Switch 2 - 2024/2025


It is widely rumored in the industry that Nintendo is expected to launch a new Switch this year to capture the market. In response to the pressure of global inflation and the weak yen, the price of the new product will be unprecedentedly raised. The retail price will be raised from $300 to $400, a 33% increase.

Industry sources pointed out that during the initial launch of Switch, Nintendo’s senior management formulated a core strategy of pricing the console just above cost to quickly penetrate the market, and recovering the profits through game software. This market strategy is indeed quite successful, but as a result many suppliers are under considerable cost pressure. Now as the prices of new generation product rise, the supply chains can breathe a sigh of relief.

In addition, since the Switch has never had a major hardware update since its launch, the market expects that Nintendo is likely to launch the new generation in the second half of this year, and some hardware specifications will be upgraded, including NVIDIA’s T239 processor, 8GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, a greatly improved battery life, and a screen refresh rate of 120Hz.
 
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It may be better it release this year instead of next year with Gta6, unless it’s powerful enough to run it and so let it ride it’s wake
 
It may be better it release this year instead of next year with Gta6, unless it’s powerful enough to run it and so let it ride it’s wake

New Nintendo and PlayStation hardware this year, what a time to be alive.
 
$400 for a Nintendo is too much. I was seriously thinking of getting the Switch 2 ( My first new Nintendo since the Game Cube) but at $400 they can forget about it.

Might get a Meta Quest instead if that NSW2 price is correct.
 
Wow. Their headstart on gen 10 is gonna be massive.
Not really. It doesn't really compete against the others. If it is indeed a Switch 2, its biggest competitors are things like Steam Deck and Rog Alley.....even then, competitors is used in the most loose way possible.
 
Be interesting to see how he handles his first hardware release

 
Lots of Nintendo executives heading to the same place.. most likely to film the Switch 2 reveal direct.
 
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"One of the topics of greatest doubt among current Nintendo consumers and even enthusiasts curious about their next hardware is the question of compatibility with current Nintendo Switch games on this new console.

Awaited as a potential 2024 release by Nintendo, the next system could come with the encouraging news that it will feature this physical (in cartridges) and digital backward compatibility not only available to players and producers — but would also allow developers to study improvements for the current titles in the Nintendo Switch library.

This information was shared by PH Brazil during the most recent episode of the podcast for the Pokémon franchise as traditionally happens every year.

PH Brazil is currently a content creator and also a games journalist who has already brought a lot of information about Nintendo's or partners' movements in advance and with precision in the past. Taking its history into account, there is a high chance that this information will become fact when the console is announced.

Nintendo does not comment on rumors and there is no announcement regarding the new hardware so far.

Stay tuned for more news!"
 
All these "insiders" swore up and down the Switch 2 was happening this year. Now its next year. So basically no one outside Nintendo knows jack squat and is pulling info out of their ass.
 
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If Metroid 4 is a launch title I just want 2 and 3 remasters before that. Otherwise I'm good until early 2025 on what I have to play still.
 
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