It is reported that Nintendo has informed game publishers of the postponement of the release date of the Switch's successor, ``Nintendo Switch 2'' (tentative name).



There are rumors that Nintendo is developing a successor to the Nintendo Switch , the Nintendo Switch 2 (tentative name). According to overseas game media VGC, Nintendo has notified major game publishers that the release date of Nintendo Switch 2 will be delayed from the original schedule.

Sources: Nintendo Switch 2 will now launch in 2025 | VGC

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-switch-2-could-now-launch-in-2025-its-claimed/



Nintendo Switch 2 release date now Q1 2025 - reports | Eurogamer.net
https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-switch-2-release-date-now-q1-2025-report

Nintendo Is Telling Game Publishers Switch 2 Will Be Delayed - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-17/nintendo-is-telling-game-publishers-switch-2-will-be-delayed

Brazilian journalist Pedro Enrique Lutti Lippe has provided the latest information from five sources across three different continents: ``Nintendo Switch 2, the successor to Nintendo Switch, will be released in 2025.'' ” reported. Up until now, most of the rumors about Nintendo Switch 2 were that it would be released within 2024, so it seems that the release date will be pushed back.




When VGC reported on this matter, multiple sources said, ``Nintendo has informed game publishers that the successor console is scheduled to be released in the first quarter of 2025 (January to March).'' It seems that he was able to obtain it.

According to sources, third-party game companies have been informed that the release date of Nintendo Switch 2 has been postponed from the end of 2024 to the beginning of 2025. One source predicts that the reason the Nintendo Switch 2 will be released later than originally planned is to 'allow Nintendo to prepare strong first-party software for the Nintendo Switch 2.'

Another game media, Eurogamer.net, also reported that it had independently obtained information from a gaming industry official that the Nintendo Switch 2 will be released in early 2025. Economic media Bloomberg also reported that ``Nintendo has told some publisher executives not to expect a successor to the Nintendo Switch until March 2025 at the earliest.''



The existence of Nintendo Switch 2 was hinted at in a document released by the UK Fair Trade Commission in February 2023. Then, in September, it was reported that Nintendo demonstrated the hardware features of the Nintendo Switch 2 to developers before and after Gamescom , and major game maker Activision Blizzard also said that 'its power is on par with PS4 and Xbox One.' I'm making a statement.

Regarding the rumored next-generation Nintendo Switch console ``Nintendo Switch 2 (tentative name)'', major game maker Activision Blizzard says that ``power is equivalent to PS4 and Xbox One'' - GIGAZINE



However, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa denied the reports regarding Nintendo Switch 2 in an interview with the Mainichi Shimbun in November 2023 , calling them mere rumors . Furthermore, during the financial results briefing held in February 2024, President Furukawa refrained from commenting on the successor to the Nintendo Switch, saying that he would share his plans at the next financial results briefing (scheduled for May 2024). I did.

Regarding the Nintendo Switch 2, Serkan Toto of game consulting company Kantan Games said, ``The selling price of the Nintendo Switch 2 will be $400 (about 60,000 yen), which is 100 dollars (about 15,000 yen) higher than the Nintendo Switch. We estimate that the selling price of titles for Nintendo Switch 2 will be $70 (approximately 10,000 yen), the same as PS5 and Xbox Series X.

in Hardware,   Game, Posted by logu_ii