Nintendo warns: has no plans to change Switch 2 presentation date

Waiting to start Switch 2 is at a very high level and Nintendo he knows it. That is why the Japanese company confirmed its intention to present it before the end of the current financial year, after publishing its latest financial results.

Releasing data for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, which includes July, August and September 2024, Shuntaro Furukawa, President of Nintendo, confirmed the commitment to announce Switch 2 no later than March next year.

Although the executive did not disclose further details on this matter, he emphasized that the company does not plan to change the presentation date of its next console. Thus, Furukawa made it clear that Nintendo is in no hurry to release Switch 2, despite the decline in sales of the original model recorded over the last period.

In particular, marketing of consoles of the Nintendo Switch family. the drop was 31% compared to the same period last year.. This was due to a nearly 47% drop in sales of the OLED variant, while the standard model and Lite variant grew by 0.7% and 7.5% respectively. In terms of gaming, sales recorded a 27.6% decline compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year.

Nintendo indicated that the Switch’s performance in the market was not impacted by extreme issues, but was a logical correction after strong growth in the first half of fiscal 2024 due to the debut Super Mario Bros. movie and launch The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

As such, and given the huge anticipation for the Switch 2’s debut, Nintendo has lowered its Switch sales forecast for the current fiscal year. The company now expects to sell 12.5 million units; that is, 1 million less than expected.

Nintendo Switch 2 will arrive no later than March 2025.

There are a lot of rumors about the Nintendo Switch 2, and the company itself has expressed great dissatisfaction with their caliber. Furukawa himself confirmed in May last year that the new console will be announced before the end of fiscal year 2025.

This led everyone to believe that the device will be presented no later than March next year, when the period under review ends. However, this is a target window and not a date set in stone, so there will still be room for surprises.

At one point, there was speculation that Nintendo could announce the Switch 2 in September or October of this year, but it won’t go on sale until the first months of 2025. But this did not happen and, according to reports, Reuters, Industry analysts believe that the introduction of new equipment during the remainder of the 2024 calendar year is very difficult..

If the Switch 2 were announced now but not immediately launched, Nintendo could suffer a significant drop in its sales performance during the critical holiday period, experts say. However, there are also rumors that the Japanese company may not fulfill its promise to introduce the device in the current fiscal year.

In August GamesIndustry.biz indicated that Nintendo allegedly told game developers that Switch 2 may be delayed until April or May 2025. If this is confirmed, it will be a big disappointment for fans.

Meanwhile, a few months ago, supposed first images of the console were leaked online, as well as its specifications. It may come with GMLX30-R-A1 CPU + GPU, 256GB UFS 3.1 storage, 12GB LPDDR5X RAM, HDMI 2.1, and support for 1Gbps internet connectivity via the dock’s Ethernet port. In terms of design, the Nintendo Switch 2 will be similar to the current model, but with a larger screen and a new magnetic dock for the Joy-Con.