The question on everyone's lips right now is: 2. When is the key?The current handheld hybrid console, now in its eighth year, is getting a little old, and evidence continues to mount that fans will have to wait a little longer until Nintendo releases its next console.
“No developer I've spoken to expects this to be released this fiscal year,” Christopher Dring, president of GameIndustry.biz, said on the latest episode. GI Microscalest (via VGC“In fact, they were told not to expect it.” [current] fiscal year. A bunch of people I've talked to are hoping it'll come out in April or May, but early next year rather than later.”
This is consistent with previous reporting Nintendo had at one point planned to release the Switch 2 in 2024, but ultimately decided to delay the new hardware to 2025. Nintendo also didn't include new hardware in its forecast for the current fiscal year, but the company has said that's not necessarily an indication of its future plans, which are always changing.
Dring's reporting is also the latest indication that a Switch 2 could fall short of the original hardware's release schedule. The first Switch was revealed in September 2016 and released in March of the following year. Fans have been speculating that the unusual Nintendo Direct in SeptemberThe company will share the first images of its new console on October 21, which has not yet been officially announced.
But if the Switch isn't coming until April 2nd or later, it's always possible the company could wait until 2025 to reveal anything, especially at a time when it's doubling down on its plans. Sell another 10 million units of the current portable hybrid heading into the holiday season and beyond. The Switch is the longest Nintendo has gone between consoles. on dateAs the Switch enters its ninth year, it's increasingly clear that fans will continue to play it.