Nintendo has signaled that its Switch successor console will not come out until April 2025 at the earliest.
In an investor-focused question and answer session translated by GamesIndustry.biz, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa confirmed that its forecast for the current financial year does not include sales of the console, dubbed Switch 2.
Nintendo’s current financial year ends on March 31, 2025, which means the Switch 2 will release April 1 at the earliest. This week, Nintendo announced plans to announce the Switch 2 during this financial year, but not during June’s Nintendo Direct.
Meanwhile, Furukawa confirmed that the Switch 2 will continue to use the Nintendo Account system already in place for the Switch and Nintendo’s mobile games. Elsewhere, Furukawa said Nintendo is calling the console “the successor to the Nintendo Switch” for now for the ease of simplicity.
In February, reports indicated the Switch 2 was delayed until the early months of 2025. As reported by Bloomberg, VGC, and Eurogamer, sources claimed Nintendo had told publishers the Switch 2 was originally planned to be released at the end of 2024 but was now expected to slip to “March 2025 at the earliest.”
Recent alleged details on the power of the Switch 2 weren’t the first rumors to spread about Nintendo’s new console. Other allegedly leaked details have suggested that the device will feature magnetic versions of the Joy-Cons and maybe even let players use their old controllers, too. If these recent rumors are to be believed, you’ll also be able to enjoy your physical and digital games on the Switch 2.
For more on what may eventually become the Switch 2, you can read everything else we know about the company’s next console.
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