It’s possible Nintendo could add it as a later upgrade.
If you were planning to use your Nintendo Switch to surf the web when it comes out March 3, you’re out of luck.
The Switch won’t have an internet browser upon launch, Nintendo’s president, Tatsumi Kimishima, revealed in an interview with Time this week.
“In terms of the internet browser, since all of our efforts have gone toward making Switch an amazing dedicated video game platform, it will not support it, at least at launch,” Kimishima said.
The Nintendo Switch can be played on the go, and docked into a TV (as seen above).
Nintendo’s daring mobile/home console hybrid needs all the help it can get. It’s pricey by most standards — $300, £280 or AU$470 — and will only launch about 10 games (here’s what’s been announced so far at launch and beyond ).