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Nintendo Switch system software
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<p>The Nintendo Switch system software (also known by its codename Horizon) is an updatable <a href="/facts/Firmware/62UVKIUK">firmware</a> and <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating system</a> used by the <a href="/facts/Nintendo_Switch/UPy7Bcyu">Nintendo Switch</a> and <a href="/facts/Nintendo_Switch_2/3QmGIeem">Nintendo Switch 2</a> <a href="/facts/Hybrid_video_game_console/K72D1NSS">hybrid video game consoles</a>. It is based on a proprietary <a href="/facts/Microkernel/wsaWtYCU">microkernel</a>. The <a href="/facts/User_interface/e9sPEWVD">user interface</a> (UI) includes the game library organized in a horizontal row, with numerous additional options and shortcuts underneath. </p>