A major online retailer has updated its website to include mentions of Nintendo Switch and 'Nintendo Switch Pro' consoles.
The retailer in question is MediaMarkt, a multinational retailing giant that operates across Europe. The mentions of a Switch Pro have been spotted on its Polish website and can be seen when searching for Switch consoles, games, and accessories. There aren't any Switch Pro consoles to buy, of course, but it serves as a heading for Switch sections of the site.
We've grabbed a screenshot of the site for you below.
So does this mean that a 'Switch Pro' is just around the corner? Well, rumours of an updated, more powerful Switch console have been doing the rounds for sometime now, most recently including reports from Taiwan that say a new model is in production and will launch in 2021 alongside major software releases, and a Bloomberg report that suggests Nintendo has told third-party developers to ensure their future titles are 4K-ready.
Still, Nintendo has yet to officially announce any such plans, and it's worth highlighting the fact that the phrase 'Switch Pro' has been created by fans and media. Nintendo has never used the word 'Pro' on updated hardware models in the past, instead preferring the likes of 'New' or 'SP' – surely, if a new Switch is on the horizon, it wouldn't simply copy Sony's PS4 Pro branding?
Instead, then, perhaps this is a case of a retailer simply using the phrase to pick up hits from those searching for a Switch Pro on Google? Or perhaps MediaMarkt knows of a new console on the way, but not the official product name?
It's too early to say, but we'd take any new retailer mentions of a Switch Pro with a huge pinch of salt; if and when Nintendo does officially announce anything about new hardware, we'll let you know.
Thanks to Donat for the tip!
[source mediamarkt.pl, via nintendoswitch.pl]
Comments 80
No it doesn't mean anything.
Does it mean anything? Who knows. We certainly don’t.
If this is true then,Red dead redemption 2 on switch FOR THE WINNNN!!!
But then again i shouldnt get my hopes too high
Doesn't it say "V2 2019" on that screenshot? The one we have already.
I'm guessing they read all of these rumour "articles" and thought they were being prepared.
...maybe we should all wait for official news? We already have a Switch, the games will pretty much be the same.
Either way I'm getting a couple series xs today to finance the future nintendo pros.
I want to believe this, honest I do, but these rumours often end in disappointment. So I’m not getting myself hyped for something that might never happen.
If it does happen and we do get a Switch Pro of some sorts, then great. But if we don’t, I’m more than happy with the Switch I already have.
I seriously doubt they know about it, as well, and I also doubt that it'll be announced in 2020.
I doubt Nintendo would call it the Nintendo Switch Pro. Sony already did that
Could be a whole lot of nothing. Could be something. We'll just have to wait and see what Nintendo says
@GigaNibba It would probably just run better the games already available for switch/switch lite.. Nintendo doesn't want to mess with their install base right now. Realistically, I could see GTA V happening down the line, since it could run on ps3 as well
My body is ready for a switch pro.
It means everything and nothing, not sure which though.
This is about anticipating customer searches. Nothing more.
At least they prominently label the V2 switch. That's commendable. Down the line, I bet this will deceive a low information buyer.
@Bearzilla823 Typo of what? What other word could they have meant to use here?
Just waiting for the listings on eBay to turn up (Switch Pro pre-order only £50,000)
I heard a rumour...
This is what i sing whenever i heard a rumour about Nintendo Switch.
Looks like their trying to manage common keyword searches across their platform by adding the keyword Nintendo Switch Pro.
@feschiquetti true but u never know what could happen
Their just trolling.
If I'm waiting to order the PS5, I can easily afford it, and I was Nintendo, I would get in first and tell myself that a Pro is on the way. That would make me hold off buying the PS5.
Is Nintendo that clever?
Means nothing. Stores have listed lots of things over the years which never were released.
It's like a wishlist for their own store.
Switch +
New Switch
Switch Plus
Switch XL
Switch Pro
Switch Home
Place your bets!
@Bearzilla823 If they meant to say Pro Controller, they should have simply said Pro Controller. And of note, they do not list any Pro Controllers in the site. As much is I'm annoyed by rumors most times, calling this yellow journalism (which is laughable) and somehow standing up for this market site is pretty silly.
Probably an idiot who got confused between Switch and PS4. What about the the Switch X?
MediaMarkt...
even for rumors they're not really credible.
@andyg1412
new Switch
Here we Gooooooo.... Again. Zzzzz.... 🤪😂
@-Green- pretty sure if you polled nintendolife people that the majority of people don't believe it will be called a pro. That said pro is being used until the official name is revealed. The NX was the switches code name that didn't make the switch less real.
@Bearzilla823 I think @HobbitGamer has answered that for me...
Remember, Switch Lite came out of the Blue!
Nintendolife is just becoming another clickbait site with poor journalism. I used to like its articles but lately too many are like this.
Or... they confused the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller to be for a Nintendo Switch Pro... like... the Wii U Gamepad
@Hagemaru the Switch U is the next gen with 7 screen, and 3 nunchuck so only aliens can play it. The "not switch pro" will obviously be names New Switchi XL
@sixrings I really don't get why all the journalists decided to call it Switch Pro, especially for sites dedicated to Nintendo. It's really like a mom would call any console a "Nintendo" because they don't know better.
@Bearzilla823 Dude calm down, read the title correctly and its a console he is talking about not controller.
Erm dont look at the site if you dont like rumours.
Well, considering how most of these retail things haven't been true, I'm gonna guess No.
@Rhaoulos pretty sure the adoption of pro as a name is because it simply describes what is coming next. Anything else might give the impression of a successor which is not what the mainstream predictions are.
@andyg1412 Switch DS
2 new MH games coming out on Switch next year, last 4 Nintendo MH games were dual screen - MHU3, MHU4, MHG, MHS - so maybe it's taken this long for sequels on Switch b/c they were waiting?
I mean, it's no crazier than a Switch Pro, right? Nintendo stopped production of the 3DS, might as well start making a Switch DS.
it's coming for sure, switch is selling well so a final revision makes sense so nintendo can milk gen1 as long as possible before moving onto a next-gen unit, which probably won't drop till late 2022.
A new revision of the console is coming but I doubt it'll be called the Switch Pro. Knowing Nintendo they'll probably call it the New Switch, the Switch Ultimate, or the Switch 4K. Nintendo was never known for giving good names to their product so these are likely guesses.
There seems to be enough clues to point to some kind of high end version coming. The reports of "4k ready", and the recent patent images of a rounded Joy Con type controller type suggest something like that is forming. Add in the weird cut-off timing of March 31, and you might think it all means something.
I just hope it isn't time to produce software that won't play on the existing Switches already. When the "New" 3DS came out they pulled that trick, having certain titles that wouldn't play on the older ones. Time never stops marching on in the game industry, after all.
Could they have in mind a 3 tiered platform, with the Switch Lite as the simple handheld focus, the original Switch as the all-purpose, and a new high end home console with home theater specs?
SM3DAS is 250 dollars?
I like Super Switch
Indeed, the fan nickname is a particular giveaway here. And where it made sense for Sony to try and bait their perceived core audience with the notion that higher resolutions grant a gamer the status of "pro"... Nintendo has long outgrown its "now you're playing with power" phase.
@andyg1412 Anything but New Switch. Trying to shop for New 3DS online is a pain. Searching for New 3DS (or accessories) and you get a bunch of results for the regular 3DS in new condition.
@andyg1412 super nintendo switch!
GTA V on the Switch confirmed! Yay!
@Jimsbo Could they have in mind a 3 tiered platform, with the Switch Lite as the simple handheld focus, the original Switch as the all-purpose, and a new high end home console with home theater specs?
This is the most likely scenario for Switch. As much as we have debbie downers on here trying downplay a more powerful Switch because it would upset their xbox/psx fantasy as the most powerful(in their mindset) system but even less Powerful when compared to a SLI/CF gaming PC system that is True 4K @60fps trademarks. So debbie downers keep drinking your koolaid as you will need alot of it. And you know they are scared when they try to equate the Switch Pro description to a Pro Controller is just pathetic yellow journalism.
Person in comment section mentions "Switch" and "Pro" in one sentence. Is something going on here?
@SwitchForce What the hell are you talking about, lol? Yes the Switch will get a more powerful version (someday) in the future; no it will not be as powerful as the next gen stuff. I personally bet it will fall between the Ps4 and Ps4 Pro, with a Switch Lite and a "Pro" version, 3 tiers would get confusing. But I don't get the whole fantasy thing you're talking about? I think it's good that people doubt it tho, helps keep their expectations down as Nintendo loves to fall short a lot.
@sixrings If New Switch is too confusing, Switch 1.5 should be the way to avoid any confusion showing a half gen. Calling it pro makes it really sound like the writer only knows Sony and is trying to write an article about Nintendo
@andyg1412 New Super 3DSwiitch i U Famicom 64 Boy Visual Entertainment Game System Advance XL SP Micro Color Pocket Lite
@andyg1412 I think Super Switch would be the best name.
if we are getting a Nintendo switch pro or a Nintendo switch 2, i may end up buying it assuming that it is compatible with all of the current Nintendo switch games.
they did that kind of thing with the GameBoy advance, the Nintendo DS, the 3DS, the Wii, and the Wii U.
even the GameCube had backwards compatibility with N64 games. but from what i remember that was just rummers related to serial port A and information found on the Nintendo service disc for DOL-001. if only that were true, it would have been nice. however, that was a long, long, long time ago.
and for all we know, Nintendo is trying to do something new. the Nintendo Switch Pro or Nintendo Switch 2 could contain a DVD that will allow the system to be backwards compatible with games from the GameCube, Wii, and/or Wii U. or possibly a cartilage slot so that the system is backwards compatible with Nintendo DS/3DS games. but that is just a pipe dream. i think some people can imagine a Super Nintendo Master System. unfortunately it would probably be limited to 1.5/2 teraflops.
the only way we will have that kind of backwards compatibility on a dedicated Nintendo console is if Nintendo partners with Microsoft for a short while and i do not think that is a good idea. just imagine; one day there could be the Nintendo Xbox. at one point i remember there being rummers of a Nintendo PlayStation that never was...
Switch Advance
This in and of itself doesn't likely mean anything - but all signs currently point toward a more powerful revision.
That being said, I hardly feel like 'Switch Pro' would be Nintendo copying Sony - I mean, didn't Sony copy Apple?
Watch the pro thing just be them talking about the pro controller lol. This is probably just gonna be just like that “leaked 3D all stars photo on one of the shopping sites, then a couple days later the guy who did it came out and said it was fake, or this is throw pro in there so we get more sales.
It should be pretty clear by now that their are retailers who are willing to list any product on their websites to get people to flock to their storefronts, even if those product only exist via internet leaks, rumors, or rumblings.
"Switch Pro" is one of those products.
All we know is the switch pro either is or isn’t coming...
It simply means nintendo has been playing with my emotions over the 2 years I've owned my switch.
@stevenw45 ...What?
The Updated/Improved Switch will be called the Nintendo Switch DLSS 4K
Or they mean the Switch Lite.
@Bearzilla823 You need to calm down, this isn't the New-York Times, NL's journalistic "reputation" isn't being sullied and these rumor pieces are not taking the place of other content.
It is obviously common sense to not simply believe rumors. However, while smoke doesn't necessarily mean fire, there isn't a lot else it CAN be and it is also silly to just ignore and dismiss so much smoke. Open, but critical mind, ok people? I swear, based on the comments on these pieces, I get the feeling that some of you are vehemently AGAINST a significantly upgraded Switch.
What a load of balls. I can’t believe I clicked and read this article. Stop with the incessant rumour peddling NL.
We all know the next switch will be called the Ultra Switch 64 and it launches this festive period with Metroid Prime 4 and 5, Metroid Dread, Pikmin 4 and Eternal Darkness 2.
@Omarzy I swear, based on the comments on these pieces, I get the feeling that some of you are vehemently AGAINST a significantly upgraded Switch.
I think there is more truth to this then those posters want to know. Those that talk like it will be at level of PS4 tells they have a grudge against Switch. And anything more then those levels can't happen but it did and that is why the Switch exists. For me considering BOTW2 is supposedly next year around ~March 2020 think when did the firs Switch come out March 2017 does those corresponding date seem odd or close for some reason. And Nintendo doesn't have to follow someone timetable to make a new Mode either. Take a look at PC every 6 months there new hardware or upgrade so your telling me those PC should stick to the same hardware for how many years without updating. I doubt your company following that model would survive if you did that in a competitive PC market hardware maker.
@zool neg, basic economics and life cycle analysis would show it'd be smarter to not announce anything this quarter. Got a switch in its mid/end life cycle where the vast majority of sales are casual gamers and two consoles launching where the vast majority of purchases would be enthusiasts.
Cannablise sales of the former with insignificant influence on the later.
It's why your seeing a tonne of game/bundled console announcements for NS
Only new thing you should see this quarter is a new low Xmas price point
@-Green- I doubt Nintendo would call it the Nintendo Switch Pro. Sony already did that
You would think Nintendo would have objected to that.
And I am the only one here jeaulous that our Polish friends can get Layton's that cheap?!
It's not going to be called a Switch Pro. This is Nintendo not Sony. It's an awful name in any case.
@Willsy I totally disagree. The only reason Nintendo should not announce a new console is, if they don't have one to release. And not every Nintendo gamer is a casual gamer.
As the Xbox and PS become more powerful so the Switch will fall behind and will become just the casual console for casual gamers who want to play casual games.
Shareholders invest in companies to make money not because they are loyal to gaming. Some analysts think the Switch will hit a peak next year, which would not be good for share prices. A new console would stop many gamers, like me, from buying a PS, which would split my spend on games .
@zool
Did you read my comment?
Current state:
All of this above without actual data is enough to suggest all the switch will be doing is dropping as many games as possible into the lead up to Xmas and providing a price cut. 300 buck Xbox @1440p or a now 200/250 switch thats 1080p, portable with an established library of games... Makes the choice compelling
Either way, if they have a new system (which they do) or if they don't, there is ZERO chance they're discussing officially prior to xmas
@Willsy yes I read your comments, and there is a new Switch (or another name for it) which will be here next March; but it would stop speculation if they just say so, and it would stop Nintendo gamers jumping ship.
This wouldn't affect Christmas sales, not every one wants a Pro Switch. But so far nothing has been announced game wise, for Christmas. What is the big Christmas game, not for people buying a Switch for the first time, they have plenty of choice, but for existing Switch owners?
The less Nintendo do for this Christmas period, the more likely the new console is imminent. Games we are expecting are now in 4k, that's why we have been treated to mostly ports this year, until the Pro arrives.
Discount Switches will sell well at Christmas, no doubt, but that does not help all of us who now consider our Switch to be showing its age, and want more.
@Moonlessky
You literally took the words right out of my mouth..
No. It doesn't. **** off.
@andyg1412 I'd say switch Plus has a more likely ring to it. Especially considering that the Super Mario 3D World+ game. Could be an interesting hint at the pro being called the + instead.
MAYBE you can only play the super mario 3d world + ON the Switch PLUS. Oooooh... fuel for the fiiiiiiyAAAAAAH!!!!
I posted this before, but there is already proof that Switch Pro is in production:
https://fccid.io/BKEHAT002/Letter/02-FCC-Class-II-Permissive-Change-Letter-4869805
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