Summary
- Nintendo won’t change its announcement date for the Switch 2 despite recent leaks.
- A former senior marketing employee says Nintendo has a date in mind and nothing will change that.
- It’s unknown how quickly after the announcement the Switch 2 will be released.
A former public relations manager at Nintendo of America has predicted the company won’t change the announcement date for the Switch 2 despite recent leaks of the console.
The leaks used to be more dubious, like when we saw stolen prototypes of the Switch 2 from Chinese factories. However, the current round of leaks emerged from the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Nintendo accessory makers have been showing off mock-ups of Nintendo’s new console “behind closed doors,” to market their own products.
Nintendo is Unflappable
Yet, there’s been nothing official from Nintendo besides an acknowledgement that it intends to announce its next console sometime after the current financial year ends, i.e. after March 2025. Officially, we don’t know the next console will be a more powerful iteration of the Switch, despite overwhelming unofficial evidence that suggests this is the case.
However, Nintendo isn’t one to be rushed by public sentiment or rumours. According to Krysta Yang who worked in marketing at Nintendo of America for over 14 years, the company isn’t going to change its plans: “As wild as these leaks are, Nintendo is going to stick to their plan,” writes Yang on Twitter. “They have a date in mind and they are not budging no matter what.”
Yang departed the company in 2022 and worked there for the entire marketing cycle of the original Switch, so her opinion is likely based on Nintendo’s established procedures. The exact date Nintendo intends to announce the Switch is unknown, but everyone should probably stop expecting an announcement before April. It likely won’t wait much longer after the end of the financial year to make the announcement.
As for launch titles, Pokémon Legends: Z-A is the only major release that currently fits the bill, with Game Freak confirming a 2025 release window for the title. There will also likely be a Mario game accompanying the release. For comparison, the original Nintendo Switch launched with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Mario Party 8, among other games.
Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch is both a home console and a handheld gaming system in one package, with various versions offering better specs for dedicated enthusiasts.
- Brand
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Nintendo
- Operating System
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Proprietary, codenamed Horizon
- Storage
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32 – 64 GB, expandable via microSD
- VR Support
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No
- Resolution
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480p – 1080p (docked) / 1280 x 720 (handheld)