Summary
- If the endless reports and rumours are to be believed, it looks like we’ll finally be seeing the Switch 2 very soon.
- That reveal will reportedly focus on the console itself, with a more detailed look at its games coming later in the year.
- This approach is exactly what Nintendo did for the Switch back in 2016, so it makes sense to happen again.
According to a reliable reporter, the long-awaited reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2 will be structured similarly to the original Switch’s announcement by focusing on the console and leaving a full showcase for later on in the year.
From the moment that Nintendo confirmed production on the Nintendo Switch’s successor was in full swing, it’s been one of the most hotly-anticipated announcements in recent memory. That was true for all of 2024, but now that we’re finally approaching the finish line with a reveal coming before March, the excitement has reached a fever pitch.
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The Switch 2 Needs A Completely Different Strategy From The Switch
The failure of the Wii U set the Switch up for massive success. The Switch 2 can’t run that playbook.
The only thing we have left to do now is wait for Nintendo to actually announce the Switch’s successor, something that accessory manufacturers and leakers have already been trying to do over the past few months. As exciting as the Switch 2’s unveiling will be, it’s worth keeping your expectations in check, as it seems the first look won’t be a full reveal.
Don’t Expect The Switch 2’s Announcement To Feature A Ton Of Games
As pointed out by My Nintendo News, VGC’s editor-in-chief Andy Robinson recently reported during the most recent episode of VGC: The Video Game Podcast that the Switch 2’s reveal will mostly be focused on the console. The unarguably more exciting details, the actual games we’ll get to play, seemingly won’t be Nintendo’s priority for the first showcase.
This might not come as a surprise to some of you considering it’s exactly how Nintendo handled the Switch’s reveal back in 2016, which featured Breath of the Wild and teased Super Mario Odyssey but mostly spent its time showing off what the system itself can do. With that in mind, we can probably expect a few hints regarding the Switch 2’s library, even if we don’t see it in full detail until later in the year.
Everything I’ve been told is that it’ll be ‘here’s the system’ and then the full reveal will come later. – Andy Robinson
Considering how long we’ve all been waiting for the Switch 2 to be announced and how it’s reportedly going to be launching fairly early in the year, this does raise some questions about how long Nintendo is going to keep us waiting to find out more. That strategy certainly worked for the first Switch but, if Robinson’s report is correct, it does seem a little strange after so much waiting.
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