Type number in firmware indicates new Nintendo Switch model

Spread the love

A model number of unannounced Nintendo hardware has been found in version 10.0.0 of the Nintendo Switch firmware. It seems that this model will control a second screen.

The type number is ‘nx-abcd’, reports Mike Heskin, which had previously found clues to the Switch Lite early in the firmware. There are no other models with ‘d’ in the name; the current Switch is ‘nx-abca2’, the Switch Lite is ‘nx-abcc’. There is also an ‘nx-abcb’, but it has not yet been released. It’s called Copper or Calcio, according to a user on the Resetera forum.

According to Heskin, three of the five new “dram profiles” are in the firmware for this device and may be able to drive a second display. This could be a Switch with the shape of a Nintendo DS or something else that requires a second screen, such as VR glasses.

The Switch came out in 2017, last year the Switch Lite was added. There have been rumors about a more powerful model for some time, but it has not yet been announced or published.

Facebook Notice for EU! You need to login to view and post FB Comments!
You might also like