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Nintendo quietly rolled out a second new piece of Switch hardware for August 2019, and most shoppers had no idea what they were buying.

Just weeks after Nintendo confirmed the handheld-only Switch Lite for a September 20, 2019 launch, the company pushed out a revised version of the original flagship Switch console with almost no fanfare. YouTuber RGT 85 broke down the change in his video “Nintendo Reveals Another NEW Switch Coming AUGUST 2019!”, walking through what the new model actually改变s, how to spot it on a store shelf, and why Nintendo timed the release the way it did. The story isn’t a new game or a price cut — it’s a chip swap that quietly doubles the console’s staying power away from the dock.

• Nintendo announced the updated flagship Switch (model HAC-001(-01)) alongside the Switch Lite in mid-July 2019, with the revised standard console shipping to retailers in mid-August 2019.
• The new model swaps in a more power-efficient Tegra X1 “Mariko” chip, stretching battery life from roughly 2.5–6.5 hours to about 4.5–9 hours on a single charge.
• The revised console is identifiable on shelves by a red-themed retail box, distinct from the original black-and-red packaging.

A Chip Swap, Not a New Console

What RGT 85 zeroes in on is that Nintendo didn’t rename this thing or slap a “2” on the box. It’s still the same HAC-001 hardware family, just re-tagged HAC-001(-01), and outwardly it looks identical to the console that’s been on shelves since March 2017. The change is internal: Nintendo moved from the original Tegra X1 chip to the die-shrunk “Mariko” variant, a more efficient piece of silicon that draws less power without touching performance, resolution, or dock output.

That’s the whole pitch. Same games, same Joy-Cons, same dock, same $299 price point — just a battery that lasts nearly twice as long when you’re playing undocked on a plane, a couch, or a commute. For a system that’s sold as much on portability as it is on exclusives, that’s a real upgrade dressed up as a non-event.

Battery Life, By the Numbers

The jump RGT 85 highlights is stark on paper: the original Switch’s battery life ranged from about 2.5 hours on power-hungry titles up to 6.5 hours on lighter fare. The Mariko-chip revision pushes that same range to roughly 4.5 to 9 hours. Nintendo has leaned on undocked play as a selling point since the console’s 2017 launch, and this update directly attacks the console’s most common consumer complaint — that the battery didn’t make it through a long flight or a full car ride.

Same console, same games, nearly double the time away from the wall outlet — that’s the entire pitch for the new Switch box.

Spotting It on the Shelf

Because Nintendo made no formal press splash around the hardware swap, the only reliable way shoppers can tell the units apart at retail is the box art. The updated HAC-001(-01) console ships in red-themed packaging, replacing the look of the original box. RGT 85’s video walks through that visual cue directly, since the model number alone isn’t printed anywhere obvious on the shelf display — you’re relying on box color to know which battery life you’re getting home with.

That quiet rollout sits in contrast to how Nintendo has handled hardware news in the past, a pattern worth revisiting for anyone tracking the company’s console history on the Nintendo side of things, or curious about how this generation stacks up against decades of prior hardware detailed in Brands With Best-Selling Video Game Consoles 1972 – 2019.

Positioning Against the Switch Lite

The timing matters. Nintendo announced both the Switch Lite and this HAC-001(-01) revision in the same mid-July 2019 window, which put two distinct hardware paths in front of shoppers at once: a cheaper, portable-only Switch Lite arriving September 20, 2019, versus a flagship Switch that still docks to the TV and now simply runs longer on battery. RGT 85’s video frames the mid-August shipment of the revised flagship as Nintendo making sure the “full” Switch experience wasn’t left looking outdated the moment the Lite grabbed headlines.

For anyone shopping for a Switch this August, the practical takeaway from RGT 85’s breakdown is simple: check the box before you buy. If it’s the red-themed packaging, you’re getting the Mariko chip and the extra battery hours — no price difference, no new features to learn, just more runtime the next time the dock isn’t within reach.