After rumors and leaks that Nintendo’s next console will launch in the second half of 2024, it looks like the launch has been pushed back to 2025. This includes many reports Control OX video in which journalist Pedro Henrique Lutti Libbe claims to have received information from five sources. It is supported by Eurogamer, which says it has heard “similar whispers” of an early 2025 launch. A VGC report The new information is further confirmed by sources that Nintendo has told publishers that its next console will be released in the first quarter of 2025.
Sources say third-party companies have recently received information from Nintendo about an internal delay pushing the console from its planned late 2024 release. A source says VGC the reason for this delay is the lack of powerful enough first-party titles ready by the end of 2024.
The Nintendo Switch’s successor theme – unnamed but I imagine will be called Switcheroo – has been a hot topic in the industry so far. The Transition It was released on March 3, 2017 and has now reached the average lifespan of a game console. While there are many we can come together about his successor thanks to leaks and industry analysts, we still haven’t heard anything official about its availability.
While Nintendo fans may be disappointed to hear that they will have to wait longer for whatever comes after the Switch, this suggests that Nintendo will stick to the Switch release schedule that was released earlier in the year. For 2024, Nintendo seems focused on giving the Switch a respectable end. Princess Peach: Showtime! still on the horizon. That game It’s set to hit Nintendo’s handheld hybrid on March 22nd.