Nintendo Switch Dock White

Nintendo Switch Dock

The white Nintendo Switch Dock pictured is the OLED version with a built-in LAN port. It connects a Nintendo Switch to the television and supplies power to the console. This design has two USB ports, HDMI output and a power connection. This item's rear cover is missing, as also stated in its condition. The listing covers the standalone dock, without promising a console, controllers, power adapter, HDMI cable or network cable.

For TV play, connect a Nintendo Switch HAC-002 power adapter and an HDMI cable to the dock. Then insert the console upright, with its screen facing the same direction as the dock's front. The handheld screen switches off when the picture moves to the television. Paired controllers operate the game. The dock does not run games itself, store progress or turn the console into a more powerful model.

Both dock designs work with Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch – OLED Model; the LAN version requires compatible system software. Nintendo Switch Lite does not support TV output, and a dock cannot add it. This description concerns the original Switch family, not Switch 2 accessories. Place the setup securely and keep the console's ventilation clear. The five games below illustrate TV play with a compatible Switch; they are not included software.

History

Nintendo launched Switch on 3 March 2017 as a console for home and portable play. The dock was part of that design: at home it connected the portable system to a television, while the same console used its own screen outside the dock. Switching did not require a second copy of the game. The dock became a living-room connection point rather than a separate console with its own library.

The original black dock combined TV output, power and USB connections. Wired internet used a separate USB LAN adapter. With the OLED model on 8 October 2021, Nintendo introduced a redesigned dock with an integrated LAN port. USB ports changed from three to two. This changed connections and styling, not the system's graphics performance by itself. The connected Switch continued to run the software and determine the game's capabilities.

Nintendo maintained dock compatibility between the standard Switch and OLED model. Lite took a different direction as a handheld without TV output. For a standalone used dock, that matters more than colour alone. The original console bundle also differs from this separate listing: historical package lists do not prove cables or power supply are included here. The dock remains one part of a setup with console, screen, power adapter, HDMI connection and compatible controllers.

Nintendo Switch Games

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe brings races and battles to the television. Choose a driver and vehicle, drift through corners and use items to hinder rivals. Up to four players can race locally on one Switch in split screen, each with a compatible controller. The dock provides the TV connection; the game and console provide the racing. Additional tracks from paid expansions are not automatically included with a standalone dock.

Super Mario Odyssey has Mario explore different kingdoms with Cappy. Throwing the cap lets you take control of certain enemies and objects, opening different ways past obstacles. You search open areas for Power Moons among short platform challenges and hidden routes. Through the dock, the original Switch version plays on television with your own controllers. The dock adds no Switch 2 enhancements and does not include the game.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild gives you room to travel across Hyrule, climb mountains and choose routes into new regions. Link uses weapons, cooked meals and tools to tackle combat and puzzles. Shrines provide short trials within that larger world. The TV setup displays the original Nintendo Switch release on a larger screen. The dock is not an upgrade to the separate Switch 2 Edition and includes no Expansion Pass.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate combines fighters from different series in platform arenas. Attack to build opponents' damage, then try to knock them out of the stage. Items and the chosen arena change the course of a battle. On television, several local players can follow the shared action, with enough controllers for everyone. The dock only supplies the connection; additional downloadable fighters are not included.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons begins on an island you gradually develop. Gather materials, craft tools, fish and choose locations for your house and other facilities. Residents and daily changes give new reasons to explore. The dock displays the original Switch game on television without storing island data itself. Visiting other players is subject to the game's separate network requirements; a dock does not give you a subscription or online access.