Nintendo Switch 2 still set to be announced by the end of March 2025 as Switch sales continue to decline

by Danny Craig · 11/5/24, 1:30 PM
Nintendo Switch 2 still set to be announced by the end of March 2025 as Switch sales continue to decline
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Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has confirmed that the company still plans to reveal its Switch successor by the end of the current fiscal year, which ends on March 31, 2025.

The details:

  • During a presentation following the company's latest financial report, Furukawa reassured that the long-awaited console is still on its way, but chose not to provide any additional information about the reveal. This follows Furukawa's previous mention of the deadline in May, when he stated: "We will make an announcement about the successor to Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year."

  • In terms of Nintendo's financial performance, sales of Switch hardware and software have continued to steadily decline, which is to be expected towards the end of a system’s life cycle. The company said it reduced its sales forecast for Switch hardware from 13.5 million to 12.5 million units, as well as its operating profit forecast by 10%. Although the news isn't surprising, the company's shares fell nearly 4% after the report was published.

  • Recently, it was revealed that some upcoming titles, such as My Time At Evershine and Yooka-Replaylee, would be coming to "Nintendo platforms," implying that the system will be available somewhat soon. However, it has been previously reported that the console will not be arriving before April.

  • It also appears unlikely that the Switch 2 will be announced by the end of 2024, with Toyo Securities analyst Hideki Yasuda (via Reuters) noting that revealing the console before January has "has gotten quite difficult" for Nintendo as it does not want to "divert attention to an upcoming console in the middle of the critical year-end shopping season."

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