Nintendo Switch Lite pre-orders are now live on Amazon

TL;DR: The ultra-portable Nintendo Switch Lite is the newest iteration of the handheld console that changed it all, and you can pre-order yours now for $199.99.

The Nintendo Switch was the console that changed handheld gaming forever. A small, portable device that could support huge games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on-the-go? One that you could place on a dock and seamlessly transfer your gameplay to your home TV screen without having to even pause what you’re doing? Bonkers. Years ago, something like the Nintendo Switch was just a fantasy to gamers everywhere.

But it’s here (well, it’s been here for a bit at this point), and now we have the next iteration of the universally acclaimed handheld console that set the games industry ablaze with excitement: The Nintendo Switch Lite. And even more exciting, you can pre-order yours starting now for just $199.99.

At $100 cheaper than the original Nintendo Switch, the Lite version is an affordable alternative to players who saw the original Switch’s TV dock component to be an unnecessary add-on — those who preferred just playing in handheld mode during their work commutes or while lounging in bed back at home. 

For those Switch lovers, Nintendo has created a version just for them — the Switch Lite has built-in controllers (unlike the removable Joy-Con of the original model) and is slightly more compact for easier transportation. Don’t worry, it can still support any Nintendo Switch title that’s compatible in handheld mode (aka most of them). And as a cool aesthetic bonus the Switch Lite comes in three colors: yellow, gray, and turquoise.

Lock in your pre-order for the Nintendo Switch Lite today for only $199.99. 

The Nintendo Switch Lite will release and ship on September 20, 2019.