No. They said that it would be released as early as this June. They also claimed that it will come in time for the holiday season. So again..bogus.
How about we the source directly rather than stating our feelings....
Samsung Display Co. will start mass production of 7-inch, 720p-resolution OLED panels as early as June with an initial monthly target of just under a million units, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing internal matters. The displays are slated for shipment to assemblers around July, the people said.
SAMSUNG will start mass production as early as June and ship to Nintendo for assembly in July
The release of a more premium version of Nintendo’s Switch console with an OLED display and support for 4K graphics for the holiday 2021 selling season could drive the company’s sales above consensus for the fiscal year ending March 2022 and extend the life cycle of the Switch platform for many more years.
NINTENDO are expected to release their revised console using these OLED panels this fiscal year, i.e. by March 2022. These two things line up. You can't release a console without having built up some stock, you can't build up stock without having the key components. Samsung ramping up production of these OLED panels lines up with Nintendo putting in a big order. If they're putting in a big order now their intent would be to release this fiscal year.
That's the first article. All this second article adds in terms of timing/stock is the following:
Nintendo plans to release a revised version of the Switch in the latter half of this year with a larger and better display as well as upgraded graphics when the hybrid console is plugged into a TV set, Bloomberg News has reported.
Again, the latter half of this year. Presumably this fiscal year but even if they mean calendar both the second half of this calendar year AND the second half of this fiscal year for Nintendo are after July
Also this:
Nintendo’s ability to fulfill demand for the Switch will be challenged by the same global chip supply bottleneck that has troubled its rivals. Beyond securing silicon from the likes of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the Switch maker also faces scarcity of more generic parts like display driver integrated circuits and Bluetooth modules, people familiar with its operations said. Component suppliers said shortages would persist at least until June and the situation may not improve for the rest of the year.
Basically, the ability for Nintendo to generate stock for this revision will be bottlenecked by other component shortages. They're expecting these shortages to last until June but they may extend after. I don't think anyone knows when these shortages will clear up, it's a global issue ATM. Either way it again lines up with an intent to produce enough stock for a launch by the end of this fiscal year. i.e. March 2022
Whatever the case, there is no proof till its official even if the source is credible. If the OLED is not plastic and gets released, they would realize that people would complain it being fragile and Nintendo would fix that by replacing it with LCD.
Or that their next gen console will revert it back to LCD until OLED panels with plastic become a thing(which as of now, they aren't and even so, are priced expensively like the Galaxy Fold for instance). Nintendo should actually start suing these journalists as they have sprouted countless fake news over the Switch and its potentially damaging Nintendo's reputation as confidential data is being leaked.
I don't care what Nintendo does. Heck, if they go with OLED, fine see what I care. Don't say I didn't tell you all that it was the opposite if the source did turn out wrong in the end. I'm not buying the newer model anyways unless there is an actual incentive like either having demanding exclusive games on it.
people would complain it being fragile and Nintendo would fix that
Regardless of LCD or OLED, Ninty's attitude towards Joy Con drift suggests that they would stick with whatever design flaws regardless of people's complaints.
Nintendo should actually start suing these journalists as they have sprouted countless fake news over the Switch and its potentially damaging Nintendo's reputation as confidential data is being leaked.
If it's fake news then they can't sue for breach of confidently. ;p
people would complain it being fragile and Nintendo would fix that
Regardless of LCD or OLED, Ninty's attitude towards Joy Con drift suggests that they would stick with whatever design flaws regardless of people's complaints are.
True. Guess that burn in that will happen instantly would be something of another complain. Hopefully Nintendo doesn't suffer heavy lawsuits for that matter because otherwise, like I said, they'd be forced to revert it to LCD.
True. Guess that burn in that will happen instantly would be something of another complain. Hopefully Nintendo doesn't suffer heavy lawsuits for that matter because otherwise, like I said, they'd be forced to revert it to LCD.
Is it that you saying that OLED screens are possible now?!?!
@Socar ...instantly? I've had my QLED Galaxy S10 for 2 years now with 0 burn in. I think you seriously overestimate how much of an issue burn-in is these days. Mostly cause QLED isn't organic. Aren't those the same panels that Nintendo bought, per the articles?
In either case OLED burn-in takes 2 years minimum, so I doubt we'll see any complaints until the next system is close to release if we get an OLED refresh.
@jump For the Switch, I don't think so but you and others seem to claim otherwise and I'm constantly "corrected" about my opinion so what else do I have to say other than "OK"?
@link3710 Uhh..QLED isn't OLED. Its actually LCD so it won't have burn in display. Its actually more efficient than OLED in terms of power consumption.
Two years of burn in is worse than having dead pixels after several years of use imo
@Socar Switch sucessor already? i was expecting and hoping Nintendo to release Switch sucessor on 2023/2024, so Shuntaro Furukawa statement last year that Switch is in middle of it lifecycle is a lie? oh no! Nintendo is gonna release Switch sucessor next year and i still dint played Bayonetta 3, Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild 2, Metroid Prime 4 and Pokémon Legend Arceus.
Yea, I mean, all signs are pointing toward this happening. And as a Switch fan, it's AWESOME and I'm gonna preorder this puppy the moment it goes live.
But I do find it amusing that most of us who are typically anti-rumor are subbing hard onto these. Maybe it's because we're desperate to get something new. But in the past, no matter the source, number of sources, and specificity of the rumors, the majority of this forum base has cautioned against believing them until we get something solid from Nintendo.
@rallydefault I think it's more that Socar is saying it's impossible to happen and wouldn't budge even to it's a small viable possibility until now. It's only seemingly JaxonH who seems 100% convinced (or very supportive of the idea) by it with everyone else saying it's could/likely to happen.
To be fair, I also 100% believe that Nintendo will iterate on the Switch hardware. Nintendo have iterated on their platforms in the past (both their home consoles and their portable devices). And the Switch is Nintendo's only device on the market, so they're going to iterate on it. Bank on it, it's happening.
I just won't "go to the hill" with that opinion.
But when there's so much smoke...there has to be fire, right?
And regardless of all the reports at the manufacturing level Nintendo be like...
Oh ho, someone who's looking forward to the Stubbs remaster? Just how enthusiastic are you? Are you dropping the $150 for the super-duper ultra-deluxe collector edition? (I know I'm not.)
Switch Physical Collection - 1,536 games (as of December 14th, 2025)
Switch 2 Physical Collection - 4 games (as of December 8th, 2025)
i had a weird and profectic dream that Capcom would do a Resident Evil 4 and make Monster Hunter Rise a full multiplaform release(specially with the expansion/ultimate version of the game).
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