Nintendo denies the biggest rumors about Switch 2

Nintendo seems to be tired of the incessant Switch 2 rumors.. So much so that Shuntaro Furukawa, the company’s president, denied the strongest rumors about its next console. Among them, the device was shown to developers during Gamescom 2023.

During a private call with investors, the executive called this information, as well as other information related to the Switch 2, “inaccurate.” According to Japanese media MainichiFurukawa complained that rumors are circulating online “as if they were public information,” but they are not true.

Nintendo’s president not only denied that he was introducing the Switch 2 to developers for the first time. He also denied providing information about the device to Activision Blizzard.. Which is curious, since the second one became known not through rumors, but through a lawsuit between Microsoft and the US Federal Trade Commission regarding the purchase of the aforementioned company.

According to documents used as evidence, Bobby Kotick’s team had a meeting with Furukawa himself in late 2022. On it they were supposed to receive details of the call. Switch NG, or the next generation Switch. Thanks to this, it became known that the next Nintendo console will have performance similar to the PS4 or Xbox One. However, the Japanese leader claims that this was not the story.

Nintendo is tired of Switch 2 rumors

Returning to Gamescom, the Nintendo president’s denial is very striking. The event took place in Germany at the end of August, and reports that the Switch 2 was allegedly shown to developers appeared in early September.

According to rumors, some studio representatives were able to see the device in action. Yes indeed There was never any talk of them seeing the final Switch 2., but they had the opportunity to evaluate the capabilities of their hardware. If at all it was said that they had access to a special version The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildas well as a demo version The Matrix awakens.

Likewise, the executive denied that a recent patent for a three-screen console was related to the Switch 2. “We filed the application with the understanding that [la información de la patente] will be made public, but this does not mean that [la tecnología] will apply to future products in this form,” said the Nintendo executive.

Having said all this, Shuntaro Furukawa’s comments should not be carved in stone. It’s quite common for companies to vehemently deny rumors of a launch with high expectations, only to confirm them shortly after. In many cases, this is done to maintain visibility in the face of constant leaks of inside information. In others, it’s to try to maintain some of the surprise factor for a formal presentation.

Whatever the scenario, Nintendo has experience with it. This happened in 2006, when the press was awaiting the launch DS Lightand also in 2012 with 3DSXL. So it makes sense that the company’s top figure would try to hold back comments about the Switch 2. From there to its success is a different story.

For now, Everything points to Switch 2 arriving in the second half of 2024.. Rumors aside, the original version seems to be truly saying goodbye. Today, the Japanese reported that they have already sold more than 132.46 million switches since their launch in 2017. That’s just 21.5 million units short of all DS models, the best-selling platform in its history.