“Nintendo Switch 2” is coming this year, but with less ambitious news than you might expect.

Although previous reports suggested that the successor nintendoswitch arrived later than expected, this week the rumors took an unexpected turn. Now various sources agree that the new console, known in the community as the Nintendo Switch Pro or Nintendo Switch 2, will be available this year. In fact, your ad might not be too far off.

It all started when a 4chan user who introduced himself as a Pokemon game programmer stated that Nintendo will release new Switch models this year. At first, we might have thought that these would be special editions inspired by current games. For example: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. However, the rest of the post changed everything.

The above put forward that Pokemon Scarlet And Pokemon Purple, the most recent installment of the popular franchise, will receive graphical fixes for new Nintendo Switch models. Therefore, it is intuitively clear that higher specification equipment approaching; the long-awaited Nintendo Switch 2.

Now the fact that this report was circulated through 4chan, where false information is constantly posted, undermines its credibility…right? Well, in this case it’s not. It turns out that the same user before the Pokémon Presents 2023 event also leaked the name of the DLC (Downloadable Content) Pokemon Scarlet And Pokemon Purple. That is, Zone Zero Secret. It is for this reason that the leak began to attract more reflectors.

Look, there’s more. Jeff Grubbone of the most trusted sources in the video game industry, settled on a podcast Kind of funny games talk about it. Fortunately, the journalist has up-to-date information about the Nintendo Switch 2. As he mentions, the people of Kyoto have a plan to introduce a new console during 2023.

However, the technical leap will not be as significant as some would like. Cause? Apparently, Nintendo will introduce intergenerational equipment. That is, an update that improves the capabilities of the current console, but is not a next-generation product.

“Not Switch Pro, not necessarily Switch 2, but somewhere in between. A kind of Super Switch, continuing the generation, perhaps more significant than the Game Boy Color.

The above is due, always according to information from Jeff Grubb, to the fact that Nintendo has no intention of abandoning the generation that brings in so much money year after year. It should not be forgotten that there are over 120 million Nintendo Switch units. So, instead of starting from scratch with hardware next generationthey prefer to expand what they already have.

While this console could run the entire Nintendo Switch catalog without issue, there will also be exclusive games. This is due to the fact that inside it will integrate slightly updated components that will allow it to display a better graphical part.

So, you can renew your hopes of seeing new Nintendo hardware in 2023. Of course, temper your expectations and don’t wait for a generational leap. Pay attention to the coming months, because no doubt there will be more information about him.