New Nintendo Switch OLED Mario Red Edition Unboxing

While everyone's waiting to hear confirmation of whether or not a new Nintendo Switch 2 is around the corner, Nintendo is out here releasing a new Mario Red Edition Nintendo Switch OLED. Featuring a few more details and personality than the last Mario Red Switch, let's unbox the system to check out what's inside, and whether or not we're dealing with a 4th new red after so many red Joy-Cons.
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[@GreenBro11]

Nintendo is really squeezing every ounce of money from the Switch that they can before announcing the next generation of hardware.

[@jorgeehernandez6930]

I want it but I think is late for that. I don’t wanna go crazy and maybe next year have it buy the switch 2.

[@thetechrealist]

@@jorgeehernandez6930Just wait dude, next year, the switch 2 will launch and you could buy that or a used Oled for cheap

[@stvnoahc7249]

To be fair, they could have done a game boy version, snes version, game cube version, gba transparent version, but they didn’t. All of those would have sold out pretty quickly.

[@jimhalpert0]

The switch is the last hardware Nintendo will make. Nothing else will EVER be released lol.

[@imperfectcube]

yep and they’re gonna keep doing it until we stop paying them!

[@MeLikeNike]

I love the all red look! Just bummed that Nintendo did this so late in it's life cycle. Would have loved to see a grip of colors like they did with the N64.

[@Supremepikachu]

Everything to milk their customers before they release the new one.

[@CatOnVenus183]

​@@Supremepikachuexactly, no one will be buying this. However people will probably be nostalgic for it in the future and this will be a rarer color scheme

[@neonafterglow4451]

I'm glad I picked the lcd version mario when I had the chance, it was the last one available before all the stores had nothing but oleds

[@TheNuttGuy]

@@CatOnVenus183I dont know why people hate on it. It’s the exact same price as the white oled, just a red variant. Like, is someone that already has an oled going to buy it ? Of course not, it’s for people who don’t know if they should buy one.

[@CatOnVenus183]

@@TheNuttGuy everyone's got a switch already, it's a pretty oversaturated market

[@inertmission4427]

Seems Mario on the back represents hitting a block (when the back cover is popped off) and then (as in the games) coins are found. Its brilliant in its simplicity.

[@kylesanders9543]

Seems more to me like those hidden/secret rooms you could find by walking "behind" certain blocks in the environment, that would often contain a handful of coins stacked like that. These being behind the backplate seems to match this better than hitting a block smaller than Mario and seeing 1 or more coins pop up above it in a vertical line

[@InnerRise]

​@@kylesanders9543 Seems more like coins underneath the switch backplate to me.

[@switchunboxing]

Right I thought it was random then realized it's like the underground levels.

[@dianapriyadarshini1023]

There are hidden coins inside the cable

[@dianapriyadarshini1023]

Once you’re playing on the Nintendo switch console. Like it pretty simple but it doesn’t really make any difference type. 2 joy-cons can slide it down to the console. Different to the dock is popped off. 4 generations of console tablet of wifi. Your playing in online and quick play

[@Adamtendo_player_1]

This new Mario red edition Switch OLED is growing on me, I’ll be getting this one on Monday, I can’t wait especially as the Switch is going to be my first Nintendo system in years.

[@diamondmurphy1062]

Same here! Ordered mine today so excited !!

[@vemprite5698]

Yeah last one I had was the original model wii

[@Dimez757]

Debating if I wanna snag this up now or just wait for the Switch 2 😩

[@djredshow]

​@Dimez757 we just got one last week. You might want to get one now.

[@dianapriyadarshini1023]

Yeah we know there is a Mario on the back of the cable .

[@Kogami]

if you connect the joycons to the Switch and check the controller settings, it does show every unique red joycons in different shades/hues! That'll probably determine if both the V2 Mario and OLED joycons are the same colours or not!

[@gabekyun]

That's sick, i love this detail on special edition joycon

[@sonyx5332]

Does it shows the same color for the non-OLED Mario edition and the OLED Mario edition?

[@dianapriyadarshini1023]

There is the same joycons were red on it with different style

[@Kogami]

@@sonyx5332 SwitchUnboxing channel confirmed they are!

[@Kogami]

​@@dianapriyadarshini1023 Hence I mentioned them having different hues lol. Austin John did a visual comparison for each red joycons out there and there's three of them with noticeable variations. Neon red (default joycons) / Plainer red (Mario Red/Blue V2 Switch bundle Mario Wonder OLED bundle) / Darker red (Mario Odyssey V1 Switch bundle and Mario movie bundle) And maybe a 4th one if you wanna count the Scarlet red from Scarlet Violet's OLED ver haha (though its actually more orange IRL)

[@Mr._Maniac]

I’m still waiting for mine to arrive in the mail. But from looking at this in video, I really like this special edition. And mainly because, unpopular opinion, it doesn’t have some extreme design on it. Literally every special edition Switch has a game exclusive design etched into the back of the system and or the dock. And while they’re cool and definitely work for fans of those games, 1. You probably have a Switch already. And 2. They’re just not as sleek and clean looking to me as the normal Switch and Switch OLED. The Mario red ones, are sleek. It’s still special, given the system is a completely different colour which is something only they have to their name, while not being super in your face with a specific series or game.

[@Aei934]

I completely agree

[@DawayneBuffin-ho5mn]

I was gonna get this but I decided to keep my oled and changed the housing on it

[@sonyx5332]

And the best part, the red special edition matches with the Nintendo Switch logo just like the original GameCube matched the purple logo.

[@montruo000000007]

Thats exactly the reason I want one too

[@shadedproductions4956]

Did you get it? How do you like it?

[@Widgerber]

I will never understand why they didn't put the "M" from his hat on the front of the dock. Just something other than solid red.

[@VqCarlos]

Just picked one up yesterday, was always a Xbox/playstation gamer only Nintendo product I ever had was a Gameboy when I was younger but I’m really excited to try out the switch and love how you can play it handheld and tv mode, really cool.

[@PikaveeT]

I like it being a plain red, I think solid color variations of consoles are just as important as intricate designs even if they're more boring.

[@TheCSDesign]

He switched the left joycon from the V2 to the OLED!!!! My OCD is tingling... Put them back. Put them back!

[@dominickdicarlo1191]

This is a pretty damn good looking Switch.

[@alexryan2926]

Frustrated man I bought the original Mario version a week before the OLED was announced and now we’ve gone full circle 🙁

[@DannyP-dm1pw]

Unless you playing non stop portable it's waste of money. Any switch hooked up to tv does same. I play mostly portable and I still using the same one I had since 2017. It's fine.

[@bland9876]

Your fan is still fine in yours? How? I had to get a new one because the fan would sound like a jet ingenue taking of every time. 1. I take really good care of my stuff 2. No pets or kids. 3. No drugs/cockroaches @@DannyP-dm1pw

[@edwardbrock3807]

Naw the one you got looks wayyyyy better, Nintendo got lazy with the OLED version

[@sonyx5332]

I own the non-OLED Mario edition too, still boxed and I'm thinking about selling it and getting this edition since I don't like the mix of blue that comes with the non-OLED Mario edition and wish that it was all red like this one.

[@sonyx5332]

​@@edwardbrock3807how does it looks way better? 🤔

[@alihachem439]

It’s crazy that that’s going to be my first switch

[@ReqchV1]

Unless you swapped them back b4 the cut once you put the joycons back on the switches before the color comparisons. It looks like you put the OLED JC on the old switch and the old switch JC on the OLED you had the OLED JC in your right hand and the regular switch in your left (from your pov)

[@MrNineties]

Came here to post this. I guess if they’re truly the same it should t matter? :D

[@RoadTo_MD]

Lol yeah he definitely mixed them up

[@daoquang900]

the way you light the scene makes it even harder to see if there's any differences, have a separate light for sutff on the table

[@gmvraunez4.1]

I think that is actually one of the coolest special edition switches, its minimalistic and its actually the one with the biggest changes, since the other ones are usually patterns or icons over the black backplate and the dock and this ones changes all the color scheme of the tablet, dock and joycons.

[@bobbyhill5054]

I was happy with the plain red. My apartment flooded while i was on vacation and my switch lite was destroyed. Got insurance money back and decided to upgrade upon replacing it with the Oled. The other special editions where a little too out there for my taste, so i nabbed this one. I like that this is Mario Themed, but i don't look like a teeny bopper playing it out and about. Totally works for me.

[@blessed2657]

Every time i see people docking the switch like nothing... i think of the scratches... I do it very slowly to not touch the back 😂

[@john-sp8jk]

Red is my favorite color but they should have bundled that red Mario OLED version with the new Mario game coming out because it would really sell fast especially during the Christmas holiday!🎮🕹️🎮

[@dianapriyadarshini1023]

So . If you connect Nintendo Switch to the TV it works

[@paulwilliams2024]

This might not be the popular opinion but this is the best looking of the OLED switches

[@alexandernhall8244]

I think they are the same Joy Cons colors, Nintendo is pretty quick to add special edition joy cons to their repair website options and they did not add an additional red.

[@switchunboxing]

Same I think it's the same, but it is a slightly different texture.

[@switchunboxing]

Great video again! Did you notice the joycon texture is a bit different? It's got slight grit to it, which I like. Lately some of the joycon are feeling really smooth.

[@WulffDen]

I was really hoping that it would be red. Glad to see it did not disappoint.

[@UnlistedShaymin]

Good for you man 🎉

[@Colberrycreates]

Sick but most other joy cons won’t look good

[@GearFr0st]

Im watching and rewatching this video waiting for mine to arrive

[@TeddyRonin]

TLDR of this video is: Kevin compares different tones of red.

[@MartyMcFryyy]

Still rocking my 2018 Switch, does the job and has a purple extreme rate plastic shell all over.

[@DawayneBuffin-ho5mn]

Im doing my oled ocean blue from extreme rate and those cases really set your switch apart

[@gregorymitchell130]

I am deeply satisfied that he took that much time on the differences in hueys of red. I too be doing pointless things, so I feel seen.

[@jpkeogh8267]

I just bought one of these two weeks ago. I loved the coins in the back of the dock. I wasn’t expecting it!

[@bsdz3552]

What is the price please,?

[@Etty_..]

@@bsdz3552I just bought it. It costed around 356

[@masonwalsh2944]

@@bsdz3552same as a regular OLED

[@02337755]

Dont forget, the stock neon blue /red all differ slightly.

[@dianapriyadarshini1023]

Nintendo Console back is red . But There is a HDMI cable so you can connect to the tv. The dock of Nintendo is red only There is a AC adapter .

[@fightrudyfight5799]

I don’t need this but kind of want it. In my head I could give my wife my white oled and get this one but idk yet. I had 2 oled’s but traded one for an IPad for my daughter but my wife plays comfortably on her Lite so it’s still up in the air…

[@sonyx5332]

Lucky man 🥲🫂👏🏼

[@flexvape]

"basically orange" is a crazy statement

[@sonyx5332]

Need to check his eyes, that's NOT even orange at all. Orange doesn't look like that. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@EPS5000]

3:30 -- Nintendo could have done the same here if they wanted, the OLED still has bezels, they are just smaller.

[@gymreaper1728]

They should’ve done them in different colors to represent each playable character on the Mario wonder game,a green & black switch to represent Luigi would be dope.

[@Darkfa1r]

The research and development costs and time would be too much and take too long to do that. It wouldn’t work for store shelves, and sales wouldn’t be sufficient enough to warrant that. Good pitch tho. Maybe you could customize your own switch to make it black and green?

[@Darkfa1r]

If you successfully pulled it off, you could start your own business and have people send in their switches to you and you customize them for a profit.

[@kalegolas]

I bought Mario version of switch. Thought it was cool… in a few months. Now a few years later I am SO happy it starts to brake so I have a good reason to by a new… 😅😁

[@Elsonicney2]

We need Luigi edition switch

[@ssmelche]

I like that the rubber feet on the OLED are red to match the rest of the back

[@josegallardos4265]

I am happy to be living in this era, so many good videogames, and consoles to choose from.

[@chrisdickenson1698]

They could’ve put coins on the joycons if nothing else. Maybe the Mario M on the front of the dock. Idk seems like a lot of missed opportunities here. Especially with the vibrant colors of super Mario wonder

[@DiegoFerreiraV]

But you know you swapped them in the middle of the video, right?

[@ninives]

Honestly the old one looks better, that red around the screen really makes a huge difference

[@jeremymarcano518]

So true I was thinking of changing but the Mario edition stand out more red

[@chrisdickenson1698]

Would’ve been cool if they did Mario blue for the kickstand

[@RavenTeamCharlie]

My guess why the coins are hidden like that in that order? Going into the dock like that is representative of going underground in a Mario game.

[@dianapriyadarshini1023]

So If you scratch the Nintendo. Buy a glass screen

[@hackasausrex1325]

This is going to sound crazy but I was wearing the exact same Mario Kart shirt as you the day this video was uploaded

[@crobinson2624]

Ya… they just look so different.

[@bryanpitts461]

Hey Kevin those hidden coins on the back of the dock are actually an awesome retro throwback to the Super Mario Bros. 1-1 underground bonus area and those hidden coins are in the exact same orientation as the coins in 1-1 bonus area

[@chilly6470]

Splatoon 3 edition is easily the best imho.

[@eliv.1033]

Yep I was contemplating waiting for tok switch but I ended up with the splatoon switch B4 tok came out. Glad I went with splatoon 3...👍

[@Adamtendo_player_1]

Nah, TOTK is the best.

[@chilly6470]

@@Adamtendo_player_1.... I have that too but, apart from the dock, it's a boring design.

[@noahjdavis7396]

I have a 2017 launch switch and I've held off from buying an OLED. Seeing this one, I might have to make the jump.

[@apostolos8734]

You’ll be pissed if you do when the switch 2 is coming next year.

[@danyAlva11]

Im in the same boat, im gonna get this red or the splatoon edition, idgaf if switch 2 comes next year, I learned it’s better not to buy consoles on day 1

[@noahjdavis7396]

@@apostolos8734 I like red and missed out on the OG Mario red switch. I think I'll be happy with this even if the next Nintendo console comes out next year. Especially if it isn't backwards compatible with switch games.

[@ezrabeltz]

okay for anyone crazy OCD like me he did put the wrong joycons on the switch after he picked it up and its gonna haunt me forever so please Keven Kenson see this and fix it i need to see this and swap the joycons that have the d-pads on them they are on the WRONG SWITCH

[@NappyFresh]

rewatch the tape when you put all 4 reds on the table you put the new left joycon from oled on the old switch mismatching the old and new pair

[@NuttnButKungfu]

Nintendo could had’ve had the gold coins going over the switch logo and have Mario jumping up to get them in front of the dock.

[@AbePrower]

I want this one SUPER badly! Its really expensive though

[@anhonestreviewer7015]

*First world problems - differences in the saturation of red joycons*

[@jennyperpa5302]

Just got a Mario Red OLED. I wish they added a bit more flare to it. Maybe have an M on one of the joycons and a star somewhere? Maybe a fire flower. It's a pretty console, but it could benefit from a little extra.

[@sboinkthelegday3892]

You should get a surface color sensor, a laser that just displays you which hue is reflected back. If you really want to have fun with it a single device could probably detect distance and temperature too, but I don't know which or where to get one.

[@shanafoss9855]

What if you need to replace the red joycons? Is Nintendo going to make the same exact Mario red joycons to be able to purchase separately?

[@nad.asyikin4486]

This one is as sleek as the white oled, very minimalist ;)😊❤ I'll get one to pair with my white oled

[@dc9385]

I have the Mario day one that was released in 2023 with the red joycons. Now I’m waiting for Nintendo to release a new switch before I upgrade to OLED

[@geekyhairybestia6152]

Much prefer the Switch Symbol on the OG dock, OlED one so hard to even see

[@sonyx5332]

Yeah, that's my only dislike with this Mario edition.

[@DogCheese420]

I like the red a lot but I’ve bought 4 switches already this generation. I’m done buying switches lol (V1, V2, Lite and OLED)

[@npcimknot958]

That 2nd Mario red LOOKs red.. cooler tone.. all the toher ones look like they’re leaning to warm tones which is why it looks a bit orange. 6:45 def the ctonrls look darker on my screen

[@decimat777]

Kinda wish they did a blue one or even a green or purple. Would have totally bought those as well

[@smrk]

I just bought it I couldnt help myself. It's my first switch and I was hesitating but I read / heard they may not have an OLed screen in the new one (and that it most likely will not be released this year) and contrasts are important for me to see well.

[@bland9876]

i think they should have went full mario and had the buttons/ sticks be other mario colors like the wii mote was. also i think the tablet should be a different color than the joycons with one being blue the other red and make the joycon grip (the dosn't charge fml) the same color s the tablet..

[@alluringming]

Though i like my oled i kind of wish they would release an upgraded switch lite, a switch lite oled with better screen, better battery, and even better thumbsticks but with switch 2 around corner i dont think we will get that yet. Maybe a few years in the switch 2 life cycle when they introduce a switch lite 2.

[@TechDove]

I'm pretty sure they did it this way so Mario fans are happy and people who just want a red console are happy too

[@davion4777]

The coins inside the dock are super obscure and entirely useless becase no one's ever gonna see them. This is not a Mario edition Switch, this is basically just a plain normal red one

[@MrNemmith]

Just to point out it is a very slight color difference. So much so that you put the joy cons on the wrong switch when you first put them back on

[@HylianGeekBoy]

I'd wait until the new console gets this amazing designs as I actually bought the Switch Day one and regretted when they announced the one with more battery, then the constant new designs 😢

[@ironspider9280]

6:12 you put them back on the wrong ones lol

[@wyo_garage20]

On camera the non OLED is darker I think. The OLED is brighter. And yep I need to grab one

[@presstheabutton]

I haven't liked any of the special editions Nintendo came out with :( I really wanted a Mario Wonder edition.

[@gligarguy4010]

3:30 Business in the front, party in the back.

[@_The_Worst_]

🔍👀...Looks a little different to me...👌🏼💯✔️

[@list320]

mario odyssey joy con is best red ❤

[@sonyx5332]

Isn't this the same color as that one or the other mario edition of the non-oled model? I really prefer this color/mario odyssey color because they match the Nintendo Switch logo color better than the gray one.

[@emir9490]

Nintendo: Red! People: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!

[@Loxyplayz63]

My mom got me this and it's cool

[@dwrightproductions8281]

I’m just now buying a Wii think I’m a couple generations behind lol

[@Madblaster6]

I own a boxed of the original and it came with a case.

[@goose1752]

I really love this, if I hadn’t gotten the Zelda edition I would have probably upgraded to this OLED, always have loved the first Mario red ones still to this day the ones I always have on my switch (in part due to not wanting to use the Zelda joycons lol) but the Red 1.0 on the Zelda switch without counting the dock looks cool, kinda like a pseudo Persona 5 switch with the mementos swirls on the back

[@MayhemBryan]

I dont like how plain the dock is, just a big red blank box , love my splatoon 3 oleds design on everything.

[@kenk5269]

I like how it is. Its just simply red or black. However i do like splat the best among all switches.

[@SkullGod69]

Exactly. They didn’t even put any effort in it. At least put mario logo in there. There is so much creative ideas to design it and they decided to put barely anything on this plain looking ass limited edition switch of theirs.

[@MayhemBryan]

@Flamechaser2000 yeah doesn't really seem like a limited edition, just another colorway

[@Mikethechamp]

Bro its the same red

[@crobinson2624]

It’s the same color, if one is darker then the other it’s due to dirt and sweat from your hands making the other one darker.

[@TheUltimateMarioFan]

Great reds! You got all the Mario versions like me. It's always an instabuy I just wish it was more Mario-ified.

[@Smlworld798]

That $500 on Amazon and I’m gonna buy that after vacation

[@DanielPacheco-e3e]

It's $350 on Amazon

[@viaplay321]

Totally forgot about this one 😂

[@spielebrocken]

When you put them both side by side, the new one looks like fked up orange, the old one is a good ol' red.

[@GabrielMartinez-mq5eh]

I am still trying to decide if I should get this one or wait for next year to see if they drop a new version

[@ssmufc9941]

Matching beanie, love it! 🔴

[@Bookloverobsession]

I pick up mine at best buy today I can't wait along with a copy of Super Mario Wonder

[@hanju.bernal]

So excited to buy mine on november 24 hopefully i can get it before its gone from stores

[@shadowhq9197]

How many times are we going to unbox this console 😂

[@tdotran]

I forgot about this edition. Lol

[@kristopherwillis8075]

Same 😂

[@dianapriyadarshini1023]

Once a Nintendo console was red with both controllers and there is a hidden coins on it

[@Pheicou]

I will never be able to sleep because I genuinely don't know if you mixed the new joy con with the other system's.

[@Neytchiiii]

The switch looks really good

[@uvoros1512]

They sure put a lot of thought into that one huh

[@itsantisocial]

I want a switch but I want to wait for the new one 😫