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It might be a little quiet on the Triple-A games front, but
that hasn’t stopped Nintendo from getting everyone excited with the announcement
of a new Nintendo Switch Lite colour variant. Set to launch across European
territories as early as May 7th, 2021, the new ‘fresh blue’ colourway will now sit alongside existing colours like yellow, coral, grey and turquoise.
It will of course also retail for £199.99 here in the UK.
This sets up the fresh blue Nintendo Switch Lite to release
on the very same day as Miitopia, a reinterpretation of the original Nintendo
3DS RPG where you create yourself and friends within a kid-friendly world.
There’s seemingly no explicit tie between Miitopia and this particular shade of
blue, but it’s good to know that anyone planning on playing the game can now do
so on a new attractive-looking colour SKU. It’s worth noting that we get the
fresh blue Switch Lite slightly earlier on May 7th, while players in
the USA can grab it on the 21st.
Here’s what Nintendo had to say about the new colour variant
in its official press release:
“As a dedicated handheld gaming device, Nintendo
Switch Lite has integrated controls and is smaller and lighter than
Nintendo Switch, but can still play all the games in the robust Nintendo Switch
library that support handheld mode. A fresh blue colour variant will be added
to the palette for the Nintendo Switch Lite console, launching across
Europe on 7th May 2021.”
Does this deeper shade of blue tempt you into picking up
Nintendo’s handheld-only console? One thing’s for sure, it now opens up the
door for even more possible colours to be added to the existing Switch Lite
line-up. All four shades up until now have leaned on the relatively lighter
side of things in terms of tone, so here’s hoping more impactful colours are
destined to come. We'll let you know when fresh blue goes up for pre-order.
The best current price for the Nintendo Switch Lite:
Nintendo Switch Lite Coral
Nintendo Switch Lite Turquoise
Nintendo Switch Lite Yellow
Nintendo Switch Lite Grey
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