Nintendo is set to launch a new version of its highly-revered Switch video game console.&nbsp;The new version will come with a fresh display and will be priced at $349.99, Nintendo announced on Tuesday.

The company has set October 8 as the release date for its second major Switch upgrade.&nbsp;

What does the new Switch pack?

The new version comes with a 7-inch organic light-emitting diode screen, or in other words, a bright beautiful OLED display. The Switch device is already extremely popular for its functionality and has sold over 85 million units so far.

It’s called Switch for it's a device of its kind. One can use the Nintendo Switch as a handheld gaming device or as a TV console.

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Not long ago, the company released a handheld-only version called Switch Lite, which capitalised on Covid-induced lockdowns that forced people into their homes.

Dampened hopes

But gamers were looking for a more radical switch to the Switch, which is now running into the fifth year of being in the industry.&nbsp;

False hopes among gamers were propelled by multiple unverified reports that were circulating on social media. According to those reports, Nintendo was planning to launch to new Switch with a faster central processor unit (CPU) and a 4K output for TV connections - both of which turned out to be false.

But a strong display is an important buying factor for ardent gamers and the overall device sales are expected to shoot up.

Nintendo is trying to cement its legacy as a game changing game maker! On June 1, Nintendo announced plans&nbsp;to open a museum dedicated to the famous characters who shot to fame over the last three decades. The project, dubbed as “Nintendo Gallery” will open by spring 2024.&nbsp;To create the gallery, Nintendo will repurpose an old factory site in Kyoto where the company is based, AFP reported

Nintendo is set to launch a new version of its highly-revered Switch video game console. The new version will come with a fresh display and will be priced at $349.

Nintendo is set to launch a new version of its highly-revered Switch video game console. The new version will come with a fresh display and will be priced at $349.99, Nintendo announced on Tuesday. The company has set October 8 as the release date for its second major Switch upgrade. What does the new Switch pack? The new version comes with a 7-inch organic light-emitting diode screen, or in other words, a bright beautiful OLED display. The Switch device is already extremely popular for its functionality and has sold over 85 million units so far. It’s called Switch for it's a device of its kind. One can use the Nintendo Switch as a handheld gaming device or as a TV console. Also read: Gaming giant Nintendo will open its first ever museum by 2024! Here's what to expect Not long ago, the company released a handheld-only version called Switch Lite, which capitalised on Covid-induced lockdowns that forced people into their homes. Dampened hopes But gamers were looking for a more radical switch to the Switch, which is now running into the fifth year of being in the industry. False hopes among gamers were propelled by multiple unverified reports that were circulating on social media. According to those reports, Nintendo was planning to launch to new Switch with a faster central processor unit (CPU) and a 4K output for TV connections - both of which turned out to be false. But a strong display is an important buying factor for ardent gamers and the overall device sales are expected to shoot up. Nintendo is trying to cement its legacy as a game changing game maker! On June 1, Nintendo announced plans to open a museum dedicated to the famous characters who shot to fame over the last three decades. The project, dubbed as “Nintendo Gallery” will open by spring 2024. To create the gallery, Nintendo will repurpose an old factory site in Kyoto where the company is based, AFP reported

Nintendo announces new Switch game console: Features, price, release date and more inside

Japan's <a href="wionews.com/business-economy/nintendos-second-quarter-profit-doubles-as-switch-lite-delivers-boost-259025">Nintendo Co</a> said on Wednesday it will officially&nbsp;launch&nbsp;its&nbsp;Switch&nbsp;gaming&nbsp;console&nbsp;in mainland&nbsp;China&nbsp;on December 10&nbsp;priced at 2,099 yuan ($298), with local partner Tencent Holdings Ltd.

Pre-orders for the&nbsp;console&nbsp;began at noon (0400 GMT) on Wednesday, opening a major new front in&nbsp;Nintendo's&nbsp;drive to expand the reach of the home-portable&nbsp;Switch&nbsp;device beyond its core fanbase as it heads into the year-end shopping season.

The retail price for the&nbsp;launch, which aims to establish&nbsp;Nintendo's&nbsp;control over&nbsp;China's grey market for the device, includes popular game New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe and a one-year warranty. The pricing is in line with countries such as Japan and the United States.

Nintendo plans to release hit titles Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Mario Odyssey in&nbsp;China&nbsp;in the next few weeks, with a&nbsp;launch&nbsp;for its handheld-only&nbsp;Switch&nbsp;Lite device, which went on sale worldwide in September, also being prepared for that country.

Japan's Nintendo Co said on Wednesday it will officially launch its Switch gaming console in mainland China on December 10 priced at 2,099 yuan ($298), with local partner Tencent Holdings Ltd.

Japan's Nintendo Co said on Wednesday it will officially launch its Switch gaming console in mainland China on December 10 priced at 2,099 yuan ($298), with local partner Tencent Holdings Ltd. Pre-orders for the console began at noon (0400 GMT) on Wednesday, opening a major new front in Nintendo's drive to expand the reach of the home-portable Switch device beyond its core fanbase as it heads into the year-end shopping season. The retail price for the launch, which aims to establish Nintendo's control over China's grey market for the device, includes popular game New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe and a one-year warranty. The pricing is in line with countries such as Japan and the United States. Nintendo plans to release hit titles Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Mario Odyssey in China in the next few weeks, with a launch for its handheld-only Switch Lite device, which went on sale worldwide in September, also being prepared for that country.

Nintendo to officially launch its switch gaming console in China

Microsoft&nbsp;may&nbsp;soon make an official announcement to launch gaming console Xbox One X in India.&nbsp;

The gaming console&nbsp;is already launched in the international market and within months of its international launch, it is now set to enter the Indian markets.&nbsp;

Powered by eight -core custom AMD CPU clocked at 2.3 GHz, 12 GB of GDDR5 VRAM and a 6 Teraflop GPU, Xbox is said to be Microsoft&#39;s most powerful console and smallest console.&nbsp;

Its competitor in the Indian market is Sony&#39;s PS4 Pro Console which supports up to 4.2 teraflops while the Xbox One X is designed to offer up to 6 teraflops.&nbsp;

The Microsoft Xbox One provides games for PC also whereas the Sony does not.

The console comes with some 100 odd games which would consume quite high volumes of the internet for downloading.&nbsp;

Microsoft is also providing its customers with the option of switching from Xbox One S to Xbox One X. The users of the older version of the gaming console can upgrade to the Xbox One X by downloading it for 4K assets.&nbsp;

The gaming console is already launched in the international market and within months of its international launch, it is now set to enter the Indian markets

Microsoft may soon make an official announcement to launch gaming console Xbox One X in India. The gaming console is already launched in the international market and within months of its international launch, it is now set to enter the Indian markets. Powered by eight -core custom AMD CPU clocked at 2.3 GHz, 12 GB of GDDR5 VRAM and a 6 Teraflop GPU, Xbox is said to be Microsoft's most powerful console and smallest console. Its competitor in the Indian market is Sony's PS4 Pro Console which supports up to 4.2 teraflops while the Xbox One X is designed to offer up to 6 teraflops. The Microsoft Xbox One provides games for PC also whereas the Sony does not. The console comes with some 100 odd games which would consume quite high volumes of the internet for downloading. Microsoft is also providing its customers with the option of switching from Xbox One S to Xbox One X. The users of the older version of the gaming console can upgrade to the Xbox One X by downloading it for 4K assets.

Microsoft may launch gaming console Xbox One X in India on January 23

While for many the big news at E3 was all about consoles, there was major news but on a smaller scale. 
 
So although the games on mobiles may be simpler in technology and graphics, their place in the gaming industry is solid. 
 
&quot;I think it&#39;s just that everyone has a phone at the ready,&quot; explained Eric Brummel, of independent developer Loot Interactive. &quot;They have it in their pocket and so it&#39;s just a real convenient way to game and people love to game and it&#39;s right there and it&#39;s super easy to pull out your phone and kill some time.&quot; 
 
Tencent Holdings Ltd, one of the China&#39;s leading social network and online entertainment company,&nbsp;is nearing a $6.6 billion deal to buy a majority stake in Finland&#39;s Supercell Oy, a person familiar with the matter said, in what would be the biggest-ever purchase of a mobile games maker. 
 
Tencent&#39;s purchase of Supercell would surpass the previous record gaming acquisition in November 2015, when Blizzard paid $5.9 billion for &#39;Candy Crush Saga&#39; creator King Digital Entertainment. 
 
Tong Xu, CEO of Locojoy Ltd, a renowned mobile game developer, displayed Locojoy&#39;s latest game &#39;Dragon Raja&#39; at E3. That game has only been released in South Korea where it grossed $2 million dollars in the first month of its release. 
 
&quot;The mobile gaming industry will never die, it will just keep growing and growing everywhere and will become part of your life,&quot; Xu said. 
 
According to private equity investment firm Digi-Capital, the mobile games industry was worth $29 billion in 2015 and is expected to grow to $45 billion by 2018. 
 
The games on release are not all new, but sometimes recoded or rebooted popular games of the past. 
 
Brummel, who was at E3 showing a reboot of the 1982 classic arcade game Q*bert explained &quot;You know how fashion is very cyclical, a lot of video games are like that as well. People, once they get to the point of playing a lot of modern games, they kind of have a yearning to sort of go back and play some of the games they played during their childhood and sort of go back to the more simple clean game mechanics that games like Q*bert will provide.&quot; 
 
&#39;Dragon Raja&#39; was just one of the mobile games on show with graphics that rivalled those on the larger consoles. According to Xu, the power of the mobile shouldn&#39;t be underestimated. 
 
&quot;The capacity of the mobile is just becoming bigger and bigger and a lot of things can be streamed so that&#39;s why that although the device is small the experience doesn&#39;t have to be small so that&#39;s why our team in Korea are bringing PC games to your mobile so that you can enjoy it everywhere you go,&quot; she said. 
 
She added &quot;The market in some of the developed countries has pretty much stabilised because everyone has got enough smartphones but in some developing countries like India, we talk to them and they have 300 million smartphones and they are still developing rapidly so this industry keeps growing.&quot; 
 
Bethesda Softworks, who are behind numerous console blockbusters including &#39;The Elder Scrolls&#39;, &#39;Doom&#39; and &#39;Dishonored&#39; were also showing off some of their content which was also available on mobiles including &#39;Fallout Shelter&#39; and &#39;The Elder Scrolls: Legends&#39;. 
 
&quot;&#39;Fallout Shelter&#39; was on nobody&#39;s radar but literally a year ago today nobody knew it even existed and we announced it and launched it that night and a year later 50 million people have played it so you can approach it any number of ways but there&#39;s no one platform that&#39;s going to dominate like &#39;Oh everything&#39;s going to this&#39;. I think they all have a place and role in making the industry grow and making it that much more viable,&quot; said&nbsp;Pete Hines, Bethesda&#39;s Vice President of PR and Marketing. 
 
Many mobile games are free to download but make their revenue by selling extra functions or options within the games. According to recent research of US based mobile gamers by Newzoo, there is an almost even split between male and female consumers although men are significantly more likely to spend more on the games.

Easy access hike up mobile games demand though the majority of them are basic in technology and graphics

While for many the big news at E3 was all about consoles, there was major news but on a smaller scale. So although the games on mobiles may be simpler in technology and graphics, their place in the gaming industry is solid. "I think it's just that everyone has a phone at the ready," explained Eric Brummel, of independent developer Loot Interactive. "They have it in their pocket and so it's just a real convenient way to game and people love to game and it's right there and it's super easy to pull out your phone and kill some time." Tencent Holdings Ltd, one of the China's leading social network and online entertainment company, is nearing a $6.6 billion deal to buy a majority stake in Finland's Supercell Oy, a person familiar with the matter said, in what would be the biggest-ever purchase of a mobile games maker. Tencent's purchase of Supercell would surpass the previous record gaming acquisition in November 2015, when Blizzard paid $5.9 billion for 'Candy Crush Saga' creator King Digital Entertainment. Tong Xu, CEO of Locojoy Ltd, a renowned mobile game developer, displayed Locojoy's latest game 'Dragon Raja' at E3. That game has only been released in South Korea where it grossed $2 million dollars in the first month of its release. "The mobile gaming industry will never die, it will just keep growing and growing everywhere and will become part of your life," Xu said. According to private equity investment firm Digi-Capital, the mobile games industry was worth $29 billion in 2015 and is expected to grow to $45 billion by 2018. The games on release are not all new, but sometimes recoded or rebooted popular games of the past. Brummel, who was at E3 showing a reboot of the 1982 classic arcade game Q*bert explained "You know how fashion is very cyclical, a lot of video games are like that as well. People, once they get to the point of playing a lot of modern games, they kind of have a yearning to sort of go back and play some of the games they played during their childhood and sort of go back to the more simple clean game mechanics that games like Q*bert will provide." 'Dragon Raja' was just one of the mobile games on show with graphics that rivalled those on the larger consoles. According to Xu, the power of the mobile shouldn't be underestimated. "The capacity of the mobile is just becoming bigger and bigger and a lot of things can be streamed so that's why that although the device is small the experience doesn't have to be small so that's why our team in Korea are bringing PC games to your mobile so that you can enjoy it everywhere you go," she said. She added "The market in some of the developed countries has pretty much stabilised because everyone has got enough smartphones but in some developing countries like India, we talk to them and they have 300 million smartphones and they are still developing rapidly so this industry keeps growing." Bethesda Softworks, who are behind numerous console blockbusters including 'The Elder Scrolls', 'Doom' and 'Dishonored' were also showing off some of their content which was also available on mobiles including 'Fallout Shelter' and 'The Elder Scrolls: Legends'. "'Fallout Shelter' was on nobody's radar but literally a year ago today nobody knew it even existed and we announced it and launched it that night and a year later 50 million people have played it so you can approach it any number of ways but there's no one platform that's going to dominate like 'Oh everything's going to this'. I think they all have a place and role in making the industry grow and making it that much more viable," said Pete Hines, Bethesda's Vice President of PR and Marketing. Many mobile games are free to download but make their revenue by selling extra functions or options within the games. According to recent research of US based mobile gamers by Newzoo, there is an almost even split between male and female consumers although men are significantly more likely to spend more on the games.

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