Rumour: 'Switch 2' Could Launch Early Next Year, Claims Accessory Company

Rumor: Switch successor will have buttons on a controller to play the games. Seriously. Another week, another rumor. I’d rather just wait to hear official news than endless speculation.

@LavenderShroud Speaking of which, when are console companies gonna make back buttons the norm already....

I always thought March so this statement lines up with that.

It’s clear at this point that all the information that could leak before Nintendo breaks the silence (barring an egregious release of marketing information), has already. Just the same bits of info bouncing back and forth now

Everyone already knows it was meant for late 2024, they changed it to give more time for production and and to prevent the same thing that occured during the PS5 release.

I always assumed it was going to be available around March / April of 2025

My 2 all important questions to help me decide whether I'm in the queue day one are....

1. Just how much of a step up is it from the OG Switch

2. Will it launch either with a New 3D Mario game or maybe Mario kart 9

If the answer to question number 2 is a no, I'll probably wait till it does have one of, or both of those games available

I had a Switch day one but for the first month or so I barely had anything to play on it, so once I got past the novelty of actually having one it felt like a bit of a waste.

(oh, I feel I should add that I hate Zelda games which is why I had nothing to play)

@Samalik Right? It’s so exhausting having to use brain waves to play games.

@Erigen I'm not even that sure it was ever going to be an end of year release. Consoles releasing for Christmas just means you get rid of the little bit of product you managed to produce before then, and then have no games to sell anyone. Not only does a 9-month ramp-up mean that the doting parents aren't having to fight the die-hard core audience for systems, it means there's a decent pile of games to upsell to new users. Plus launching in the first three months of the year makes for an extremely strong end-of-year (Nintendo's fiscal year ends in March) investor report.

@FishyS

Yeah I'm sure it will be, it'll just be nice to get official specs and details from Nintendo so that we can make an informed decision.

That said, I'm in no rush, good things come to those who wait an all that.

There is something magical about getting a new console though, just the idea of it is giving me flashbacks of Christmas day 1997 unboxing my N64 with Mario 64 😁

Surprised a CEO of a company that relies on Nintendo giving them early access to products to produce their own would be so candid about something that hasn't been revealed. That seems risky, potentially breaking NDAs.

Anyway, I think everyone was already assuming March/April 2025 release.

Rumor: the next Switch is called the 1-2 Switch

One controller or two? You decide!
One screen or two? You decide!

Source: My dad is Nintendo.

@Member_the_game @BIG3 @TanukiTrooper I didn’t think so. Even if the units are ready, they won’t shadow drop a new console. I think all that we will have by March 2025 is the announcement.

The only thing left is how long is it going to be from Nintendo’s unveiling till the actual release at the tail end of march.
I’m going for 18 weeks.

@DwaynesGames

It happens when it happens, as I said in a previous post, I'm in no rush

A CEO openly breaching an NDA. Even regardless of credibility, it sounds like an acquired allergy to "having access to near-final versions of the hardware" in general.🍿

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I'd be surprised if an accessories manufacturer had been given legitimate access to near final versions of the Switch 2. As far as I'm aware only Hori make the only joycons that are deemed official that aren't made by Nintendo. I'm sure Nintendo would much rather sell their own expensive oem joycons rather than let a third party get a running start at producing cheaper versions.

Personally i’m just in no rush to jump to the next console, I mean the switch is great and the games on it are great, games which I have yet to play. That thing could come out in late 2025-early 2026 for all I care. (Which I don’t think will happen if I’m being honest)

Oh man, if its releasing in march, that means the announcement should be any day now!

@Coversnail Hori aren't the only ones, theres tons of brands licensed by nintendo

@DwaynesGames Just FYI the Switch was announced in October 2016 and then released in March 2017.

The Switch 2 could definitely follow the same timeline. I'm not saying it will, but it could.

Now that Zelda is out of the way. It would be good to have a Direct in the next couple of days.

@Erigen really hope they release the system in februari so ubisoft has to delay a creed again.

My prediction is that it will be announced before the end of the fiscal year, and then released at some point after that.

The one bit of information that was in that article and not repeated here on NintendoLife was that they also said the price point would be between €400-500

@JohnnyMind I think Nintendo's primary manufacturing company is called Hosiden.

My guess is we'll probably get a reveal in the next couple of weeks. Maybe no more than a month from now. I don't think Nintendo wanted to reveal the successor to the Switch while Echoes of Wisdom had yet to be released. Now that the game is out, they might give it a week or two before the big reveal.

And for the record, when I spoke with a GameStop employee the other day, he actually told me that Nintendo specifically told GameStop to not call it "Switch 2." So it is possible that it may not continue with the Switch name. Time will tell.

Nintendo themselves have repeatedly said there will be no announcement until their next financial year, which is April. So no surprise. And they won't reveal it before Christmas, as it will kill existing Switch sales dead.

Not much different here; just a supposedly more reliable source.

I really hope Nintendo announces it sooner rather than later. The fact that they haven’t announced ANYTHING in September for the first time in many years is highly suspicious. Maybe they’ll just copy-cat the Switch’s launch with October and March again, especially considering it’s just Switch 2.0, but I don’t care anymore. Let it come when Nintendo is ready.

I have another rumor. The switch 2 will be a successor to the regular switch. 🤣
The screen will have touchscreen. And the device will be able to play games. Hahah

I still think May. That's early next year.

This sounds very plausible to me. Wasn't their forecast 13.5 million units for this fiscal year? First quarter was only 2.1 million. If they are feeling that confident, I would imagine a price drop for either console or a 'Nintendo Selects' library, or a late hardware addition to the Switch line-up. At this point, we've seen nor heard nothing regarding this.

I've seen the bundles they are offering for current models and the games that they have announced for this year and beyond, but nothing stands out to me as 'this will carry Nintendo to their goal'. Nintendo's announcement is looming, and I can't wait to see how they surprise us.

Nintendo lawyers: Putting the N in NDAs.

Channels like NintendoPrime are already hyping up October for the clicks. I mean, it's bloody impressive how folk like him have grifted a living off the back of pretty much nothing but internet searches. I still think like we aren't seeing it before February. All rumours and leaks do is just create inane content for the grifts. Stuff gets delayed so they can ride the same horsecrap for another couple of months. PLans change so they can be absolved of any misinfomation and change tact. Honestly, they are quick to say 'take with a grain of salt' but even quicker to say 'I told you so.'

@GrailUK He's terrible, clicked on one of his shows once and realised how clickbaity he is, says nothing but hearsay you've already read but with added ads...he kept showing up in my feed and the thumbnails promise a lot more than what you actually get. But yeah it's the old stopped clock adage...

The last time an accessory company leaked the Switch 2 release timing, the following month there were lots of reports about internal delays.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/01/random-ai-gameshark-successor-claims-to-know-switch-2-release-date-then-backtracks

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/02/rumour-new-report-from-nikkei-corroborates-switch-2-delay-into-2025

It'll be interesting to see if history repeats itself.

GUYS. MY COUSIN'S DOG WORKS AT NINTENDO OF EUROPE AND HE SAID THE CONSOLE WILL BE CALLED "Nintendo Switch System 2 Deluxe & Knuckles HD" AND IT HAS A NEW FUNKY MODE!!! THIS IS CRAZY!!!!!!

It would be ideal for it to lauch with the inevitable new Mario 3D platformer game and around the end of 2025 with Mario Kart 9. For the technical side, I just hope for 4K capabilities via the dock because if they don't have that, I fear a Wii situation effect, even sooner, where after a strong enough start, the interest would suddenly dire after like 2-3 years max because of the lack of this. I mean, PS4 pro released in 2016 and did 4K.

@GrailUK
Yeah, I find him quite irritating. He should stick to his drinking games and stop with repeating the same old same old.

Screaming into the mic doesn't make what he has to say new info.

@benmully I think you might be a bit confis d. Nintendo said they would reveal the console during this fiscal year. So, it would have to be revealed before April.

I really hope it's soon. I'm so tired of this freaking potato that can't run anything without frame rate drops. I feel little desire to play on the Switch with a choppy 30 fps, when I can just get 120 on my PC.

@Kiz3000 True, and they had a more in depth Direct about the Switch including the models and preorders around Jan. 2017.

We’ve already heard about Black Friday Switch bundles and 1st party games still releasing in Oct and Nov. I just can’t see them announcing anything before the New Year.

But I don’t know more than anyone else. I could be wrong. 😊

If these new joysticks don't drift, Nintendo will have a leg-up over Sony... and over themselves.

The latest rumor I heard is that it's going to launch in such a stable state it won't need any system updates for at least halfway through its lifecycle.

I hope Nintendo releases late Summer, August, to spite everyone and proves all leakers as liars.

Early next year? İn March or April?
İt is possible if this leak is true. Then next month in October must be a Nintendo Direct with announcement from Nintendo Switch 2.
The release must be in 5 or 6 months to launch the console. İt is enough time.

i think the longer youve been following game news the less interesting console launch rumors are to you.

to give an example, I remember rumors of the "PSX2" in the mid 90s predicting "over half a million polygons pee second!!" among other "impossible" claims at the time. 😆

PS - I do wish I could filter out the "RUMOUR" tag permanently on the main page (along with LEGO Animal Crossing, and Splatoon coverage frankly.)

PPS - this guy knows he isnt violating any NDAs if he's talking out of his arse 😆

@Member_the_game For me it is Splatoon 4. I bought the Splatoon 2 Switch, and the Splatoon 3 OLED Switch so I need a Splatoon 4 Super Nintendo Switch.

another baseless rumor take as a grain of salt.

@FishyS

It's my one hope for the switch 2. That it'll release with an Odyssey 2 or something.

I’m so tired of these leaks saying stuff we already know. I’m just not believing anything until the official word

I’ll believe it when I see it

I just hope it's a lot more inventive that the leaks show it to be. If its just a switch pro I'll leave it for a bit

It's going to be a hard pass if the Switch 2 doesn't have an on button.

@MisterSmith : Liar! Only our uncles can work at Nintendo.

Even if the hardware is ready, it doesn’t mean the launch games are ready.

I sorta don’t care either way as I will be waiting on a Zelda edition before buying. I am trying to get out of buying multiple systems so better to buy the one I want most once. I’ll work down my switch purchase list in the meantime. Got another 500 games or so to go. Sigh.

As always just wait on Nintendo to announce something.

Most of these “rumors” are incredibly safe/boring that anyone with half a brain could have just predicated on their own. At this point might as well say there is gonna be a Mario game at/close to launch for it.

This is the first I've heard of it.

Will it keep the same design but boost the internal spec and perfomance ?

Another day, another pointless rumor... Guess we gotta keep waiting.

My OG switch is a clunky broken ass rig that somehow barely still works, so I’m hanging out for switch 2 and will be an early adopter. Bring it on now before my switch finally dies.

Anyone remember when the GameShark CEO "leaked" a September 2024 release date for Switch 2 earlier this year?

Can you stop reporting on this trash, NintendoLife? I know it gets you clicks but this is giving free publicity to bad faith individuals.

@-wc- "over half a million polygons ~pee~ second!!" I think you meant per second lololol. 🤣

It will be cool if it launch on march rather than the holiday season 😃

None of it makes any sense. Nintendo won't even announce information about the Switch successor until the fiscal year end of March 2025 (they've yet to even officially acknowledge something tangible, unlike NX a year before the Switch reveal) yet people think Nintendo will not just announce something, they will reveal it immediately and release it a few weeks later? Turn it up!

Where are all those clowns that predicted the reveal in a September Direct? Where is the September Direct? That was supposedly guaranteed because Nintendo always do one, forgetting the usual January one never happened with the only actual Direct in 2024 occurring in June (indie and partners don't count for those wanting to argue). No doubt these people are hiding in shame, only to surface in a few weeks to put their entire stock in a wild, new prediction.

No, Nintendo are a company that exhaust all possible sales of a successful system and strategically reveal and release new ones for similar reasons. With so many Switch games already scheduled for deep into next year, nothing points to an imminent release of a new system. My hunch remains an announcement early 2025 about basic information and a reveal date. June reveal. September release. A September release puts it in line with Metroid Prime 4, which they will probably make cross generation, and clear the runway for Mario Odyssey 2 as the major launch title.

@WiiWareWave

HA! yes indeed, PER not pee* 😂

@Yodalovesu As for say, it would be detrimental to NL's finances not to report these rumours. This story appeared in my Google suggested stories, for example.

Perhaps NL should log and list all the failed rumours at the of such stories to give readers context that the latest rumours are likely a similar bunch of bull! NL does a good job not to launch or fuel rumour mongering, and provide the usual "take it with a grain of salt" advice or warning. Then it's up to us to decide. That's the best you can do in this tricky world where volume and click bait is fundamental to the survival of a free media operation.

@HalBailman Right. People shouldn’t look too much at the Switch release as a pattern for the Switch 2.0 release. Nintendo is in a much stronger position today and can afford to give the Switch an extra long life as they continue to prepare for the next one.

I'm telling you. Announcement in February. Release in May.

My rumor is: I will buy Nintendo‘s next console, because - apparently - it’s what I do.

Even thought all of this is just rumours, it's quite clear to me that the console will launch within the first months of 2025, and to be more specific, between March and May. It makes so much sense.
I'd say April is THE month.

Another parallel to consider with the Switch launch: Nintendo pushed Paper Mario: Color Splash CONSTANTLY leading up to its release in October 2016. It was the last major exclusive for the Wii U, but as soon as it dropped we got the Switch Trailer.

Do we see the same thing happen with the release of Super Mario Bros: Brothership??

Even if the new console launch early next year I probably won't be able to get one til Summer anyways. Still had hundreds of games (Metroidvania, RPGs, Fighting Games, Shmups, FPS, Side-Scrollers, Action Games, Black Myth Wukong Games, Racing Games, etc.) I need to get through and other handhelds to get too.

@ScalenePowers kind of, except I see it happening with Donkey Kong Country Returns in January. That'll give them one last Xmas / Black Friday to focus on squeezing out more Switch sales

It will release in March.

@Member_the_game Since the Switch 2 will be full backwards compatibile.
That is reason enough to instant upgrade. There are quite a few games in my catalog that could benefit from the extra Power. This includes Zelda:BOTW and Zelda:TOTK, Lego City:Undercover, Witcher 3, Skyrim, etc.
Would be exciting to see how much better those games peform.

I don't believe this for a second, because Nintendo aren't going to announce to a random accessory manufacture the consoles release date.

I was expecting it in 2026 so this is welcome news