Just over a month has passed since the Nintendo Switch Lite burst onto the scene. At launch, three different colours were available - Grey, Yellow, and Turquoise - with a special Pokémon edition set to follow in November ahead of the release of Pokémon Sword and Shield.
While all three consoles look lovely in the flesh, it's natural that fans would each have their own favourite design. While this humble writer would opt for the funky yellow version, we've seen plenty of turquoise units knocking about; as it turns out, the latter has been the most popular among consumers so far.
The news comes from Wall Street Journal reporter, Takashi Mochizuki, who has been sharing updates directly from Nintendo following today's six-month earnings report. Mochizuki notes that the turquoise version's popularity falls in line with Nintendo's expectations.
Today also brought with it the first official sales update for the Switch Lite. In its first ten days on the market, it managed to shift 1.95 million units, although data for each specific colour hasn't been provided.
Have you picked up a Switch Lite? Did you go with the turquoise variant, or something else? Let us know with a comment below.
[source twitter.com, via gonintendo.com]
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If I were to pick one up, I'd be getting the yellow one.
But I've love to see a greater range of colours like those available in the Game Boy Color's heyday. How about an atomic purple one?
Idc about the color of it or the lite at all if I’m being honest... although, if a Gameboy themed special edition hit shelves, I might have to bite my tongue. 😅
I like turquoise the best. I find the yellow to be too bright and distracting. I don't like the gray color, it's too meh. I feel the same way with the gray Joy-Cons and even the New 3DS XL "black" units, which look more like gray.
I got the grey one for initial launch and getting a couple of the Pokemon Zamazenta/Zacian ones (one from US and two from Japan)
I’d buy a Lite or a better normal Switch if they would support Bluetooth out of the box.
I have the turquoise one. Original, I know.
Preordered the pokemon one.
i like the color scheme of that one much more better, and my Normal NX is the pokemon edition as well.
Turquoise is my favorite color
Because of the colors of SJ Sharks. Dallas Stars is my current favorite though, because of Pavelski ^^
I don’t like the light gray/silver of the Pokémon edition, but I do like the darker gray one. I like the yellow too, but would probably go with the dark gray.
I didn't get one, but I would pick Grey if I did - I hate flashy console colors.
I don't have a Switch lite, but Yellow gang rise up
Mine isn't out yet: I'm getting the Pokemon Sw/Sh-themed Lite.
I would definitely get the turquoise one as well. I'll stick with my normal Switch though, and getting different colored joycons instead... A turqouise joycon would be nice.
No Rosalina cases
STILL
lol wut
@Cartune Me too!
The turquoise looks fab, got it for my kid’s Big Xmas present.
For me, dull gray would be fine. It looks sharp enough in person.
Haven't got around to buying it yet but my daughter wants one for Christmas. She's specified the turquoise one.
Actually she calls it the Teal one
Picked up the yellow one. Waiting for a SNES JP/EU colour scheme release.
@Marios-love-child When I first saw one at the store I thought the same thing, it does look like teal
Grey looks elegant
I got the yellow, I think it's a nice subtle shade. The Turquoise is too vibrant and distracting IMO.
My wife picked up a turquoise one about a week ago so we can play together! After holding hers I’m a tiny bit jealous because it’s so light and comfortable to hold- not too jealous because my orange and purple joy cons are simply awesome.
I bought a turquoise Lite because I like the color. However, I ended up tired of the color after a month. It looks like a Fisher Price toy.
So I'm selling the turquoise to buy a grey 🤪
Grey seems boring but it actually looks really nice with all the white highlights.
Turquoise for me.
I've taked grey
Normal Switch for me. I play a lot portable, but it's nice to be able to play on the big screen too.
I almost went with turquoise, but went with the grey. I really like the white buttons against the grey.
Will be getting the yellow one in the new year when I can justify the purchase. Spending money on games for the time being as there are more I want than I can afford
I still have my finger crossed for a Animal Crossing edition.
Give me atomic green/purple/orange or give me death.
My favorite Switch Lite model is the yellow one. It goes very well with my Switch copy of Mortal Kombat 11.
I went turquoise, myself. Gives me a teal Game Boy Color vibe, albeit a bit lighter but still. Feels wrong to omit the 'u' in colour, but the American spelling is what we got in Canada. Was it spelled correctly in the UK and Australia?
Yellow is a bit to flash. I got the Grey one
I snagged a turquoise one. Looks nice. My second choice was a grey if they were out of turquoise but so far the Lite has been stocked well on store shelves.
Turquoise here, but the second they come out with the clear purple Im trading up
If I buy one, it will be the yellow one.
I got the yellow, very happy with my choice
That's crazy... Yellow was consistently on top of the sales charts on Amazon.
I like the look of turquoise but not sure if I'll buy a Switch Lite yet. I don't know if you're able to have digital games on both systems without paying twice.
I'll stick the black one that you can actually play on a TV. I dont really understand why the Switch Lite exists but if I were to pick a color it would be Turquoise
I picked yellow for my Switch lite and love it. I'll probably get a grey one around Christmas time.
The turquoise one happens to be my least favorite.
@BarefootBowser That's really helpful, thank you
Blue is my favorite color. I'd pick it.
@tekknik That would be pretty.
I just bought the turquoise one. This article had nothing to do with my choice. The grey one was too plain looking and the yellow one was too bright for me.
Great, lets brag about our best selling crappy color, from our entire range of 3 crappy colors. What is Nintendo's deal with turqoise?
I was tempted to get blue as well but ended up getting grey because I wanted to play it on the buss without people noticing I wasn't using a tablet.
I'm gonna get a blue soon
I bought the black one
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