Plans To Announce The 'Switch 2' Have Not Changed, Says Nintendo's President

I wonder if they'll announce in March 2025 with either an early summer or September to October release ahead of Holiday 2025 🤔

At this point I'm thinking a March reveal and a September/October release. H1 would've been nice, but it's getting more unlikely as time passes.

What I think:

1. A short teaser mid December.
2. A Switch 2 Direct in January.
3. And then the release somewhere in May, June or August.

Not September or October, since that would not give retailers enough time to stock up for the holidays.

incredibly torn on whether i think it'll be january or march 2025. on one hand, waiting until the absolute last second would be a very nintendo thing to do but even then i can still see them getting it out of the way at the start of the new year especially if they want that super bowl ad space

But I want it now and I want it with a cherry on top!!!

NOT FAIR!!!!

WHY WON’T YOU LISTEN TO ME NINTENDO!? I am your MOST STABLE and MOST GENIUS investor… _{assuming investment means ‘time invested in complaining about your products online’} …which BTW is a sign of PASSION because I am a REAL FAN! Way more PASSIONATE than these FAKE INVESTORS who only care about MONEY MONEY MONEY. You shouldn’t run a business for MONEY. You should run a business for ME!

ANNOUNCE SWITCH 2 NOW!!!

…OR SO HELP ME I WILL BUY THE STANDARD EDITION OF XENOBLADE CHRONICLES X INSTEAD OF THE DELUXE COLLECTOR’S EDITION WITH STEEL CASE AND ART BOOK AND FULLY POSABLE SKELL FIGURINE.

I wonder if the announcement of the plan to announce the Switch successor was a double-edged sword. It's gotten people excited and investors aware of future plans, but the Switch sales slowing leading into Christmas is signs of people holding off and waiting for the forthcoming announcement.

Chose January in the poll, lets kick off the new year in style with a big announcement after the holiday season is out of the way

I'm still not expecting a reveal until Jan but I'm not sure how much a reveal of Switch 2 at this stage will really impact holiday sales.

I'd imagine any "hardcore" gamers, those who the announcement is going to appeal most to, already own a Switch. It's largely a more general gaming/casual audience who will be purchasing an OG Switch before the end of the year.

@Dirty_Croc Maybe because he is a businessman?

Nintendo doesn't want to cannibalize their christmas sales, so they are naturally going to announce it afterwards

Of course they will wait to next year.
They are a business and want to sell as many Switch consoles and games over the busy Christmas period and New Year sale.

Anyone that thought other wise, was thinking from the heart and not the business brain.

Out of all three big companies, Nintendo are the most shrewdest.

I still think they should sold Switch 2 early this year 2024. The company have not had one penny out of this year.
They have gone from most played and spent on in 2023 to last place in 2024 for me.
They have been a whole year late.

But the randos in the NL comments said they have to announce it yesterday...

Who should i believe?

Best guess easrly next year - if theyre on top of manufacturing the wait to have it in our hands from reveal might not actually be that long - you could be playing it in 3 months!

March.
Has there ever been a Jan announcement for a console? I am sure that there probably has somewhere, but to me it would be a slight slap to do it just after Christmas to parents.

Thanks for buying our games console for your child! Now, here is a brighter and better one on the way!

I think announcing in January would put off a lot of parents, they've just bought a console for their children for Christmas and Nintendo announce another?

I reckon late February or March for an official announcement

Before last week I was so impatient to have Switch 2 news, but now that we have Xenoblade Chronicles X DE coming up, I can wait as much possible. I believe January would be the perfect month, IMO.

I have said for some time that the reveal will be in March 2025 with a holiday 2025 release. Personally, I think that will be far too late and there will be so many handhelds and better powered units that will mean the Switch will only be for Nintendo fans.
The uniqueness of the Switch is now no longer unique and if AAA games can’t be ported at a high enough quality, I just feel that March next year will
be too late.
The pandemic helped Nintendo a lot with people staying at home but it as it sounds it will be, the next Switch is merely a minor upgrade, I just can’t be convinced that it will be anywhere near as successful as the current model has been.

Nintendo needed to reveal when the hype was at its highest. Right now, apathy has set in and Switch 2 will need to offer something huge to do well.

@AnonyQ Right at end of March 2025. Release holiday 2025. Which will be too late IMHO

@Minako-Meleph They are unlikely to reveal in January after Xmas would be a bad move and put off potential customers. March seems most likely now with holiday 2025 being release date.

@OldGamer999 Agreed. By time it releases we will have other handheld options and it will look even more lacking in power than the current model.
Had to be a 2024 release IMHO and late 2025 could be a bad move.

@sanderev I think it will release Holiday 2025 after we a March announcement

@MjJmediablogger no way they'll announce in March for a holiday release. Latest release for switch 2 will be July - they'll want it announced and available quickly to reduce the drop off in switch sales and get people on to the new console as soon as they hear about it

everyone is jumping to the conclusion this announcement is the reveal of the console and while it might it also could mean something else like a release window or codename

One of the Kit and Krysta "discussions" that haven't made it to this sites news, is that Nintendo most likely will wait until the election is over before promoting a Switch 2. Which makes sense for a company that held back the title reveal of a Zelda game because of the queen dying.

@AnonyQ Maybe. I don’t think we will see it before holiday 2025. Either way, I already think they have left any reveal far too late.

@MjJmediablogger Respectfully, I have to disagree. January is usually a weak month for Nintendo (with few exceptions). People who wanted a Switch would have buy it on Christmas, so it won't be them who will buy the next console. Like the current Switch, it'll be the hardcore gamers who will buy it first, followed by the casual gamers eventually. Beside, the Switch presentation was held in January 2017 and NES minis (who was sold during Holiday 2016) still performed well. So I don't think it will affect anything, IMO

I think the new console could be revealed this year if the new console is backwards compatible. It shouldn’t hurt holiday software sales if upcoming releases can be played on the current or new hardware.

@KBuckley27 Good point. It could just be a case of yes, we have a new console in production and this will be easy for sale in 2026. We will announce more later this year. And that’s all they have to do essentially. They have said they will reveal details but that could be a full reveal, a part reveal or just a concept.

@Maxz pretty much nailed it! Needed a framerate rant and to use the word "we" a lot, that would have been the icing on the cake. Otherwise, bang on, this comment section being a direct means of contacting Nintendo as we all know..

@Minako-Meleph I doubt many hardcore gamers are sat waiting for a Switch 2 right now tbh. They will be waiting for a Steam Deck 2 or something like that. Switch is no longer unique and handhelds are a big part of the future.
Nintendo fans will be all over it and it will do well but I would be surprised if the Switch 2 gets anywhere close to the OG sales.
The pandemic helped the Switch in many ways - it was the perfect console for that time but unless you want Nintendo IP, it’s not going to be as relevant.

I still think they have waited too long to announce anything l.

January is always quiet. No chance!

Nintendo can announce their Switch 2 anytime during year 2025.
I can wait.

It's on the 14th January!"

Christmas will be a distant memory / nothing else much happeneing / history of directs around that time........
and the biggest reason, it's my birthday!

Oh I just wanted to add that I think we are going to get a couple more annoucements like the game trial and the music app, it seems to me there is lots of these type of things which they want to reveal before so that all the focus will be on the console when they do the reveal.

With Mario and Luigi and xenoblade X I’m honestly in no rush. I still have a lot of games left to play on the switch.

@MjJmediablogger I don't want to wait till 2026 but I am setting myself up for that possibility

I just hope the wait means they’re producing so many that it’ll be impossible NOT to find one. 🤞

@KBuckley27 Exactly this. When Furukawa mentioned an announcement he compared it to the 2015 NX announcement, not the 2016 Switch reveal.

A short teaser with the name reveal in early February.

We'll then get a bigger full reveal at a Nintendo event in Japan late March or early April.

Release will be June or July 2025.

Hoping for a full January reveal with a release in March, mirroring the original Switch debut (yes it was shown first in October 2016 but the Wii U was basically dead at that point so it didn’t matter that they unveiled it before the holidays while the Switch is still thriving). Get it out early in the year so they can prepare to have plenty of stock available by Christmas.

All depends on what games they have ready to go though. If they can’t put out a string of great games throughout the year like they did in 2017 then I’d probably rather wait until they can maintain a consistent schedule.

I could see them tying the console's reveal with the New Year's celebrations, though I don't know how much attention it would reasonably draw.

Probably release in May or September.

I honestly do not understand the reason not to announce it already.
Every gamer and/or Nintendo fan already has a Switch and surely these people won't be buying another one.
The people that will get a Switch are those not following the gaming news so, even if a announcement is made, those sales are still 'guaranteed'.
I just hope that they will announce the new console sonner rather than later, otherwise, I can see the new console being released late 2025 which is far from ideal.

@MjJmediablogger Holiday releases are terrible to get a lot of sales out early. Low stock is really an issue then. And the sales usually don't ramp up early in the year either. So a holiday 2025 release isn't going to be decent until holiday 2026.

Which is too long to wait. Which was kind of the issue the Wii U had in the first year.

So a holiday release doesn't really make sense. Q2 (around may/june) or Q3 make more sense. A soft-ish launch and a big 3D Mario to be released around the holidays.

An announcement in January is when it's at. Nintendo always does big directs in January. (if there is something big to be announced). And to get people to watch it, a teaser in December seems plausible.

I think February reveal and September release. September release would fit perfectly with a 3D Mario launch title coinciding with the SMB 40th anniversary (like how 3D All Stars coincided with 35th anniversary and Mario Maker coincided with 30th anniversary).

As for February reveal, I feel it's to do with Legends Z-A. There's annual Pokemon Presents coinciding with Pokemon Day (February 27th) so it's a safe guess that Legends Z-A debut gameplay will be revealed on February 27th 2025. My guess is that the game releases in the normal November Pokemon slot so they'd showcase the debut gameplay running on Switch 2 and I feel that February reveal for Switch 2 is more likely than prior to February.

I'm gonna guess February.

@MjJmediablogger
I think they have missed judge this, especially as some say it has been ready for a while.
Which like you said the tech will be older than it should be on release.

It will sell to start with, but I am very sure the longevity and sales like the Switch has had will definitely not happen with Switch 2.
There are more options now and better powered machines around.
I mean Switch 2 will get a raft of third party games but all old ones that were the PS4 era and I don’t want to play them again.

Unless they have some amazing AAA new formula first party games I may even give Switch 2 a miss, Nintendo have repeated a lot with Switch and I bet it will just be a repeat process with Switch 2.
It was ok for Switch repeating things but do it two generations back to back and it starts to get stale.

@OldGamer999 It's almost certain, according to the rumors, that the Switch 2 will have full backward compatibility with Switch games. So no need to re-release games. Except for maybe some dual releases for the final Switch games (running with improved performance and resolution on Switch 2). Other games might get some patches to smooth out performance as well.

It’d be very funny if Nintendo actually waited until the end of the fiscal year in March to announce Switch 2. Still, I think I’m leaning toward February. It’s a great way to revive the February Nintendo Direct.

@chardir Yeah I suspect it might not even be the reveal we all want. But if Nintendo leave it to release in 2026 I think they will be making a massive mistake

@OldGamer999 Agreed and I think that’s the mistake that Nintendo are going to make

@sanderev They might just reveal the consoles existence and codename. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if it doesn’t release until 2026 although if that does happen, it will be a huge error.

@Dirty_Croc "Stuck in the past" why exactly?

Guaranteed to be announced before Pokemon Day 2025 in late Feb. Very unlikely to be announced in 2024, the holidays are practically here (along with holiday shopping) and Nintendo won't cannibalize sales. I'd bet money on the window between Monday January 6th and Friday February 21st.

I suggest to shadow drop the Switch 2 on any regular Tuesday.

@Maxz lol. That's probably the hardest I'm gonna laugh today.

That's fine, by then the new gen of AMD chips will be in new pc handhelds and then we'll know if Nintendo's hardware will stack up. Of course switch 2 will have ease of use speak for it and I hope price as well. Mist say though, black myth wukong benchmarking 58fps @ 1080p on only 15 watt is very impressive on the hx370.

@Axecon This why I say a teaser mid december, with most holiday shopping already completed.

@MjJmediablogger It will be released in 2025 that's certain. And I'd say a holiday release is not the smart thing to do. So Q2-Q3

I read the title as

Nintendo Plans To Announce The 'Switch 2,' Says President

and got wayyyy too excited for nothing. 😭😭😭😭

It's March, 2025 - don't bother with it being announced earlier

Great, at this rate, will look forward to the announcement on March 31st at 11:59pm (59 seconds).

March 2025 reveal ---> October 2025 release

I’ve been saying it since May, Nintendo doesn’t care about what you wish they would do, they’re going to do what makes smart business sense. Announcing the Switch 2 before or during the holiday shopping cycle would not have made business sense, and people who think it wouldn’t matter clearly live in an online bubble and do not see just how little parents and the like keep up with gaming news.

I think this whole thing was a fumble and uncharacteristic of Nintendo. Why acknowledge a successor this year at all? The damage to their sales momentum has likely already been done by that.

It wasn't just hopium thinking the announcement would have to be this year, with a spring or early summer release. It's now looking like a fall 2025 release at the earliest. That's on a chipset that is already known to be a couple years old, into a market with another year of competition from other entertainment devices. Not to be nintendoomed about it, but the prototype was shown to devs ages ago and this ramp-up seems very slow.

Either February or March, but I'm not entirely sure which. I'm leaning towards February, but March is a distinct possibility.

somewhat the same formula with exceptions.
nothing this year as they want this to be Switch 1's last holiday. no "soft" reveal either. they're not coming of a massive failure and the fact they already gave a by date backs this IMO.
January reveal- here's what it is, does, Nintyness, and launch games.
March- partner showcase, launch and the years games.
April or May- released just in time before...
June (not E3) direct- here's the 1st biggie for the new console.

@TotalHenshin
I don't think many/most parents are ignorant of gaming news. My kids always had the latest and greatest gaming stuff because I'm a gamer. It was my love for gaming that got them involved. We're the ones who have supported gaming.

Why do people think happens when gamers become parents?

I bet the reveal will happen on February 2025 since, for now, there aren't any big games from Nintendo coming out in that period. Unless the company will do a direct for the upcoming Switch games with also the reveal of Switch 2, but I doubt about this option.

@chardir they technically could reveal the console by March 31st but most likely they will give it a release window similar to Switch/NX in early 2016 months before the reveal of the Switch

I'm glad they at least communicated an official response instead of keeping us on our toes. Although I still don't get why there were so many teases with it if it wasn't going to be announced in October. (Like "there will be no news about the switch successor in this presentation" what was the deal with that if they weren't going to announce it this year?)

@k8sMum But not all parents are you. In fact, most of them aren’t. As a teacher and a weekend daycare worker I interface with a lot of parents, and I can tell you that more of them are not as checked in as you may be. The very fact that you’re here posting on a niche gaming site should be the first indicator to you that you may not represent the median.

@Fiskern does this logic confirm switch 2 will be called Tears of the American Electorate?

Feb/March announcement & summer / early autumn release seems sensible to me.

Idk at this point...

I voted February for my guess on the Nintendo Switch 2's announcement, but that was more of an educated guess than anything. It doesn't really matter to me personally when it gets announced anyway. I have been enjoying my Steam Deck OLED far too much to worry about a new Nintendo system.

Once Furukawa-shachō informed us the Switch Deux announcement would come this FY, I never expected it to come during calendar year 2024. He would’ve said so, and then again they would never make the announcement before the year-end Holidays and deflate that lucrative season in the West AND Japan.

Once we’re in 2025, I think, Nintendo could pull the trigger any time. I voted January, but I think it could vary a lot depending on hardware manufacturing and software development progress.

Doesn’t seem likely anymore that it will launch in March

Never count anything out with this company. If they want to drop the reveal trailer at TGAs while tens of millions are watching, they will. If they think they can get away with doing it before the end of December without having it at TGAs, they very well might. People are very consistently incorrect when speculating on the unknown with Nintendo and often get disappointed when things don't line up with their expectations. I'm kind of in that camp right now, given how I thought a reveal before the end of October was plausible, but there was definitely more reason to think it was on the table than assuming they'll wait until March.

Both the 3DS and Switch were pushed back internally from holiday launches to late winter/early spring 2024. I imagine it'll be similar this time (I can't believe there are people convinced that 2026 is the year). No matter what, they need to space out the announcement accordingly. Switch momentum is already pretty lacking. Better to ensure its successor has the foundation laid for a strong start than try to squeeze a few million more sales out of it.

@Maxz that reads like a comment out of r/tomorrow

This is very good news İ can still wait for a announcement from Nintendo about the Nintendo Switch 2 till end March 2025.
There is five months now with this month November, December, January, February and March.

I agree with the consensus that there is almost no chance the Switch succesor will be announced in 2024. It would take away too much attention away from Switch holiday sales. I think Nintendo wants to avoid even a small drop off in hardware sales.

I think late January 2025 is most likely spot for an initial reveal (which I voted for) with a full presentation maybe happening in February 2025.

I think it will release in the first half of the year, late Spring, so either May or June. I don't think the Switch can really last until Fall 2025. I can only see a September or later release happening if Nintendo can't get sufficient stock out.

Releasing in late spring would mean the hard-core Nintendo fans would snap it up first, then a *relative lull in the summer to allow stock to build back up, and then the Fall to get the more casual consumer to snap it up. Would be the best way to maximize both hardware and software profits in my opinion.

@JaxxRaxor on the other hand they must have at least a couple of games released with the console. I would say that Zelda is out of question, so surely Metroid 4 (which will probably be awesome but as a franchise doesn't have the same appeal of a Mario or Zelda) and at this point a Mario Kart 9? I adore Nintendo but I won't buy a console without games

After holiday 2024 sales, there is only a very low long tail of Switch sales left. As Switch is the only main product (compared to Wii/DS and WiiU/3DS) they simply can’t wait for a holiday 2025 release, unless there are no launch games ready. So I expect a late January announcement and launch in April, starting new new fiscal year.