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One of the most popular topics currently in the industry is the next Nintendo console. Rumors are running high about when it will arrive and what the successor to Switch will offer.
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As you surely know, the hybrid console is living its 7th year since its launch in March 2017 and the community is already wondering if those responsible are clear when the generation change will take place.
Nintendo still does not share its plans and that has caused dozens of rumors to circulate and fill the tremendous curiosity of gamers, so it is time to remember each one of them and their sources.
Nintendo is already working on a new console
At this point, it would be unreasonable to say that those from Kyoto have not started the development of their new console, so it is practically a fact that Nintendo is concentrating efforts on what is to come.
According to information shared at the beginning of the year by Zenji Nishikawa, a well-known Japanese journalist from FamitsuNintendo is making a movement in terms of hardware during this 2023. These were his words:
“I think Nintendo will do something with the new hardware even if it doesn’t ship. The basis for saying this comes from various human activities. By chance, I received news that a super VIP person from an American semiconductor manufacturer, who rarely comes to Japan, is paying a low-key visit. That company’s products have also been used in Nintendo video game consoles in the past.”
The Switch Pro was the first sacrificed from Nintendo Switch 2
Remember the Nintendo Switch Pro? Well, it was a rumored hardware that would update the power of the hybrid console. If it had come true, the current platform of those from Kyoto could have gotten more time to live.
However, everything indicates that the plan was canceled because Nintendo decided to focus its efforts on creating a completely new console and not a simple improvement to its current system.
When will the successor to Switch arrive?
This is the question that all Nintendo fans ask the most, since the company is still quite envious of sharing any details about its future. The information is so scarce that the rumors are at their best and began to form an unofficial roadmap that gives an idea of when the expected new console could be released.
Last February a rumor circulated stating that a patch would be released to optimize the graphics of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet for “new Nintendo Switch models,” hinting that a new version of Nintendo Switch was coming.
However, and although the source of the rumor comes from someone reliable like Jeff Grubb, a journalist from Giant Bombeverything is still dealing with simple speculation and the reality is that for now there is nothing confirmed.
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On the other hand, the Chinese site MoneyDJ, a reliable source that got the Switch leaks right, revealed that the Hongzhun company (specialist in the manufacture of cases, console assembly and heat dissipation modules) expects its financial records to go up from the first quarter of 2024. reason? The launch of the new Nintendo console, which would take place in the first quarter of next year.
However, and with Furukawa saying that no new hardware will be released any time soon (including the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024), there are other analysts who are hinting at a possible date chosen by Nintendo for its change. generational a little later.
In accordance with Nikkei Asia, the development of the successor to Switch is a fact and is on the right track. Despite this, the media predicts that it will not arrive before the spring of next year.
On the other hand, Piers Harding-Rolls, an analyst at Ampere Analysiswent further and told Eurogamer that Switch still has a long way to go, noting that the system will have releases that will serve to keep it current, so a successor could arrive until the end of 2024.
The power of Nintendo Switch 2 would be similar to a PlayStation 4
Different details have circulated that give an idea of what the successor to Switch will be like. Recently, Activision President Bobby Kotick testified in the lawsuit between Activision Blizzard, Microsoft and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and revealed the following about the power of the hardware:
“Since it’s closer to eighth-gen platforms and what we’ve previously offered on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, it’s reasonable to think that we can do something compelling for the next-gen Switch.”
Nintendo Switch 2 could have an LCD screen
Another of the rumors that are circulating affirms that SHARP will be one of the companies involved in the development, data that the executive director of said company, Robert Wu, was able to reveal in an interview with Bloomberg:
“(SHARP) is working with a company on the development of a new game console from the R&D stage and plans to launch pilot LCD panel production lines for the device during this fiscal year.”
Nintendo wants to prevent the resale of Nintendo Switch 2
On the other hand, Shuntaro Furukawa has already started talking about the successor hardware itself and stated that they will take measures to prevent reselling:
“Regarding resale measures when we launch new hardware, we recognize that the most important thing is to first produce and ship the quantities that can meet customer demand. We will then consider whether there are other possible steps that can be taken.”
Nintendo Switch 2 will use the same account as Switch
Another of the points confirmed by Furukawa is that the platform will use the same Nintendo account as the hybrid console, so it is expected that system users can make a simple transition:
“As for the transition from Nintendo Switch to next-generation hardware, we want to do everything we can to make the transition seamless for our customers while using their Nintendo Account.”
Will Nintendo Switch 2 have backwards compatibility?
Although the few confirmed Nintendo Switch 2 spots sound promising, there’s yet another one that could disappoint fans. This is because a specialist considers that the transition will not be so easy.
We are talking about the content creator and developer of NightDive Studios, Modern Vintage Gamer, who questioned the possible backward compatibility of the new console and assured that achieving it will be more difficult than you think.
What games could Nintendo Switch 2 receive?
Many gamers and some journalists think that the last major game for the Nintendo Switch was The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomso Nintendo would already be dedicating itself to creating different deliveries that make the catalog of the new console attractive from its inception.
To begin with, there are enough elements to say that Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope it could be the first confirmed game on the platform. The data was revealed by Yves Guillemot, head of Ubisoft, regretting the results on Switch and stating that “they will update the video game so that it lasts 10 years and reaches the new console.”
In addition, and according to a rumor, MercurySteam would already have the development kit for the next hardware and would be working on its first title, which could be a new installment of metroid.
Of course there is another game that is being considered among the possibilities. Yes, we mean Metroid Prime 4which still does not show signs of life and it seems increasingly difficult for it to achieve a premiere on Switch, at least as an exclusive, so a release on a new console does not sound complicated.
Is there a chance of meeting the successor to Switch in 2023?
The launch window for Nintendo’s next platform is still up in the air. There are several media and specialists who consider that it will be in the middle or end of 2024, so there is a small possibility that his announcement is very close.
However, Nintendo has not yet said when its next console will be revealed and the rumors are increasing, although all data is unofficial information and everyone interested in the new system had better be patient.
There is Nintendo Switch for a while
Even though an upgraded version of the Nintendo Switch may have been scrapped, that doesn’t mean the console is saying goodbye. Yes, we know that the times when the company said that the Switch was in the middle of its life cycle are long gone, but there are several important people who have taken it upon themselves to say that it still has a lot to offer.
The first of these was the president of Nintendo of America, Doug Bowser, who said that there is still nothing to show about it:
“As we enter the seventh year of Nintendo Switch, sales continue to be strong. I think we still have a very, very strong line of games coming up. As Mr. Furukawa recently said, we are entering uncharted territory with the platform. It’s exciting to see that the demand is still there. So there is nothing to announce regarding any future console or device, as we are still very optimistic about Nintendo Switch,” Bowser said in an interview last March.
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Additionally, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa hinted at this issue in the company’s investor Q&A, where he said something similar to Bowser on Switch today:
“We believe there is an opportunity to take advantage of the large number of software units on the market. In addition to continuing to release new titles, we also plan to distribute additional content for existing titles so that customers can enjoy them for a long time,” the Japanese said in June this year.
If those comments were not enough, Nintendo decided to increase the production of the hybrid, so everything indicates that they will continue to support it for a while longer.
Due to this, it only remains to wait until the Mario Bros. house decides to share its plans regarding new hardware, which will have to overcome a very high bar that will leave the third best-selling console in history so far.
