Nintendo Switch specs appear to have been leaked ahead of the March release date.

And it’s bad news for Nintendo Switch pre-order customers, who might be disappointed to find out that the console is less powerful than the Xbox One and PS4.

Still, it might make the Nintendo Switch price a little bit cheaper, although we won’t find that out until January at the earliest.

According to a report by VentureBeat, the Nintendo Switch will be powered by Nvidia’s last-generation Maxwell graphics-processing architecture.

The custom Maxwell Tegra is unlikely to match the graphical fidelity of the highest-end PS4 games.

In terms of performance, the Nintendo Switch will reportedly boast 1 teraflop of performance, which is below the Xbox One and PS4, and well below the Xbox One Scorpio and PS4 Pro.

The Nintendo Switch games lineup is growing by the day. Last week it was revealed that THQ was planning to release three games for the console.

THQ Nordic has acquired the rights to Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy, as well as turn-based strategy games War Leaders: Clash of Nations and Legends of War.

Third-person adventure game Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy is said to be particularly well suited to the Nintendo Switch.

This is on top of Nintendo Switch ports of Stardew Valley, as well as a Binding of Isaac Afterbirth+ release.

But even more exciting is news that the Dark Souls trilogy might be coming to the Nintendo Switch.

From Software reportedly has Dark Souls 3 up and running on the console, but will only pull the trigger on a port if the Nintendo Switch sells well at launch.

Despite fears that the console would be delayed, Nintendo has already confirmed a March 2017 release date for the Nintendo Switch, although the exact date will be announced at the Tokyo event in January.

In terms of the Nintendo Switch price, Ovum analyst Paul Jackson echoes Pachter, arguing that £200-£220 represents the “sweet spot for mass adoption”, and that £300 would be a good price to start with for Nintendo. 

Recent retailer leaks suggested the Nintendo Switch would cost £200, but nothing has been confirmed by Nintendo.