Its launch would not be until the second half of the year 2024 at least.

Nintendo would be moving forward with the successor to Switch

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If today it has been revealed when Nintendo Switch 2 could arrive, a rumor now indicates that development of Nintendo’s next console is “progressing well”. According to Nikkei Asia, “the launch of the product will not occur before next spring at the earliest”, that is, it would have to wait until at least the second half of 2024.

It should be remembered that the Nintendo Switch console was launched in March 2017, so it will be at least seven years that it reaches its life cycle without a successor in the market. However, the console that sold 17.97 million units during the last fiscal year expects to reduce its sales to 15 million consoles.

“Nintendo Switch has entered its seventh year since its launch, and while it will be more difficult to maintain the same sales momentum as before, our goal is to keep more consumers playing Nintendo Switch longerwhich leads to maximizing sales”, explained the company in its last meeting of financial results.

Upcoming Nintendo Switch games

While it is unknown when the future Nintendo console will arrive and if it will be backward compatible with Switch, the truth is that the platform will receive a game of great importance as it is The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom This Friday, May 12. After this title, only the release of Pikmin 4 on July 21, while the next news are additional content for titles such as Pokémon Scarlet and Purple, Splatoon 3 or Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Longer term is expected Metroid Prime 4although this title has not been shown in a trailer.

Sadly, it looks like Nintendo won’t be doing any Direct in the month of June, so it’s unknown when the next Switch releases will be announced, which could receive at least one new Super Mario game this year to build on the movie’s pull.

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