-Device
Lite	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
on	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
launched	O
worldwide	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2019	O
with	O
an	O
MSRP	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
was	O
promoted	O
alongside	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Link	I-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	B-Application
1993	I-Application
Game	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
Shield	I-Application
branded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Switch	B-Device
Lite	I-Device
,	O
themed	O
around	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Zacian	O
and	O
Zamazenta	O
,	O
launched	O
on	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
week	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Dialga	O
and	O
Palkia	O
limited	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
14	O
days	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Brilliant	I-Application
Diamond	I-Application
and	I-Application
Shining	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
special	O
edition	O
pays	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Lite	I-Device
Dialga	O
and	O
Palkia	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Switch	B-Device
Lite	I-Device
is	O
a	O
single	O
,	O
self-contained	O
unit	O
,	O
integrating	O
the	O
various	O
inputs	O
and	O
some	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
controller	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
unit	O
's	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
regular	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
replaces	O
the	O
four	O
directional	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screen	O
is	O
smaller	O
than	O
the	O
full-size	O
Switch	B-Application
at	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battery	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
slightly	O
lower	O
capacity	O
,	O
at	O
13.6	O
Wh/3570	O
mAh	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
's	O
16	O
Wh/4310	O
mAh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
smaller	O
battery	O
,	O
the	O
unit	O
has	O
a	O
longer	O
expected	O
playtime	O
per	O
charge	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Switch	B-Application
model	O
,	O
estimated	O
to	O
last	O
for	O
37	O
hours	O
of	O
gameplay	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
2.56.5	O
hours	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Switch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
smaller	O
screen	O
size	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
die-shrunk	O
16	O
nm	O
Tegra	B-Operating_System
SoC	B-Architecture
and	O
LPDDR4X	O
being	O
used	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
20	O
nm	O
Tegra	B-Operating_System
and	O
LPDDR4	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
certain	O
power-consuming	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
HD	O
Rumble	O
and	O
the	O
IR	O
camera	O
that	O
are	O
included	O
on	O
regular	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Switch	B-Device
Lite	I-Device
normally	O
only	O
supports	O
games	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
handheld	B-Application
mode	O
,	O
retaining	O
features	O
like	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
's	O
gyroscopic	O
sensors	O
,	O
Bluetooth	O
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
and	O
NFC	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
tabletop	O
games	O
that	O
require	O
the	O
HD	O
Rumble	O
or	O
IR	O
camera	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
1-2-Switch	B-Device
,	O
require	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
separate	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
controllers	O
with	O
the	O
Switch	B-Device
Lite	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
attempt	O
to	O
purchase	O
games	O
that	O
require	O
television	O
or	O
tabletop	O
mode	O
via	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Switch	B-Device
Lite	I-Device
will	O
be	O
notified	O
of	O
the	O
incompatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
not	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
Switch	B-Device
Lite	I-Device
does	O
support	O
external	O
controllers	O
otherwise	O
compatible	O
with	O
standard	O
Switch	B-Application
models	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
standalone	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
controllers	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
cannot	O
be	O
docked	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
controllers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
GameCube	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
,	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
but	O
require	O
extra	O
adapters	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
normal	O
GameCube	O
to	O
Switch	B-Application
adapter	O
uses	O
the	O
USB	O
ports	O
on	O
the	O
full-size	O
Switch	B-Application
's	O
dock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
rated	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
Lite	I-Device
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
points	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
improved	O
battery	O
life	O
over	O
the	O
standard	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
TV	O
mode	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
some	O
games	O
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
base	O
model	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
criticized	O
the	O
components	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Switch	B-Device
Lite	I-Device
for	O
their	O
quality	O
because	O
just	O
like	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
the	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
of	O
the	O
console	O
are	O
also	O
susceptible	O
to	O
drifting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Switch	B-Device
Lite	I-Device
had	O
sold	O
about	O
1.95	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
by	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
only	O
10	O
days	O
after	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
Lite	I-Device
had	O
sold	O
13.53	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
's	O
president	O
,	O
Shuntaro	O
Furukawa	O
,	O
said	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Q4	O
fiscal	O
earnings	O
report	O
,	O
ending	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
that	O
about	O
30%	O
of	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Switch	B-Device
Lite	I-Device
were	O
from	O
existing	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
full-size	O
Switch	B-Application
console	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
Lite	O
a	O
backup	O
console	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furukawa	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
for	O
those	O
purchasing	O
their	O
first	O
Switch	B-Application
console	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
higher	O
percentage	O
of	O
women	O
consumers	O
that	O
purchased	O
the	O
Lite	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
full-size	O
Switch	B-Application
console	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
would	O
increase	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
Lite	O
for	O
that	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
