As of January 2018, the Switch has sold more than 300,000 units in Spain, surpassing the total lifetime sales of one of its competitors, the Xbox One, in the region. The Switch sold 8.7 million units in the United States in its first 21 months of availability, surpassing the sales of Xbox One and PlayStation 4 during their first 21 months in the same region. By May 2019, the Switch had overtaken the PS4’s lifetime sales in Japan.
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Users can switch between these modes simply by placing the console in the dock or removing it, extending or retracting the kickstand, and detaching or connecting the Joy-Con. Games may be designed to play only in specific modes; for example, Voez initially could not be played in TV mode and relied on touchscreen controls. Another example is Super Mario Party, which does not support Handheld mode. Support for controllers and TV mode was later added to Voez in January 2018 via an update for the game. Nintendo stated that the Switch is a “single-screen experience”, in that the player either sees the content on the console when it is out of the dock, or on the screen attached to the dock when the console is docked.
As an example, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild runs at a maximum 900p and 30 frames per second while the Switch is docked. The dock measures 173 by 104 by 54 millimetres (6.8 in × 4.1 in × 2.1 in) and weighs 327 grams (11.5 oz). A USB-C AC adapter and HDMI cable must be connected for TV gameplay. Back of the dock, opened. The dock included with the updated OLED consoles features a slightly redesigned housing, as well as replacing the rear USB port with a built-in Ethernet port. Front of the dock. The Switch console is inserted from the top.
