{"id":112543,"date":"2020-05-06T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/05\/feature_nintendo_console_codenames_and_product_codes"},"modified":"2020-05-06T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T17:00:00","slug":"feature-nintendo-console-codenames-and-product-codes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/05\/06\/feature-nintendo-console-codenames-and-product-codes\/","title":{"rendered":"Feature: Nintendo Console Codenames And Product Codes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you happen to have any official Nintendo console or peripheral to hand, turn it over and hidden in the legalese and small print on the underside you’ll find a code which typically begins with three letters. Flip over your Switch, for example, and you’ll find the code HAC-001<\/strong>, with an extra (-01)<\/strong> if you’ve got the revised model<\/a> with the better battery life.<\/p>\n

These product codes have been part of Nintendo’s hardware since the beginning and you’ll find them on every single Nintendo-made, cartridge, disc, accessory and peripheral. Slide the left Joy-Con off your Switch and you’ll see its HAC-015<\/strong> designation on the back (the right one is HAC-016<\/strong>); the Joy-Con grip that comes with the console is HAC-011<\/strong>; the Pro Controller HAC-013<\/strong>; Switch game carts are HAC-008<\/strong>; the Ring-Con HAC-022<\/strong>; the velcro Joy-Con wrap thingy HAC-023<\/strong>…<\/p>\n