Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch
Developer: Nintendo Publishers: Nintendo (INT), Tencent (CN) Released internationally: March 3, 2017 Released in KR: December 1, 2017 Released in CN: December 10, 2019 Released in TW: December 1, 2017 This console has hidden developer credits. This console has unused modes / minigames. This console has unused graphics. This console has unused sounds. This console has revisional differences. This console has a prototype article This console has a prerelease article

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The Nintendo Switch is Nintendo's eighth major home video game console. Known in development by its codename "NX" and based on the NVIDIA Tegra SoC, it was unveiled in October 2016 and released worldwide five months later. It's especially notable for being the true console/handheld hybrid the Wii U advertised itself as, featuring the ability to switch (hence the name) between console and handheld play styles, and has even received a healthy dose of Wii U ports.

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Prototype Info

Prerelease Info

Golf

Hidden inside all systems is the flog (get it... Golf... floG) binary, which is an NES emulator stub with Golf present and fully playable as an Easter egg. While this is in all systems, update v4.0.0 replaced the data and removed any way to access it. The Easter egg appears to have been a tribute to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who died during the Switch's development; he was the sole programmer of Golf, one of his first projects for Nintendo.

In all versions prior to v4.0.0, the following checks had to be in place at the Home Menu (Japanese, US, and European systems only):

• The Joy-Cons detached from the console.
• The motion from the Joy-Cons is tracked. Hold the Joy-Cons pointing forwards/downwards, then move them to a vertical position and hold it there for a bit. This mimics Iwata's "direct" gesture in the Nintendo Direct presentations.
• The internal system date must be July 11th, the date of Iwata's death. If the date is changed in System Settings but the console is connected to the internet and can see the actual date, this method will not work.
• Once the above are done, the console checks if flog is installed.

If all of these checks are met, flog begins to play Golf.

(Source: Yellows8, Hexkyz, SciresM)

HTML Comments

In the "LobbyApplet" (that is just a web browser) is a commented-out credit.

<!-- ©Nintendo -->

(Source: cth103)

Unused Sounds

Both of these are present in the "starter" applet in rom:/sound/starter.bfsar.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

PRODINFOF Manufacturing Logs

To do: Is this log perhaps related to the menu as seen here?

The PRODINFOF Partition contains some logs that are written during manufacturing under /ptd/log/.

The layout and contents of these logs have changed over time in newer systems, and the contents will also vary slightly from system to system. The below layouts and contents come from a console that shipped with firmware v1.0.0.

/ptd/log/ layout:

log
│   TestFlagLine.log
│   TestFlagQc.log
│   Process_asm1.log
│   Process_board1.log
│
├───BOARD_TEST
│       Sequence.log
│
├───BOARD_WIRELESS
│       Sequence.log
│
├───USB_AND_HP
│       Sequence.log
│
├───LCD_AND_KEY
│       Sequence.log
│
├───AGING
│       Sequence.log
│
└───FINAL_CHECK
        Sequence.log

AGING/Sequence.log:

0,00:01:01,30:00
1,00:01:01,TestMode(SABP) No Issue[1024MB]
2,00:01:01,34[C]/34[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
3,00:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
4,00:01:06,FAN[02735rpm]
5,00:01:07,Battery[ 53%]
6,01:01:01,TestMode(SABP) No Issue[1024MB]
7,01:01:01,44[C]/44[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
8,01:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
9,01:01:01,FAN[10527rpm]
10,01:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
11,02:01:01,TestMode(RABP) No Issue[1024MB]
12,02:01:01,47[C]/47[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
13,02:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
14,02:01:01,FAN[10654rpm]
15,02:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
16,03:01:01,TestMode(RABP) No Issue[1024MB]
17,03:01:01,46[C]/47[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
18,03:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
19,03:01:01,FAN[10679rpm]
20,03:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
21,04:01:01,TestMode(SARV) No Issue[1024MB]
22,04:01:01,47[C]/47[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
23,04:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
24,04:01:01,FAN[10695rpm]
25,04:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
26,05:01:01,TestMode(SARV) No Issue[1024MB]
27,05:01:01,47[C]/48[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
28,05:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
29,05:01:01,FAN[10709rpm]
30,05:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
31,06:01:01,TestMode(RARV) No Issue[1024MB]
32,06:01:01,48[C]/48[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
33,06:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
34,06:01:01,FAN[10718rpm]
35,06:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
36,07:01:01,TestMode(SABP) No Issue[1024MB]
37,07:01:01,48[C]/48[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
38,07:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
39,07:01:01,FAN[10725rpm]
40,07:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
41,08:01:01,TestMode(SABP) No Issue[1024MB]
42,08:01:01,48[C]/48[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
43,08:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
44,08:01:01,FAN[10726rpm]
45,08:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
46,09:01:01,TestMode(RABP) No Issue[1024MB]
47,09:01:01,49[C]/49[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
48,09:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
49,09:01:01,FAN[10738rpm]
50,09:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
51,10:01:01,TestMode(RABP) No Issue[1024MB]
52,10:01:01,49[C]/49[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
53,10:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
54,10:01:01,FAN[10741rpm]
55,10:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
56,11:01:01,TestMode(SARV) No Issue[1024MB]
57,11:01:01,50[C]/50[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
58,11:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
59,11:01:01,FAN[10741rpm]
60,11:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
61,12:01:01,TestMode(SARV) No Issue[1024MB]
62,12:01:01,49[C]/50[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
63,12:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
64,12:01:01,FAN[10748rpm]
65,12:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
66,13:01:01,TestMode(RARV) No Issue[1024MB]
67,13:01:01,49[C]/50[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
68,13:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
69,13:01:01,FAN[10739rpm]
70,13:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
71,14:01:01,TestMode(SABP) No Issue[1024MB]
72,14:01:01,49[C]/50[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
73,14:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
74,14:01:01,FAN[10749rpm]
75,14:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
76,15:01:01,TestMode(SABP) No Issue[1024MB]
77,15:01:01,49[C]/50[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
78,15:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
79,15:01:01,FAN[10749rpm]
80,15:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
81,16:01:01,TestMode(RABP) No Issue[1024MB]
82,16:01:01,49[C]/50[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
83,16:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
84,16:01:01,FAN[10751rpm]
85,16:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
86,17:01:01,TestMode(RABP) No Issue[1024MB]
87,17:01:01,50[C]/50[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
88,17:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
89,17:01:01,FAN[10750rpm]
90,17:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
91,18:01:01,TestMode(SARV) No Issue[1024MB]
92,18:01:01,49[C]/50[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
93,18:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
94,18:01:01,FAN[10761rpm]
95,18:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
96,19:01:01,TestMode(RARV) No Issue[1024MB]
97,19:01:01,49[C]/50[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
98,19:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
99,19:01:01,FAN[10751rpm]
100,19:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
101,20:01:01,TestMode(RARV) No Issue[1024MB]
102,20:01:01,50[C]/50[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
103,20:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
104,20:01:01,FAN[10762rpm]
105,20:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
106,21:01:01,TestMode(SABP) No Issue[1024MB]
107,21:01:01,50[C]/50[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
108,21:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
109,21:01:01,FAN[10758rpm]
110,21:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
111,22:01:01,TestMode(SABP) No Issue[1024MB]
112,22:01:01,49[C]/50[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
113,22:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
114,22:01:01,FAN[10766rpm]
115,22:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
116,23:01:01,TestMode(RABP) No Issue[1024MB]
117,23:01:01,50[C]/50[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
118,23:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
119,23:01:01,FAN[10804rpm]
120,23:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
121,24:01:01,TestMode(RABP) No Issue[1024MB]
122,24:01:01,50[C]/50[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
123,24:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
124,24:01:01,FAN[10757rpm]
125,24:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
126,25:01:01,TestMode(SARV) No Issue[1024MB]
127,25:01:01,51[C]/51[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
128,25:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
129,25:01:01,FAN[10765rpm]
130,25:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
131,26:01:01,TestMode(RARV) No Issue[1024MB]
132,26:01:01,50[C]/51[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
133,26:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
134,26:01:01,FAN[10761rpm]
135,26:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
136,27:01:01,TestMode(RARV) No Issue[1024MB]
137,27:01:01,49[C]/51[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
138,27:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
139,27:01:01,FAN[10756rpm]
140,27:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
141,28:01:01,TestMode(SABP) No Issue[1024MB]
142,28:01:01,48[C]/51[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
143,28:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
144,28:01:01,FAN[10767rpm]
145,28:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
146,29:01:01,TestMode(SABP) No Issue[1024MB]
147,29:01:01,49[C]/51[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
148,29:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
149,29:01:01,FAN[10764rpm]
150,29:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
151,30:01:01,TestMode(RABP) No Issue[1024MB]
152,30:01:01,49[C]/51[C] CPU[N/A] GPU[N/A] DDR[N/A] TOTAL[N/A]
153,30:01:01,CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
154,30:01:01,FAN[10758rpm]
155,30:01:02,Battery[ 53%]
156,30:01:03,PASS : No Issue[1024 MB]
157,30:01:03,PASS : 49[C]/51[C] between 20[C] and 70[C]
158,30:01:03,PASS : CPU[1785MHz] GPU[921MHz] EMC[1600MHz]
159,30:01:03,N/A : Power Measuring is not supported
160,30:01:03,PASS : 11852rpm

BOARD_WIRELESS/Sequence.log:

0,00:00:00,Finished setting PinMux
1,00:00:00,Finished checking WLAN setting
2,00:00:00,Finished checking BT setting
3,00:00:01,Finished Resetting BT
4,00:03:05,Finished InitializeEtherInterface
5,00:04:00,Finished InitializeWlan
6,00:33:06,Finished RwlServer

LCD_AND_KEY/Sequence.log:

0,00:01:06,[Acc]     95,     71,    100 [Gyro]      5,      7,      4
1,00:01:08,
2,00:01:08,
3,00:01:08,
4,00:01:08,
5,00:01:09,
6,00:02:03,
7,00:02:04,
8,00:02:04,
9,00:02:08,
10,00:04:09,
11,00:05:00,
12,00:07:04,
13,00:08:03,
14,00:08:03,
15,00:09:01,
16,00:21:05,
17,00:22:09,
18,00:24:01,
19,00:26:02,
20,00:28:05,
21,00:30:08,

Process_asm1.log:

SYSTEM_INIT,LINE,00.43,OK,,2017/02/09,08:35,,,,"",
USB_AND_HP,LINE,00.10,OK,,0000/00/00,00:00,,,,"",
LCD_AND_KEY,LINE,01.07,OK,,0000/00/00,00:00,,FEDC,6543,"",
AGING,LINE,01.02,OK,,0000/00/00,00:00,,,,"",
WIRELESS,LINE,00.41,OK,,2017/02/10,15:15,,,,"",
FINALIZE,LINE,00.43,OK,,2017/02/10,16:01,,,,"",
FINAL_CHECK,LINE,00.07,OK,,0000/00/00,00:00,,FEDC,6543,"",

Process_board1.log:

BOARD_TEST,LINE,01.15,OK,,2016/07/20,18:49,0000000,E4B2,D30C,"",
BOARD_WIRELESS,LINE,01.03,OK,,2017/02/09,08:50,,,,"OK!",

TestFlagLine.log:

SYSTEM_INIT=1
BOARD_TEST=1
BOARD_WIRELESS=1
BATTERY_VENDOR=0
LCD_AND_KEY=1
USB_AND_HP=1
AGING=1
SIX_AXIS=0
WIRELESS=1
FINALIZE=1
FINAL_CHECK=1
HB_TB_INTEGRATION=0
SDEV_RESERVE2=0

TestFlagQc.log:

SYSTEM_INIT=0
BOARD_TEST=0
BOARD_WIRELESS=0
BATTERY_VENDOR=0
LCD_AND_KEY=0
USB_AND_HP=0
AGING=0
SIX_AXIS=0
WIRELESS=0
FINALIZE=0
FINAL_CHECK=0
HB_TB_INTEGRATION=0
SDEV_RESERVE2=0

(Source: ZachyCatGames)

Revisional Differences

Nintendo eShop

Old	New

At some point in the second half of 2019 (December?), the eShop interface (which is hosted server-side) was changed to replace the "Add to Wish List" link with a heart icon with the same functionality.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

News App

Old	New

Prior to system update 4.0, the featured news articles were bigger than the others. There were also no channel icons displayed.

(Source: Nintendo Customer Support)

Nintendo Switch Online

Originally it was possible to play online on paid games without an NSO membership until system update 6.0.0, after which all paid games (except in China due to its service using Google's servers, which are blocked in China) require said membership.

Switch Tracking

Each Switch console has a tracking feature enabled by default. It is only accessible to Nintendo Support employees and thus can't be disabled by the end user. It's typically used to find and identify lost/stolen consoles when connecting to the internet.