There will likely be a release next year for the Switch Pro. Switch Mini is coming this year. Pro will feature a higher resolution screen and enough additional power to allow more 3rd party games. It will not be an entirely new system, but developers will be allowed to make a decision on if they want to support the base Switch or if their game will need to use the extra power. Nintendo will sell the Pro piece-wise. Some skews with controllers, some with docks, some with only the body. The body only offer, without controllers or dock, will sell for $200 for those who want to upgrade their Switch. The controllers will be the same design and similar cost individually bought that they are now. The Switch Pro skew with controllers and dock will be the original launch price of $300, and the original model will go down to $200 with controllers and dock, until those skews sell out. While they will likely make every skew, original and new, in mass quantities for next holiday, I'm not sure if they will continue to make original skews after the holidays once they are gone. I doubt they will. They originally had planned for Metroid Prime 4 to launch with it, bundled with it's own Labo VR variant, but due to the huge development delay, Nintendo will change the launch title to market with its features. First party games will be made to support all Switch versions, but may have some adjustments to take more advantage of the Pro features. I'm not sure how long into the Switch Pro's lifespan they will continue that trend.
Last edited by zygote - on 23 March 2019
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