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When purchasing a game for the Nintendo Switch, you have a choice of either purchasing a physical copy or a digital copy of a game. If you’re familiar with purchasing a digital copy of a game on platforms such as Steam and Origins, you’ll know that the pricing of the game may vary depending on the country you’re in.

Thanks to the fact that there is no region lock on Nintendo Switch games, there’s a trick you could do to always get the lowest possible price on games bought from the Nintendo eShop. Let’s take a closer look at how to get the lowest price possible.

During CES 2020, Alienware unveiled the Concept UFO which is a handheld gaming PC the size of a Nintendo Switch. In terms of the tech specs, AndroidAuthority mentioned that the aforementioned gaming device comes equipped with PC-class components like a 10th generation Intel processor.

Based on a statement by a Nintendo analyst, it seems that Nintendo plans on releasing the Nintendo Switch Pro this year and it was rumoured to come with 4k support. In terms of the expected pricing, the aforementioned Switch variant is expected to be priced somewhere around USD399(~RM1636).

Nintendo has announced that they will be re-releasing several Super Nintendo Entertainment System games such as Super Mario Kart, F-Zero, Super Mario World and more on the Nintendo Switch very soon. The games mentioned will be available via the Switch Online subscription service, which lets the user play online, save data to the cloud and more.

Blizzard and Ubisoft just released a video trailer hinting that Overwatch, as well as the Assassin’s Creed: Rebel Collection will be available on the Nintendo Switch by 16 October 2019 and 6 December 2019 respectively. It is best to note that the Assassin’s Creed: Rebel Collection includes Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed Rogue as well as all single-player DLCs for both games.

Square Enix’s Final Fantasy Twitter account has recently tweeted that Final Fantasy VIII will be remastered and released onto several platforms such as the PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One as well as PC via Steam. The remastered version of the game will feature enhanced graphics, effects, and HD Textures. 

[UPDATE]: A Nintendo representatative has denied that the Nintendo Switch Exchange program has ever existed. However, in a statement to the Verge, the representative had also hinted that it may be possible to get your existing Nintendo Switch models replaced unofficially.

Previously, there were a lot of rumours going around hinting at the possibility that Nintendo will be releasing a cheaper version of the Nintendo Switch. It seems that the rumours are true, as Nintendo has officially announced the Nintendo Switch Lite starting from the price of NT$6180(~RM824) and it will be available for purchase on 20 September this year.

Nintendo in partnership with Hori has unveiled two very unique Pokemon themed MicroSD, starting from as low as 3758 Yen(~RM144) for the 32GB Pikachu edition, while the 64GB Poké Ball edition will go for 6458 Yen(~RM248) a pop. Both the microSD cards are expected to be available this year, starting July 2019.

As many of you already know about Apple admitting slowing down your older iPhone performance, due to the battery ageing issue, many Apple fans were not happy about it and Apple did sure get a backlash. So to compensate for this, Apple has already started a battery replacement with a discount and it's now available at the Apple Malaysia page. To add on to that, it seems that Machines and Switch, the official local authorized Apple reseller have also announced the same thing.