From CNET: 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.
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. So omitting the browser may not endear on-the-fence buyers, especially those who find they do use the internet on their Wii U or 3DS systems.
Even though both those consoles integrate browsers, it isn't much of a staple for either gaming system. Nintendo has admitted it was challenging to create the Wii U's browser; the company may have decided that in order to meet its deadline, a browser wouldn't make the cut.
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