Nintendo Switch
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Nintendo will have taken its time to recognize the existence of a new console responsible for taking over from the Nintendo Switch, launched in 2017. This is in a message on X (Twitter), published alongside the latest financial results of the firm, as Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa announced it.
This is Furukawa, President of Nintendo. We will make an announcement about the succession to Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year. It will have been over nine years since we announced the existence of Nintendo Switch back in March 2015. We will be holding a Nintendo Direct…
— 任天堂株式会社（企業広報・IR） (@NintendoCoLtd) May 7, 2024
An official announcement that was long overdue
No question of an immediate launch however. The man states that an announcement (full or partial presentation?) about the successor to the Nintendo Switch would take place during the fiscal year. This announcement can therefore take place any time between now and March 31, 2025.
The Nintendo Switch will soon have a replacement. © Wachiwit / Shutterstock
The latest rumor speaks of a launch planned for the first quarter of 2025. An announcement at the end of 2024 would therefore not be excluded, although a launch before the crucial Christmas period would certainly be beneficial for Nintendo.
Furthermore, the message specifies that a Nintendo Direct focused on Nintendo Switch games coming in the second half of 2024 will be held next June. There will be no mention of the Nintendo Switch 2.
What to expect from Nintendo Switch 2?
Only a few more months to wait to find out if the latest rumors surrounding the characteristics of the Nintendo Switch 2 are true. In particular, there was talk of magnetically attached controllers, backwards compatibility (or not) and support for ray tracing. To your (latest) predictions!