Nintendo slides 6 percent after unveiling 'Switch' game console

Nintendo signage is displayed at the company's booth at the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo, known as E3, in Los Angeles, California June 11, 2014. REUTERS/Kevork Djansezian

TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares of Nintendo Co Ltd <7974.T> dropped 6 percent in early trade on Friday after the videogame maker unveiled its next-generation gaming console, called the Nintendo Switch. The stock fell as far as 25,300 yen as of 0101 GMT, its lowest since Sept. 7. (Reporting by Chris Gallagher; Editing by Michael Perry)