Topic: Switch 2 Talk

@Artonide I think 3-4 "strong" lineup titles would be great from Nintendo, and then perhaps a small assortment of killer 3rd party ports (Elden Ring perhaps, Red Dead 2 maybe etc)

We still need Nintendo to give us a date of the unveiling event for the next console, never mind the actual launch date for said console.

@Magician It’ll probably be sometime in January

We already know Nintendo Switch Online is coming to the Switch 2

But if the Switch 2 is named something different from the Switch, will they rebrand NSO so it can accommodate both the Switch and the Switch 2

@MrCarlos46 If you believe the leaks, it will just be Switch 2. Leaving NSO as NSO seems easiest but it does bring up Nintendo's long-term plans. Renaming the service as Nintendo Online wouldn't be crazy.

@MrCarlos46 @FishyS
I think more than the Switch Successor what actually suggests a rebranding of Nintendo Switch Online is Nintendo Music. Which is already a thing and is already kinda not "Switch". With one such service it's probably still fine but if they add more stuff to NSO unrelated to "Switch" a rebranding could make sense

I don’t really expect the name to stray away from the Nintendo Switch branding

While it does look as if it’s actually gonna be called Nintendo Switch 2 (kinda like going the PlayStation route of naming consoles), Super Nintendo Switch may not be out of the radar, and it’s a cute callback to the SNES

Seems unlikely, but if they do rebrand NSO, it could probably end up becoming the new Nintendo Network (unrelated to the old one) and also encompass the current Nintendo account system

I do feel that Nintendo won't announce Switch 2 until Rockstar has made a GTA6 announcement (whether it's trailer 2 or a delay to 2026) so they can take advantage of whatever scenario happens.

Good luck waiting. Most will not pickup Switch 2 because most current games beyond power hungry Switch games work just fine on Switch v2 OLEd. So stop with this doom/gloom aftershock. I will still own my Pokemon, Splatoon, TOTK Switch OLED those won't be going anywhere. I will just add another Switch 2 to the family and might get 2nd Switch 2 later if they make a special edition for it's launch. Also you have to factor if it comes in at 450usd that's going to take a bite at a family and single person buyers' decision of purchase as well. So it's not just a waiting but financial that will also decide.

Apparently there’s even a logo for it already: https://x.com/CentroLeaks/status/1872060551276138755

I’m hoping for the Switch 2 startup to be a combination of the Switch and Wii U startups

We’ll see if the Switch 2 reveal trailer is something similar to the one for the original Switch when that comes out, although the logo animation probably won’t have the ding play along with the click sound when the 2 appears

We’ll probably get it in January some time after the Hits for the Holidays Sale. I’d say on a Friday, like January 10, 17 or 24.

I was looking at the "leaks" and that photo with the dock and new logo image on it... that big ol' 2 just chilling next to the Switch logo just looks weird to me. I hope it's not real. It looks like I put my six-year-old daughter at the drawing table and told her to make a logo for the Switch 2 lol

But then again, the Playstation never really had anything crazy with their numbers next to the logo, so maybe it is real.

I still think they're missing their chance for the Super Switch.

IMO missed opportunity to call it Nintendo Switch Snap or smth like that, but maybe Nintendo will have finally learned their lesson on console names and not go with a super confusing name so they don’t get into another Wii U situation, and what other option is there to go with in that case other than Switch 2?

@MrCarlos46
Yea, I pretty much agree - Switch 2 is the safe route, and they seem to just want to keep this gravy train rolling.

I would just argue that the Super NES was incredibly successful, and people didn't seem to get confused by the "super" addition in that case. Then again, the 90s feel like an entirely different world at this point, so I realize that doesn't necessarily translate.

It's probably called the Switch 2 and I've mostly come to accept it haha

Sounds like a safe bet for Nintendo in marketing and production terms and buyers will know more or less 2 means second generation or iteration. Super Switch would sounds good but then people will ask is that Switch 2 or what is that? I think giving a "2" is safe bet and funny how people ragg on Switch 2 when we have PS0,2,4 and Xbox 1,2 or so but don't ragg on those numbering. It's just NintenDoomed fandom can't stand fact Switch 2 is now Power and can be on the go. That's what scares them the most plus it's Digital eShop and Physical at the same time plus network gaming.

Didn't one of the leakers claim January 8th? (or possibly 9th because timezones). Although that seems super early, it is pretty plausible if the other leak about a March release date is true. Maybe either both true or both false.

Regardless of when the reveal happens, one thing’s for sure: It’s happening some time after the Hits for the Holidays Sale ends