Nintendo Switch 2 won’t be released this year after all

The long-awaited Nintendo Switch 2 will finally not hit the market in 2024. Over the weekend, multiple reports emerged that the Japanese company had informed video game publishers and developers that the launch of its next console would be delayed.

If this turns out to be true, it will be a blow to fans who have been waiting for a Switch successor for quite some time. In fact, the impact of the rumors was such that Nintendo shares fell almost 9% on the Tokyo Stock Exchange this Monday, although they later managed to partially recover and close 5.8% lower.

Information has been leaking throughout the past year, with the start of the current calendar indicating that Nintendo was planning to release the Switch 2 in the second half of 2024. It was even said that the Japanese corporation had already set a release date for next September. However, it appears that this is no longer the case.

Reportedly BloombergNintendo would tell video game publishers and developers that Switch 2 will debut in 2025. The key fact in this story is that, according to the above-mentioned media sources, the most optimistic scenario involves the arrival of This may not be completed until March.. This will mean that the door will be open and your arrival may be further delayed.

Of course, this information should be taken with a grain of salt. Nintendo has made no secret of its dissatisfaction with the endless rumors about its next-generation console that have emerged in recent years. And the company has declined to publicly comment on any issues related to this.

Why is the release of Nintendo Switch 2 delayed until 2025?

Assuming the Nintendo Switch 2 doesn’t arrive until March 2025, that would mean almost 6 months delay compared to the intended intention to launch it in September this year. But why could this happen?

In accordance with VGK And EurogamerNintendo would prefer to delay the release of the device so that when it hits the market there is a games catalog first party more reliable. Thus, the Japanese would prefer to sacrifice a launch closer to the year-end holidays – one of the most profitable periods in the industry – to avoid criticism over the low availability of exclusive games for new hardware.

Be warned: Just because the Nintendo Switch 2 isn’t officially released this year doesn’t necessarily mean we won’t have official news about it in the coming months. According to some reports, The company could present it to the public by the end of 2024 and begin selling it in 2025..

This will not be a completely unknown strategy for those led by Shuntaro Furukawa. After all, the original Switch was announced in October 2016, but didn’t launch globally until early March 2017.

At this point there is no choice but to continue to wait. According to the leak, the Nintendo Switch 2 will offer similar performance to the PS4 and Xbox One. There is also speculation that the price could be higher than the current model. The new generation can be sold for 400 dollars, versus $299.99 for the current standard model and $349.99 for the Switch OLED. And games will also see an adjustment in their values. According to a report from the beginning of the year, games for this console will cost 70 dollars.