Nintendo Unveils Cheaper Version of Switch Gaming Console

Switch Lite will sell for $199.99, or $100 less than original
Shares have rebounded this year on optimism for device

Nintendo Switch Lite
Source: Nintendo/Twitter

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By Yuki Furukawa and Yuji Nakamura

July 10, 2019 at 12:51 PM UTC

Updated on

July 11, 2019 at 12:36 AM UTC

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Nintendo Co. introduced a cheaper version of its portable Switch gaming console, as the Japanese company seeks to expand the potential market for games.

The Switch Lite will retail for $199.99, or $100 less than the original device,
in time for the all-important holiday shopping season. The new console will be released Sept. 20 and comes in yellow, gray and turquoise, the company said in a statement. Nintendo’s shares climbed as much as 4.5% in Tokyo.