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Nintendo to release Mario red OLED Switch this October

The company mascot-themed hardware will set back consumers $349.99

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Nintendo has announced that it will release a Mario red edition Nintendo Switch OLED on October 6.

The hardware will launch two weeks before Super Mario Bros. Wonder and cost $349.99 / ¥37,980.

"The system features a console, dock, and joy-con controllers, all in the iconic Mario Red color, with a silhouette of Mario on the back of the dock," said Nintendo in the announcement.

The company mascot-themed Switch joins other recent models based on its first-party releases.

Previous OLED editions included those for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Splatoon 3, and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

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