The question on everyone’s lips right now is: Switch 2 hours? Now in its eighth year, the current generation of handheld hybrids has aged well, and there’s growing evidence that fans will still have to wait a while before Nintendo launches its next console.
Christopher Dring, Head of GameIndustry.biz, on the latest episode of GI Micro Cardt (through gas chromatography). “In fact, they were told not to count on [current] fiscal year. Many people I spoke to were hoping it would be released in April or May, or early next year, rather than later.
This is consistent with previous reports Although Nintendo once planned to release the Switch 2 in 2024, it ultimately decided to postpone the new hardware to 2025. Always changing.
Dring’s report is also the latest sign that the Switch 2 may be lagging behind the original hardware’s launch strategy. The first Switch was released in September 2016 and launched in March of the following year. Fans have been hoping for the usual September Nintendo DirectNot yet officially announced, this will be the first time the company will share its next-gen console.
But if the Switch 2 doesn’t arrive until April or longer, there’s always a chance the company won’t reveal the news until 2025, especially if it doubles down on its plans Sell another 10 million units Existing handheld hybrids are heading into the holiday season and beyond. Switch is already Nintendo’s furthest console ever in its history. It’s starting to sound more and more like fans will still be playing their Switch as it enters its ninth year.
