After its absence at The Game Awards 2024, the most recent Nintendo Switch 2 rumours declare its reveal could possibly be mere weeks away.
Rumours about Nintendo’s subsequent console have been round since lengthy earlier than the corporate formally admitted it exists however after months and years of uncertainty an official reveal lastly feels prefer it’s simply across the nook.
As nicely as a flurry of accent leaks, a lot of which seem to offer away the console’s look, one supply has claimed to already have their fingers on the Switch 2 and is promising to share proof on Christmas Day.
Here are the most recent claims.
When might the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal date be?
With a correct reveal unlikely to occur earlier than the tip of the yr, new rumours declare Nintendo will lastly present the console off in early January.
The first hearsay comes from GamesIndustry.biz’s Chris Dring, who suggests a Switch 2 reveal might happen as early as the beginning of the brand new yr. Although he’s eager to emphasize that that’s not from a direct supply.
‘It’s simply chatter from different individuals they suppose, I’m instructed, it could even be proper when the brand new yr begins,’ says Dring on the most recent episode of The GamesIndustry.biz Microcast (you possibly can hear his feedback from the 12:30 mark).
Dring’s not the one one although. Elsewhere, NintenTalk, a Twitch streamer specialising in Nintendo protection, additionally believes a Switch 2 reveal is slated for January.
He claims to have heard this from a contact of his at a ‘main third celebration developer,’ who added, ‘Get able to play fashionable AAA choices in your Nintendo system in 2025.’
Another Nintendo content material creator, NintendoPrime, then chimed in to say he’s heard the identical factor, whereas Samus Hunter (the identical one that leaked the Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition announcement) claims Nintendo could wind up pushing the Switch 2 reveal ahead because of all of the accent leaks.
Samus Hunter additionally theorises such a reveal might happen earlier than the discharge of the Donkey Kong Country Returns remaster, which is slated for January 16.
A Switch 2 reveal will surely be an thrilling approach to kick off 2025 and it might make sense for Nintendo get forward of the curve with official particulars, if these accent leaks maintain occurring. This additionally traces up with a earlier hearsay from November, that additionally advised a January reveal.
Whether it takes place within the first or second half of January, that month is a logical selection for the disclosing. After all, Nintendo has already stated the Switch 2 can be proven by April 2025, that means it solely has just a few months left to take action.
Not to say different sources have claimed the Switch 2 will launch in both March or April. If that’s the case, Nintendo will need a minimum of a few months to drum up pleasure.
This is Nintendo we’re speaking about, although, and the corporate might very simply delay its plans ought to it really feel prefer it. In reality, it reportedly delayed the Switch 2’s launch as soon as already to make sure it might have a stronger line-up of launch video games.
There’s additionally uncertainty round threatened US tariffs for foreign-made items, as soon as Donald Trump begins his presidency. That’s one thing Nintendo could have no management over and will considerably impression their launch plans.
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