A company mentioned a release of the Nintendo Switch 2 for September 2024, before retracting to explain that it was a guess.
The year 2024 should be the ball of rumors of all kinds concerning the Nintendo Switch 2, and everyone will go to their little indiscretion – true or false – to get some of the media coverage. The company Alter Lansing, a seller of audio peripherals, launched hostilities by announcing in a statement on the sidelines of CES 2024 that the Switch 2 would be available “ in September 2024 “. A detail spotted by Digital Trends, in an article published on January 11.
Nintendo has never communicated on the release date of the console which will succeed the Switch. The Japanese firm has even less mentioned the existence of a Switch 2. The only thing we know? The Nintendo Switch will celebrate its seventh anniversary in March 2024 and, logically, will be replaced sooner or later. Did Alter Lansing spill the beans too soon? A priori no. Because the company quickly backpedaled on its communication. She even did it several times, changing her speech each time.
When will the Switch 2 be released? It’s a good question
Altec Lansing contacted Digital Trends for the first time to indicate that the Nintendo console was actually planned for fall 2024, which is already vaguer. Then, the company returned to the charge, explaining that the Japanese firm’s launch plans had not yet been clarified. Jason Schreier, a journalist for Bloomberg, received a different story. In a tweethe reveals : ” A spokesperson confirmed to me that they just guessed the launch date of Nintendo’s future console. » In short, Altec Lansing doesn’t know any more than we do.
It’s actually quite clever on the part of the Altec Lansing company. It is making headlines by using the keyword “Nintendo Switch 2” in its communication tool, based around technology based on AI. By mentioning the console, hypothetical until Nintendo says anything, Altec Lansing is sure not to go unnoticed. And, unless it has signed a confidentiality contract (which should not be the case given the issues), the firm does not risk much.
However, this murky communication from Altec Lansing highlights a problem that could grow in the coming weeks: we risk reading anything and everything about the “Switch 2”. To avoid bleeding, Nintendo should quickly speak out to put an end to this speculation which could become unhealthy by giving false hope to fans. We understand that Nintendo refuses to discuss the post-Switch period during the Christmas period (for commercial reasons). But now is the time to break the silence.
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