One of the big rumors for E3 was Nintendo was going to announce a new Switch model. That didn't happen. 

However, they did end up announcing a new Switch Model... in the middle of July.

The Nintendo Switch Lite.

This leaner version of the Nintendo Switch is focused more on portability then anything else. Sporting a sleeker design and less functionality. No more "switching" between handheld and TV mode. This model is just handheld only. It's an all in one console, the joy-cons don't detach from the main console, thus there is no motion controls. Nintendo did say that you can purchase joy-cons to play games like 1,2 Switch and Just Dance. Anything that requires motion controls really. Also gone is the HD-rumble feature. It's also sporting a smaller screen, 5.5-inches down from the Switch's original 6.2-inch screen.  

Every thing else is still there, with one added feature. An actual D-pad. It's also coming with a better battery life. The original Switch had a battery life of 2.5 to 6.5 hours. But lets be fair, it was more like 5 hours. The Switch Lite will have 3 to 7 hours of battery life. Of course this all depends on the game. More intense games will drain it quicker. 

So, no HD-rumble, no detachable joy-cons, and a smaller screen. What's this thing going to cost? Nintendo said the price is going to be $199.99. One hundred dollars less then the Switch and its being released Sept 20th of this year and it will be coming in 3 different colors (shown above). There is also a special Pokemon version being released when Sword and Shield come out in November.  

This announcement official marks the end of the 3DS family as Nintendo hasn't done really anything else with the console in some time. Maybe a good thing, maybe a bad thing. 

What are your thoughts? Do you already own a Switch? Are you going to upgrade to this? Do you not own one and are thinking about buying the Switch Lite? 

Let us know in the comments below. 

This has been James with Game Fix. Game on everybody!  

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