Nintendo’s next-generation console is reportedly targeting a March 2025 release to ensure sufficient games available at launch.
According to new reports, Nintendo will release the successor to the Switch game console in March 2025. Like the current Switch, the upcoming console will also feature a stationary and portable version. It was previously rumored that Nintendo would release the console sometime in 2024, but the company decided to delay the release to 2025 so the console would have enough games at the time of release.
Insider Gaming reported that Nintendo had informed game publishers that the upcoming console will launch in Q1 2025. The report claimed that third-party game companies were recently informed about an internal delay in Nintendo’s plans to launch the next generation of consoles later in 2024 rather than earlier in 2025.
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Switch 2 Releasing In March 2025
According to a report published by Japanese media outlet Nikkei, which claimed that Nintendo has reportedly delayed the release of the Switch successor to avoid potential hardware supply issues. Apart from preventing the hardware supply issues, Nintendo reportedly delayed the console’s launch window so that the company will have enough games available for the console when it is launched next year.
Nikkei’s report stated that the console will be a hybrid portable-stationary device, similar to the current Switch. Moreover, the report also mentioned that the next generation Switch will feature a larger display than the original Switch’s 6.2-inch display.
Nikkei reported that Nintendo could further delay the release of the Switch 2 until after March 2025, depending on manufacturing and whether the console’s software is ready for launch.
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