Nintendo Switch Lite console

The image displays the serial number sticker and bottom markings of a Nintendo Switch Lite, a handheld video game console. Based on the serial number prefix 'XJE' and the year 2022, it is part of Nintendo's streamlined gaming hardware lineup.

Originally a Japanese company founded in Kyoto in 1889 as a playing card manufacturer, Nintendo transitioned into electronic gaming in the 1970s. While Nintendo is a historical Japanese brand, the majority of its hardware manufacturing, including the Switch family of systems, has shifted from China to Vietnam and other Southeast Asian regions to diversify the supply chain. The parent company, Nintendo Co., Ltd., remains headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, and maintains full ownership over its gaming hardware and software publishing operations globally.