Developers Told Not to Expect Nintendo Switch 2 to Launch in Current Financial Year: Report

Nintendo Switch 2 is ready to reach subsequent yr, with stories from early this yr claiming that the next-generation hybrid console will possible launch in March 2025. Nintendo, too, confirmed in May that it might announce the successor to the Switch through the monetary yr ending March 2025. It appears, nevertheless, that the corporate’s subsequent console might not launch within the present monetary yr. Game builders have reportedly been advised to not count on the Nintendo Switch 2 to reach earlier than April 2025, which might push the discharge timeline for the system past the monetary yr 2025.

Nintendo Switch 2 Expected Launch Timeline

The data comes from the GamesIndustry.biz’s podcast, which claims that Nintendo’s subsequent console isn’t popping out this monetary yr.

“When Nintendo revealed their financials, they mentioned they had been going to announce the successor to the Switch within the subsequent monetary yr. They did not say they had been going to launch it,” Chris Dring, head of video games B2B on the publication, mentioned through the newest episode of the GamesIndustry.biz Microcast. “In earlier monetary years after they have launched a brand new console, they usually say they’ll launch a brand new console,” he added.

Dring additionally claimed that sport builders weren’t anticipating the Nintendo Switch 2 to be launched within the present monetary yr. “No developer I’ve spoken to expects it to be launching on this monetary yr,” he mentioned. “In truth, they have been advised to not count on it the monetary yr. A bunch of individuals I spoke to hope it is out in April, May time, nonetheless early subsequent yr, not late.”

The claims align with Nintendo’s official replace on the Switch successor. In May, the corporate mentioned that it deliberate to make an announcement on the Nintendo Switch 2 through the monetary yr ending March 2025. While Nintendo might formally announce the Switch 2 by the tip of March 2025, the precise launch of the console might observe later.

Nintendo has not given out any particulars about its subsequent console, however it’s more likely to retain the Switch’s hybrid type issue with higher {hardware} specs. The Switch remains to be going sturdy sinch it launched in March 2017, promoting over 140 million models. It is the third highest promoting console of all time, behind solely the PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo DS.

Despite the Switch 2 being on the horizon, the Japanese firm has introduced new video games for the Nintendo Switch, together with a brand new The Legend of Zelda title, set to launch later this yr. Nintendo expects to promote 13.5 million Switch models within the present monetary yr.