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@Divide_and_Wander remember in January 2017 they showed off the Switch and its games then two months later it released so this is likely a June release, doubtful they show the console and games in April but no release until the fall

yeah a Direct in April focused on the Switch 2 but that better include the games releasing within its first year

@Drew250 April

wait April 2nd for game reveals? I'm thankful the new console is finally official but why a almost 3 month wait for Switch 2 game reveals?

99% are likely fake

while I don't believe "Switch 2" is being revealed on Thursday I do believe companies like Square, Konami and others will support the next console with bigger "newer" games that simply could not run on Switch, this is a given

will only believe it until officially confirmed by Nintendo, if Wednesday comes and goes with no announcement then this is fake, you don't shadow drop a new generation console video with no heads up

@X68000 I've done my research when it comes to new generation hardware Nintendo has always stated when they plan to reveal the hardware, they have not said that once yet for "Switch 2", to me announcement means you are talking about something but not showing

"Announcement" does not mean reveal

that's just assuming "Switch 2" does release this year which there is zero guarantee it does

kinda looks legit to me

the go to excuse now is "its A.I it's all A.I" without giving any reason or evidence to prove its A.I

people clearly forget history Nintendo ALWAYS announces their new hardware two years in advance
Switch announced in 2015 released in 2017
Wii U announced in 2010 released in 2012
Wii announced in 2004 released in 2006

do people know the cost to make a motherboard like this?

If its not on "Switch 2" I do not care I am done with the Switch

@ozwally unlikely Nintendo have made their initial mention of "Switch 2" in May 2024 why wait almost 1 year just to say the successor is still a long ways off?

personally I think this announcement before the end of the fiscal year will be either they announce when they plan to reveal the "Switch 2" OR its release date/window with a promise to reveal it at a later date basically exactly what Nintendo does with every new generation

correction Nintendo said "an announcement about the Switch successor within the fiscal year" that does not mean a reveal, to me an announcement and reveal are different

the same thing they post up every end of the year is not news

not until February and even then I doubt it there wasn't a general February Direct this year and no September Direct why would there be one next year

it needs 10 million minimum unites day one, 7 million will not be enough to meet demand

the absolute latest I see "Switch 2" releasing is early 2026 so Switch 1 would be 9 years old it would have to at that point but I doubt that will happen because Nintendo will have Switch 1 as the cheaper option and "Switch 2" as the premium option

Switch online is god awful why would anyone want this? just emulate their games it would be better than wasting money for NSO

is this really the "Switch successor announcement" Nintendo said they were going to make back in May? I hope not because this is so lacklustre

Metroid Dread only sold 200k more copies on a 140 million plus system to Prime's 2.8 million on the GameCube which sold 21 million that does not sound like "rapid" growth to me

@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

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

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

Nintendo never said they would reveal the console before the end of the fiscal year they said "announcement"

the longer Nintendo waits to make this announcement about "Switch 2" the more I fear it won't release in 2025, Nintendo never said they would reveal the console before the end of the fiscal year

this is on Nintendo don't do play tests because not everyone will do as you say someone will leak stuff they know that yet still ask people not to leak info

man this leak is so disappointing, what little interest I had in what this play test was about is gone GameCube would have been so much better

we know 100% for a fact Nintendo is going to say something about their next console sometime before the end of March however that does not mean the console is going to be revealed before the end of March because Switch had a March 2017 release date set months before its reveal so we might just get a release window

@sanderson72 I think they could announce it and it wouldn't hurt sales, only the hardcore fans will buy the new console day one the ones buying Switch now are the normies they don't care about latest technology

@MrCarlos46 I'm guessing after this planned announcement Switch was announced to have a March 2017 release months before the console was revealed

that's assuming "Switch 2" does release next year, Nintendo never said they would reveal the console before the end of the fiscal year they said an announcement which could be a release window

Ounce has actually been floating around for awhile as the codename for the next console

I vote no we don't hear from Nintendo again until either February or March with that "Switch 2" announcement

I would never side with a billion dollar company taking someone who is likely barley getting by in life to court, Nintendo are being massive A holes

gamers want Ubisoft cancelled

should have been a new game plus where you can play through the game as Link

I will never take the Switch over the PlayStation 2

Yeah Japan is SOO affordable and easy to vist

DF are 100% correct we wait till the next console is out someone takes it apart and if the insides match up to these images then this would be a real manufacturer leak

I'm not ruling this out as being real I made that mistake with the Lite and the Zelda Oled and had egg on my face

anyone actually thinking there will be a normal Direct this month after the recent directs we've just got is coping badly, it's not happening, maybe Twitter/X showdow drops but a Direct Nintendo is likely done for 2024 and we don't hear from them again until February with the Switch 2 announcement

I'm now going to predict Nintendo will sell their next console at $500, console gaming is just becoming more expensive just like games are and Nintendo are not immune to that reality

I'm playing Astro Bot