While rumors had been floating about rampantly as to the future plans of Nintendo, the President of the company, Shuntaro Furukawa, made a brief statement confirming that Nintendo is indeed working on a successor to the Nintendo Switch. Capping off Nintendo's quarterly financial report was an announcement that the unveiling of Nintendo's follow-up to the Switch would happen before the end of this fiscal year (March 2025). In the same message, Furukawa also announced that a Nintendo Direct is on the way sometime in June--though it will focus solely on latter-half 2024 Nintendo Switch titles, and will not feature any information regarding the successor system.

Current rumor reports state that a "Nintendo Switch 2" system was scheduled to be released around holiday 2024, though the hardware was delayed internally, to make sure that the upcoming system had as many quality launch titles as possible. Bloomberg has reported that Nintendo has been supplied with a notable amount of 8-inch Foxconn LCD screens, implying that the new Nintendo hardware may be very similar to the Nintendo Switch.

This is Furukawa, President of Nintendo. We will make an announcement about the successor to Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year. It will have been over nine years since we announced the existence of Nintendo Switch back in March 2015. We will be holding a Nintendo Direct…

— 任天堂株式会社（企業広報・IR） (@NintendoCoLtd) May 7, 2024

 

[DoctorBagPhD]

Looking forward to grabbing a launch unit and not paying for any of the games, fuck Nintendo.

 

[Bladexdsl]

I fully expect this to be another WiiU or DSi. Nobody will see any reason to buy a Switch 2 if it is simply an upgrade to the Switch.

with their track record i won't be surprised if it's just another screen you can plug into the switch dock

 

[console]

That's cool! I want to see real Nintendo Switch 2 hardware console. Do have NVMe slot on motherboard to allow us to add storage? I hope for that. Install 4 TB or 8 TB or 16 TB SSD would be great!

If Nintendo Switch 2 can't have empty NVMe slot for SSD storage then I will skip it to hop on PlayStation 5 Pro very soon then blow Nintendo out of it! Boo Boo to Nintendo! LOL

 

[yusuo]

As we all know, Nintendo consoles from 16bit upwards go 'good' 'bad' 'good' 'bad' 'good' 'bad'.

SNES -> GameCube -> Wii -> WiiU -> Switch -> Switch 2.


I fully expect this to be another WiiU or DSi. Nobody will see any reason to buy a Switch 2 if it is simply an upgrade to the Switch.

So very accurate

 

[Spider_Man]

Delayed internally to ensure as quality launch titles.

Lol, nintendo loves to throw that word out a lot, "Quality", as if it means something.

Well, not when it comes to nintendo it doesn't, recall Breath of the Wild, how its over sized, yet empty game map still to this day runs like a sack of shit..... and thats nintendos very own first party so called quality launch title.

Let's cut the crap, delays means either still trying to polish off its next bullshit gimmick idea to lure third parties into giving them "better support" while restraining them to only realistically supporting them by porting over all of the quality titles from past gen consoles that nintendol FAILED to offer when these titles were new.

No doubt we will see nintendo offer diluted features as they slowly catch up with its past gen rival consoles thus been subpar to the PS4, while its new console is in fact +2 gen console and it STILL be inferior.

Yet again it'll be over priced old inferior hardware with bullshit gimmicks that no body needs and it'll again promise better support and be another port whore machine.

Only difference is nintendo are now telling you that playing Mario and all their usual recycled crap is only fun to play with this new bullshit gimmick.

 

[kuro0628neko]

So very accurate

My man really jumped from SNES straight to GameCube lol.

 

[JuanMena]

Metroid Prime 2 and 3 Remastered for Holidays 2024.

Next: SUPER Mario Kart 8 DELUXE PRO CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION ULTIMATE REMASTERED HD FEATURING KNUCKLES and Zelda Tears of the Kingdom DELUXE REMASTERED HD as part of "Quality" ""Launch"" titles.

 

[Spider_Man]

As we all know, Nintendo consoles from 16bit upwards go 'good' 'bad' 'good' 'bad' 'good' 'bad'.

SNES -> GameCube -> Wii -> WiiU -> Switch -> Switch 2.


I fully expect this to be another WiiU or DSi. Nobody will see any reason to buy a Switch 2 if it is simply an upgrade to the Switch.

That last part will be the excuse nintendo will say when the console fails..... as they did the WiiU.

Tho your list is missing the N64.

The cube was the end of nintendo releasing good hardware, they then saw how their devoted fanboys will blindly buy the same cheap shit again and thats when they started recycling old shit with bullshit gimmicks.

It PRINTS MONEY, they couldn't even be arsed with the Switch, porting this and that, more glued to Google trying to hunt down their next victim to send their legal dogs after.

 

[Gunstorm]

Next Fy target until 2025 is 13,5MM... Almost 155MM.... Close to ps2

 

[MaxiBash]

good everyone can shut the fuck up with the fake switch 2 posts now

What do you mean? WE'RE ONLY GETTING STARTED--

 

[Maximumbeans]

Metroid Prime 2 and 3 Remastered for Holidays 2024.

Next: SUPER Mario Kart 8 DELUXE PRO CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION ULTIMATE REMASTERED HD FEATURING KNUCKLES and Zelda Tears of the Kingdom DELUXE REMASTERED HD as part of "Quality" ""Launch"" titles.

Do we think they'd be scummy enough to hold the next Prime titles hostage on the next console...?

 

[Cranesbill]

I love you guys

 

[Maximumbeans]

Delayed internally to ensure as quality launch titles.

Lol, nintendo loves to throw that word out a lot, "Quality", as if it means something.

Wdym? I'm queueing up day one to get Fire Emblem Pinball.

 

[thesjaakspoiler]

I wonder how many general system improvements we'll see with that one.

 

[SDA]

That was long due. A successor to the Nintendo Switch, after so much time rumoring about it.

 

[Quore]

I just can't wait to see the specs for it being relatively similar and backwards compatible to the Switch lol.

Rumors said the new console will be similar to a PS4/XONE in terms of power.
Considering it'll still be hybrid console, i think it would be nice

 

[DragonMals]

Rumors said the new console will be similar to a PS4/XONE in terms of power.
Considering it'll still be hybrid console, i think it would be nice

I don't want to believe in what the Rumors are saying. I almost want to stop looking at NIntendo Twitter because there's an account named Pyoro that just loves spoiling new stuff for Nintendo and whatnot. Leaking TTYD, Princess Peach Showtime, the new Monkey Ball, Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon, and whatnot.

I remember when people used to be mad when people spoil things for others, but I guess not on Twitter. But then again, the Sonic fanbase on there is atrociious

 

[Quore]

Looking forward to grabbing a launch unit and not paying for any of the games, fuck Nintendo.

Good luck with its possible launch hardware problems

 

[DragonMals]

Another thing I'm noticing is that people are making the usual rediclous game releases that are coming out.

Metroid Prime 4, a new DKC, remasaters, ports, remakes-- I'm just waiting for Nintendo to cook man, seeing all of y'all saying "New Mario Sports game!" is just making me die inside

 

[Quore]

Metroid Prime 2 and 3 Remastered for Holidays 2024.

Next: SUPER Mario Kart 8 DELUXE PRO CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION ULTIMATE REMASTERED HD FEATURING KNUCKLES and Zelda Tears of the Kingdom DELUXE REMASTERED HD as part of "Quality" ""Launch"" titles.

You forgot the PLUS on this titles