Of course the Switch 2 will be leaked in some form in the coming months. Nikkei for example is the first article that clearly spells out that Switch 2 will have the same form factor and be a hybrid system as the Switch.
yeah but that still doesn't count the possibility of a 2026-2027 release for the console
We can rule that out, Switch will sell next to nothing in 2026-2027 so that would completely ruin Nintendo's finances to not have a new console releasing way before then.
please tell me you are doing a bit
But that is not what the article says, it says in a worst case scenario due to lack of software the console may be delayed a bit further into 2025. No chance it misses a 2025 release.
I think the huge success of the Switch has not blinded Nintendo, they know that they have had numerous bad console generations before like the N64, Gamecube and most notably the Wii U, that is probably something they think about constantly.
Same as Bloomberg‘s “March 2025 at the earliest“.
I actually think that it might be the opposite, they’ve had to delay the console because they’re avoiding crunch and they’re just going to give developers as much time as they need.
We already know the conclusion:
Well I don't believe there's enough evidence stating that the Switch 2 release will be delayed further. It's a possibility sure, but Furukawa has stressed that Nintendo wants the timeline for the reveal and release of the next console to be shorter. We'll know if the release will be delayed if we hear more reports throughout the year of first party games still being in development.
so basically we should embrace ourselves for another year delay?
If Switch 2 is delayed all into september 2025 then one would wonder what is happening with the Switch 2 devkits, are Nintendo having a much harder time mastering the new NVIDIA tech then they thought?
No but a delay from march into september 2025 is not completely ruled out.
If Nintendo EPD is having trouble getting their games ready in time we can be sure that Retro studios is having problems completing Metroid Prime 4 in time as well.
i mean if a delay to sep 2025 isn't unrealistic, then 2026 delay shouldn't be unrealistic as well
You could keep using this logic until we hit 2030.
Logical fallacy, eventually a point comes when they have to release the Switch 2 regardless the outlook of software being ready or not. They will not go past 2025 for a Switch 2 release. The Switch is dying now and by 2026 will be dead in terms of hardware and software sales. Nintendo already this year will have nothing but remasters releasing, it would be impossible for them to have all of 2025 releasing with ports and remasters for their profits not to be in total collapse by then.
by late 2025 they've killed all the momentum the brand may have had if they haven't already, hardly a 'smooth transition'. regardless of the reason at some point you have to start assuming it's also bad management.
Seriously. We already have people here saying they know folks sitting on finished software. They just gonna tell these companies to wait like a year and change for their payday? Two years? Doubt it.
What Nintendo did wrong was their expansion plans, they started too late to expand their internal development studios. The new building planned for 2028 should happen already in 2025 for example. Because its obvious that they have too small development team compared to their new status in the industry since the release of the Switch.
I actually agree. Though I think the expansion options include proprietary technology, in a theoretical situation where they go with UFS based expandable storage, I hope it's UFS Card and not "Nintendo Card".
