Nintendo Switch 2 has reportedly been delayed to 2025

After rumors and leaks suggested that Nintendo's next console would be released in the second half of 2024, it appears that the launch has now been pushed back to 2025. This is according to multiple reports, including OX do control A video in which journalist Pedro Henrique Lotti Lippi claims to have received information from five sources. This has been supported before Eurogamerwhich reports hearing “similar whispers” about an early 2025 launch. A VGC a report New information also supports this, with sources telling the publication that Nintendo has told publishers that the next console will launch in the first quarter of 2025.

Sources say third-party companies were recently informed of an internal delay from Nintendo that pushed the console to a previously scheduled release in late 2024. One source says VGC The reason behind this delay is that there are not enough strong first-party titles ready for late 2024.

The subject of the Nintendo Switch's successor — which is unnamed but I like to imagine it will be called the Switcheroo — has been a hot topic in the industry for years at this point. the Converts Released on March 3, 2017, it has now reached the average lifespan of a gaming console. While there are many We can rally together around his successor Thanks to leaks and industry analysts, we still haven't heard anything official about its existence.

While Nintendo fans may be disappointed to hear that they'll likely have to wait longer for what comes after the Switch, it does indicate that Nintendo will follow the Switch's release schedule, which was released early in the year. For 2024, Nintendo seems to be focusing on giving the Switch a respectable ending, with the likes of Princess Peach: Showtime! Still on the horizon. That game It's scheduled to arrive on Nintendo's hybrid handheld console on March 22.