Where To Buy Nintendo Switch OLED Model - Mario Red Edition

Inferior to the Mario 3D World colour scheme.

I simply do not understand why they’ve put the Mario logo on the back instead of on the front or on a Joy Con… and also putting the coins not only on the back but actually behind the back panel 🤣

What an incredibly missed opportunity this is.

I actually don't mind this in and of itself, but agree it's a missed opportunity not to add a Mario Wonder specific twist. Either way we're too close to a switch successor announcement to buy any more hardware.

This release seems incredibly lazy. It's very plain and simple. With all the intellectual property that Nintendo possesses, there was a real chance to create a stunning and innovative design for both the console and the joy-cons. It feels like a missed opportunity.

It's going to be sad for the people who buy that not realizing it's probably their final skew before the next gen system. I really hope that it's cross generation and backwards compatible but there's going to be a lot of sad pandas.

It's hard to tell from the photos. Do we know if this is actually red like the special joycons bundled with Super Mario Odyssey, or is it the weird, ugly orange-red that they inexplicably used with the other "Mario edition" of the standard Switch?

I like it. I'd pick this up if I didn't already have an oled switch.

@BLAZINOAH Not much I can add except to say that this is literally just a red switch, not a mario switch.

I have the first Mario Red Edition so I don’t give a toss about this one….the real issue here is why we did not get an announcement on who’s going to be Mario’s new voice…..I have not been the same since I found out and I am running out of Percocet 😳

That's just a red switch, man

@Pupuplatter That's why it's the same price as the others.

With Switch 2 around the corner my $$ is going to have to pay for this PreOrder when it launches.....

An obvious (and totally lazy) final milk of the original Switch. Little kids and unsuspecting grandmas are sure to go for it.

Nintendo should've just gone all-in and charged another $50.00 for it. Because why not.

I mean, the joycon straps could’ve been blue and the plastic grip disc yellow to match Mario’s overalls

I feel like I might as well just wait for a Switch 2 as opposed to buying an OLED by now. I am still fine with my rev 2 Animal Crossing Switch.

@Jokerwolf Yeah with all the talk about the Switch 2, and knowing how old and outdated today's Switch hardware is, I can only see this appealing to kids who were too young to get a Switch before this. From what I can tell the Switch 2 should be fully backwards compatible with original Switch software, while offering enhanced performance and graphics with a number of titles.

Luigi Version when?

With Switch 2 just around the corner my launch Switch can see out one final year of service.
Plus I plan on getting a PS5 soon anyway so gotta save them pennies.

I had to buy a new switch anyways so I got this one. My current switch wont keep any joycons i put on it because the switch railings are damaged or something. So I bought this lol it gets here wednesday supposedly

My switch has some scratches on the side of the screen from putting it in the dock (its from 2019).
I would have gotten this one and sold my old one if this had a cool design.
Guess im waiting for switch 2!

@Jokerwolf,

Very little reason why it should not be backwards compatible, both Nintendo's previous handheld and home consoles were compatible with the previous generation machines.

As for cross platform games, that will depend on how much more powerful the Switch 2 ends up being, and developers, there will be an initial launch software crossover possibly, beyond that is anyone's guess, although personally I mainly want the new console to play all my older games.

Would have been way better if it had tied more into mario wonder. Or at the very least had a picture of mario or the logo in the from and on the controllers.
Having both controllers red seems lazy too, could have had one red (Left one) and the other one blue. Or even both red, with a silhouette of mario in the bottom half and the grips / controller grip blue.
Im glad i didnt wait to see what they did before i got the oled. I ended up getting the zelda one. Way more thought out and fancy!

I want this so bad but with 3 switches already at home, i can't really justify another impulsive purchase

@johnvboy It will be up to publishers whether a game works or not if they are against it. They can use a blacklist system to prevent it similar to how the PSTV did it.

@Jokerwolf,

Pretty sure Nintendo can make physical media games work, all they have to do is a cart system similar to the DS to 3DS, of course this only covers existing Switch titles.

As for newer games, it will depend on how they run on the older system.

@johnvboy They can, but it is Nintendo...