Jakarta (ANTARA) – Nintendo Co plans to launch a console model game The switch, which is equipped with a more spacious Samsung OLED screen this year, hopes the bigger touch screen can sustain demand during the holidays, said those with knowledge of the plans.
Samsung Display Co will begin mass production of 720p resolution 7-inch OLED panels in early June with an initial monthly target of just under one million units, said the source, who asked not to be named.
The screens are scheduled to be delivered to assemblers sometime in July, the sources said. Nintendo and Samsung Display representatives declined to comment.
Nintendo is trying to keep its continuing-selling Switch lineup against Xbox and PlayStation. However, this gadget is currently entering its fifth year, while Microsoft Corp. and Sony Corp. both have a new, more powerful engine on the market.
Community game have speculated online about the introduction of OLED, but Nintendo has remained tight-lipped. Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said in February the company had no plans to announce a new Switch “anytime soon”.
Samsung’s involvement is the strongest indication that Nintendo is serious about updating the console, and on a large scale.
In February, Nintendo raised its annual forecast after the Switch helped the company achieve its best quarterly revenue since 2008. Maker game hopes to maintain that milestone in 2021 despite intense competition and the pandemic receding.
Nintendo decided to use a rigid OLED panel for the new model, the source said, a cheaper but less flexible alternative to the type it is used to. smartphone high class. The latest models will also come with 4K ultra-high definition graphics when paired with a TV, they said.
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