Update [Tue 7th May, 2024 19:12 BST]: President Shuntaro Furakawa was asked on the conference call following the release of the year-end financial report if the Switch’s “successor” would be an entirely new console.
According to David Gibson, senior research analyst at MST Financial, Furakwa’s answer indicates that it will be similar to the current key:
Of course, an official translation will be available in the coming days, so it’s worth taking a look, but given the huge success of the Switch it’s not too surprising.
Main article [Tue 7th May, 2024 08:22 BST]: Nintendo’s next console will be announced “this fiscal year,” according to Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa.
In a statement released to coincide with Nintendo’s year-end financial results, the company’s president emphasized that it’s been more than nine years since the current Nintendo Switch — or “NX,” as it was then known — was announced in 2015. Related News The next system will be announced shortly before the end of March 2025.
He also announced this There will be a Nintendo Direct in JuneThe focus will be on the current Nintendo Switch software and the so-called “Switch 2” will not be mentioned during the presentation.
Below is the full statement posted on Twitter:
This is Nintendo President Furukawa. We will be announcing the successor to the Nintendo Switch this fiscal year. It’s been over nine years since we announced the existence of the Nintendo Switch in March 2015. Next June we’ll be hosting a Nintendo Direct on Nintendo Switch software offerings for the second half of 2024, but please note that there will be no mention of a Nintendo Switch successor during this show.
As rumors surrounding the so-called “Switch 2” continue to skyrocket, Nintendo’s statement is clearly trying to raise expectations and avoid disappointing anxious fans for the rest of the year. While a Nintendo Direct has been granted in June in recent years, confirming a presentation so early is an unusual move.
Back in February, Shuntaro Furukawa said the current Switch would be Nintendo’s “mainstream business” by 2024. At this time, he declined to comment on plans for new hardware.
Details and speculation about the long-rumored new hardware have recently surfaced. One of these pieces of information suggests that the new console will have new Joy-Con style controllers that attach magnetically to the console.
