Nintendo plans to release a next-generation game console in the second half of 2024, and it is reported that major developers have received development kits, with a handheld mode, LCD screen, and physical card slot.

Foreign media VGC reported that ``Nintendo plans to release a next-generation game console in the second half of 2024.'' VGC also reports on the specifications of the next generation game console as information from related parties.

Sources: Nintendo targets 2024 with next-gen console | VGC
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VGC said it received information from 'multiple parties familiar with Nintendo's next-generation game console project.' According to reports, the next generation game console will be released in the second half of 2024, and will be released with sufficient stock to avoid the extreme stock shortages that occurred after the release of PlayStation 5. In addition, major developers have already obtained development machines.

Also, according to VGC, the next-generation game console can be used as a stationary game machine or a portable game machine like the Nintendo Switch, and will use a liquid crystal display instead of an organic EL display to reduce costs. Furthermore, like the Nintendo Switch, it is said to be compatible with physical media such as game cards.

In 2023, multiple media outlets besides VGC are reporting on Nintendo's next-generation game console. For example, in May 2023, Nikkei Asia reported, ``We have received information that the next generation console will be released in 2024,'' and ``The next generation game console will appear later than spring 2024.'' In February, Taiwanese media outlet MoneyDJ reported that they had received information from PixArt Imaging, which produces infrared sensors for Joy-Con, that a Japanese game company plans to release a next-generation game console in 2024. .

Furthermore, in July 2023, it was reported that information about a model called ``NX 2'' was displayed on the Nintendo Switch developer site. Since the development code of Nintendo Switch was 'NX' , it has been pointed out that the discovered 'NX 2' may refer to the next generation game console.

It is reported that the name of ``NX 2'', which is considered to be the successor to Nintendo Switch, has appeared on the Nintendo Developer Portal - GIGAZINE

In addition, when it was reported in September 2021 that a ``4K compatible version of Nintendo Switch will be released,'' a Nintendo spokesperson immediately issued a statement saying that ``the report is incorrect.'' However, at the time of writing this article, no statement had been released by Nintendo.