Gaming fans hoping to get a look at Nintendo’s new console may have to wait longer than expected. Rumours of the Nintendo Switch 2 have been circulating for the past couple of years. Indeed, fans were half expecting the Switch successor to launch in late 2024, before reports emerged of the console being pushed back to 2025. It’s fair to say that with the original Switch launching in March 2017, a good portion of the fanbase assumed that Nintendo’s next console would have a similar release window. This means that in order to market the console and set up a successful pre-order campaign, an official reveal would need to take place towards the end of 2024. However, based on Nintendo’s latest financial report for the most recent quarter, the company may have something else in mind.
In its April-June earnings report, Nintendo told investors that it hopes to sell a further 11.4 million Nintendo Switch consoles for the current fiscal year ending next March. (According to Kotaku, Nintendo plans to sell 13.5 million units for the entire year, but has only sold 2.1 million consoles so far.)
While the company can expect a big bump around Black Friday and in the lead up to Christmas, the figure seems a tad optimistic, even with a potential price cut.
Unfortunately, Nintendo’s lofty ambitions could have a knock-on effect for the reveal and subsequent launch of the Nintendo Switch 2.
While Nintendo has made no secret about the fact that another console is in the works, you’ve got to think that a full reveal and pre-order campaign would massively impact sales of its current hardware.
If Nintendo is to stand any chance of reaching its current sales targets, then you would have to think that the Switch 2 won’t be unveiled until next April at the earliest.
Now, it’s worth pointing out that this is pure speculation on my part, and I very much hope I’m proven wrong, because I can’t wait to get my hands on Nintendo’s next piece of hardware.
Previous rumours suggest that Nintendo’s new console will launch with an impressive 12GB of RAM.
It’s also believed that the Nintendo Switch 2 will support Ray-tracing technology for superior lighting and shadows.
Nintendo Switch 2 will also use faster chips developed by Samsung.
Specifically, the Switch 2 will reportedly use Samsung’s fifth-generation V-NAND chips, which have a 1.4 GB/s data transfer rate.
Needless to say, this is a massive step up from the current Nintendo Switch, even if it’s not necessarily the most up to date Samsung chip.
