Talking Point: What Is The Best Special Edition Switch Console?

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Ah, special edition consoles. There is nothing else quite like them, is there? From the flashy to the subtle, these decked-out devices are a reminder of the series' that we love, the titles we cherish and the designs that make us ooh and ahh. They are a special way to stand out from the crowd and have something that feels a little more 'you'. So, when it comes to the Switch (Nintendo's second best-selling console of all time) there are a boatload of them.

A few months ago we collected together all of the Zelda-themed consoles from Nintendo's history, revealing a long list of some of the sexiest designs out there. But the Switch was notably absent from this ranking (in an official capacity at least — those Tears of the Kingdom OLED rumours intensify by the week), so we thought that it was only fair to shine the light on Nintendo's latest and (second) greatest in response.

Below, we have assembled a rundown of every special edition Switch console out there, from the commonly found to the surprising and rare. With the Switch's swappable Joy-Con making the system easier to personalise than ever before, we have decided to stick only to the special edition consoles themselves for this one (sorry Skyward Sword and Super Mario Odyssey Joy-Con fans). Yep, that also excludes Nintendo Japan's 'Mouthful Kirby' OLED box, we're afraid.

What follows is a collection of bright colours, intricate engravings and fancy logos which has frankly got us questioning whether we should add yet another edition to our collection — because you can never have too many Switches, right?