As the world turns, so do console generations. Nintendo Switch more than seven years oldso it is slated for an update. Nintendo Switch 2 has been rumored spinning for yearsbut now they are indeed to heat up The sequel to Nintendo’s most successful home console ever is coming, and it’s likely to be it will come sooner rather than later.
Will it be a direct sequel to the Switch with updated features while keeping the same hybrid functionality, or will Nintendo go weird with it? Will it even be called the Switch 2 or will the company go with something like the Super Switch or even the New Nintendo Switch? You never can tell with Nintendo. Heck, maybe it’ll be called the Switch U.
In any case, recent weeks have brought feverish speculation about all aspects of the upcoming gaming console. However, it’s important to note that very little information has been confirmed by Nintendo. The company works on its own schedule. However, given the industry analysis, there are all the rumors that are most likely to come true.
When will Nintendo Switch 2 be announced?
As mentioned earlier, Nintendo marches to the beat of its own drum. We don’t know exactly when it will hold an event to showcase the console. But many predict it will happen this month. Why this? The company recently shuffled around its normal Nintendo Direct schedule to make room for something in September. as shown by Kotaku. September is also an important time in the Japanese video game calendar, as the Tokyo Game Show is scheduled for the end of the month.
Many members of the press also heard “industry whispers” about the September incident. These include GamesIndustry.biz Chief Christopher Dring, who teased that Something to do with the Switch 2 it was going to happen this month. editor-in-chief VGCAndy Robinson, agreed that a “A bunch of press heard about it,” he said, but “I wouldn’t bet my house on it.”
No one noticed the Nintendo assembler – Hosiden spent ¥2 billion on production equipment and ¥1 billion on automation in the 3/25 fiscal year for its main entertainment customer (Nintendo). I’m still waiting for September news for the next device and a March 2025 release. pic.twitter.com/APGEGGSyS8
— David Gibson (@gibbogame) September 4, 2024
Even Nintendo has trouble keeping the lid on a major console release. There are parts that need to be sourced and shipped. Senior Analyst at MST Financial noted the increase in production equipment costs By Nintendo assembler Hosiden, so he’s expecting a September announcement date.
When will it be? Nintendo Switch 2 get out?
Again, it’s more or less a mystery. We’re not completely in the dark, but it’s mostly rumor and speculation. One thing we do know for sure is that Nintendo will officially announce the Nintendo Switch 2 (or whatever they choose to call it) by March 2025. confirmed this in May. Some say that would be a March release date considering the OG Switch came out on March 17th, 2017. 2025 console release window.
We can infer a lot from the announcement date. If the console is announced this year, March is most likely, given that the original Switch was officially confirmed in October 2016. If the announcement doesn’t come until next year, the launch likely won’t happen until after April.
Will there even be a proper Switch sequel?
Nintendo has a strange experience here. The perplexing Wii U followed the huge success of the Wii. The Wii itself followed the more traditional GameCube. In other words, it could be something out of left field and not exactly a true sequel to the Switch. But this time it is unlikely. As much as I’d love to see wacky VR goggles or a completely crappy console concept, all points point to a more traditional approach.
Developers I have already seen the equipmentalbeit in an earlier form and looks like a regular old console. While Nintendo hasn’t confirmed hybrid functionality, it would be a strange mistake given the Switch’s absolute financial storm. We’ve heard the rumors too Mini LED displaywill follow the hybrid console. Most likely it will be a direct Switch 2 or something similar reminiscent of the Super Nintendo.
does Nintendo Switch 2 backwards compatible?
If this is a Switch sequel, the next question should be about backwards compatibility. The Switch’s library is absolutely massive and continues to grow, so gamers will be rightfully concerned if they can’t play. Tears of the kingdom on the next generation console. There is good news on that front.
Multiple sources they reported the console will likely be fully backwards compatible, which is great. This should be true for both digital releases and physical cartridges. Even the president of Nintendo of America, Doug Bowser, pointed it out during an interview last yearsays the company’s goal this time around is to “minimize the decline you see in the last year of one cycle and the beginning of another.” Backwards compatibility will certainly accomplish this. Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa also told investors that the company’s revamped accounting system will make the transition from Switch to its successor smoother than previous generation leaps.
What about the features?
Specs are rumored all over the place, so it’s hard to pinpoint. One thing we know for sure: It’s going to be more powerful than the old Switch hardware that’s already out of date in 2017. An analyst has allegedly obtained a technical report. Korean United Daily News Switch 2 said it boasted an octa-core Cortex-A78AE processor8 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal eMMC memory. It’s traces to me because these features are as weak in 2024 as the original Switch was in 2017.
Another source suggests that an octa-core CPU will be packed inside a PC manufactured by NVIDIA Tegra239 SoC (System on Chip). Given that the current Switch runs on an NVIDIA chip, this makes a lot of sense. The CPU will be more powerful, but the main differentiator is the Switch 2’s new GPU. The Switch 2 is all but confirmed to support DLSS, NVIDIA’s “deep learning super-sampling” upscaling technology, which will allow the console to display low-resolution games internally while outputting a high-resolution image. (Fun fact: We actually wrote about That’s how perfect DLSS for Nintendo Switch 2 was (when the technology was announced alongside the RTX 20 series in 2018.)
Still have questions about Switch 2 and DLSS: Will the system support new DLSS features such as framing? Will existing games be automatically ranked by the NVIDIA algorithm? Regardless of its exact implementation, scaling DLSS will be a huge leap over the original techniques available to Nintendo Switch developers.
As for the display, there are many conflicting rumors. Early reports from solid sources suggested that the Switch 2 will sport an 8-inch LCD display, but there are also rumors of a 7-inch display with a 120Hz refresh rate. Some analysts said it would be an OLED screen, while others said it would be one Mini LED display. A mini-LED display is basically an LCD display with a backlight made of mini-LEDs rather than (surprise!) external lighting. This allows for local darkening, making blacks blacker. I’m hedging my bets here. I think it will be a standard LCD, to keep costs down, with an OLED or Mini-LED model coming later. However, Mini-LED displays are quite a bit cheaper than OLED displays, so it’s certainly possible when they become available.
How much will the Nintendo Switch 2 cost?
We don’t have much information on pricing, but we have plenty of history to work with. The original Nintendo Switch went on sale for $300, which is pretty much the “magic number” when it comes to Nintendo console releases in recent years. The Wii U also came in at $300.
However, there are many rumors that Nintendo may raise the asking price for the Switch 2. Multiple sales points They said it would be $400or potentially more expensive. However, the same analysts who said the console would cost $400 were also pretty sure it would be out by the end of 2024, and it looks like that’s not happening.
Going back to history, there are certain advantages to price increases. The GameCube was $200 and the Wii was $250. The Wii U and Switch went up to $300, and well, numbers like to go up. The $400 price tag will make it roughly the same price as the PS5 and Xbox Series X.
Do we know about any launch games?
No! But definitely it’s been a long time We got a proper 3D Mario adventure, didn’t we? That would be one heck of a system vendor. Besides, your guess is as good as mine. We can expect something from Ubisoft in the past like Prologue and an off-the-wall title 1-2-passage.
If there’s a console-specific trick or hook, we’ll also get a game that takes advantage of it. Dual release Metroid Prime 4likewise Breath of the Wild and Twilight Princess it is a possibility even before that.
Here’s everything we know about the Nintendo Switch 2 today. We will update this article with the rumors we trust and the information we collect from direct sources. Any changes made to the article after initial publication will be noted below.
