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After first being announced a month ago, the revised Nintendo Switch is now hitting store shelves. Look for the box with more red on the package and you’ll get the model with a vastly superior battery life. It’s even better than the upcoming Nintendo Switch Lite while retaining the ability to dock. However, if you recently bought the old Nintendo Switch and are feeling suckered, cheer up. According to a Reddit post reported by GameXplain,<\/a>\u00a0Nintendo is offering to replace old consoles with the newer model, at least in America. The catch is the deal only applies if you bought a Switch after the revision was announced on July 17. So early adopters will just have to pay up.<\/p>\n

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When it comes to new Nintendo Switch<\/a>\u00a0hardware, everyone is still buzzing about the Nintendo Switch Lite<\/a>. The recently announced September revision strips the console part out of Nintendo’s hybrid and leaves you with a smaller machine you can only play in handheld mode. The upside is the battery is better, the system is sturdier, there\u2019s a real D-pad, and it\u2019s a $100 cheaper.<\/p>\n

But there are plenty of reasons to still get a regular Nintendo Switch, including the fact that it still docks to a television. And later in August, Nintendo is also rolling out a subtly upgraded version of the original Switch.<\/p>\n

Nintendo Switch model number HAC-001(-01) (just look for product serial numbers beginning with \u201cXKW\u201d) will feature the mildly upgraded components. Rumors and FCC filings had suggested Nintendo was revamping the Switch\u2019s Nvidia Tegra X1 processor. Some were hoping this was a hint of some kind of Switch Pro that many still claim is coming next year.<\/p>\n

But instead of improving graphical performance Nintendo opted to improve battery life. That makes sense. Previously the Switch\u2019s battery life was a bit weak for a handheld device. But this new model ups the range from 2.5-6 hours to a whopping 4.5-9 hours, better than the Switch Lite. Nintendo says expect 5.5 hours of play with a game as intensive as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n