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The store in NY was the only retail location you could buy it this year. And no, you didn't need a Nintendo Online account. It'll be available in more stores next year.
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Rumor: There's now two different sources saying that the Nintendo Switch 2 will be revealed in January 2025 and released in March 2025.
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DaichiChan
Neo Member
Good for the sources
ultrazilla
Gold Member
So regarding the backwards compatibility, what is the current rumor/speculation regarding performance improvement(s) on OG Switch titles?
Will the games need a patch to take advantage of the hardware or will we simply be able to plug the cartridge in and benefit from the raw power bump?
Sooooo close now!
Will the games need a patch to take advantage of the hardware or will we simply be able to plug the cartridge in and benefit from the raw power bump?
Sooooo close now!
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hououinkyouma00
Member
I can see it.
Nintendo probably want that Best Selling Console of All Time spot and they are close. The more they push back the announcement the less sales they cannibalize.
Also the Switch released in March of 2017.
Nintendo probably want that Best Selling Console of All Time spot and they are close. The more they push back the announcement the less sales they cannibalize.
Also the Switch released in March of 2017.
Sorcerer
Member
No of course not, but it still is a good year to do it in. Sony played their hand with the Pro already. Software will probably be a dud for Microsoft I assume and can't say for sure what Sony has in the pipes for next year.
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Sorcerer
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Keep in mind they were coming off a flop. Even if Nintendo are possibly overconfident within this glut of handhelds, we are experiencing, they have to trust their gut the follow up will be massive, bigger better for them in every way. There is no other way for them to look at it. Go all the way or go broke. The Switch 3 on the other hand will probably cause them headaches in about a decades time. But they have time to figure it out of course.
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Pasta la Vista
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Whenever it releases, i'll be waiting 6 months at least to see if any stick drift occurs in the new joycons. I refuse to buy a new controller every year for the lifespan of this system.
Sorcerer
Member
I recall a patent that had water in the Joy cons If I am not mistaken, I guess we won't see that though. They could just logic and go Hall Effect or Tmr but they probably won't.
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dragonyeuw
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It actually occurred to me this morning if the PS5 Pro price will go up next year( since Sony has shown they're more than willing to do it this gen), or if the current pricing has baked-in buffers for the assumption that a Trump win would bring about these tariffs.
Cyberpunkd
Member
Of course it won’t be revealed this year, they want to maximise Christmas revenue.
Cert.in.Death
Member
Wouldnt surprise me if the rush is tied to fear of the Trump administration’s desire to tariff everything.
hemo memo
You can't die before your death
The shorter, the better. 3 months is more than enough, to be honest. We live in the Apple era of short release cycles.
cinnamonandgravy
Member
i only know a few things in life, but one is thatGigaBowser the boys who barned you are a source!! Gotta be fake news, get Musk to buy them out. famiboards in shambles!!
GigaBowser
is known for his predictions
struggler_guts
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lughnasadh123
Member
My only and best prediction is Switch 2 will be out before Bloodborne 2.
hououinkyouma00
Member
Rushed how? The hardware is basically done and production would basically be set by now most likely anyways.
It’s a new Nintendo console. There will be enough hype that even a 2 month announcement to release won’t hamper them much.
IAmRei
Member
marketing team will be in heat
It pisses me off, Nintendo has done what they have done in delaying to milk the switch for every penny they can. I'm past the point of annoyance and now actively hope their plan bites them in the ass. That we have waited eight years is ABSURD.
Efren is G.O.A.T.
Member
I keep thinking this would be the best day to do so but I somehow wouldn't believe they would do it there and do a direct on their own terms instead.
vodka-bull
Member
I‘ve been hearing Switch 2 rumors since 2018 and over the years I‘ve grown enough patience to not give a fuck about rumors anymore.
Guerilla Munch
Member
Source 1: my uncle (who works at Nintendo)
Source 2: my wife's boyfriend (who works at AutoZone)
Source 2: my wife's boyfriend (who works at AutoZone)
schaft0620
Member
I agree with you but a few months back Geoff had like kinda a snarky poll when there was like "incoming Nintendo hardware news" that turned out to just be the Alarmo.
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Kings Field
Member
My source told me it's coming eventually
That's like saying Joe Rogan needs to go on CNN to reach more people.
Efren is G.O.A.T.
Member
...yeah and then the crowd went mild.
LordBritish
Member
So gonna sell my Switch here soon...
schaft0620
Member
Nintendo has an announcement at every Game Awards.
Trilobit
Member
January makes sense to reveal it. I'm eager to see if the dock has some special juice to make it look good on 4K TVs. I'm also intrigued if they've done something else other than just upping the specs. I mean, that's enough for me to get it, but it's always fun to have some extra razzle dazzle.
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GigaBowser
The bear of bad news
Red Crayon Aristocrat
Member
If it was coming in March, it would have been revealed already.
My guess is revealed next spring, released next fall, if I'm wrong I'm wrong but I don't see Nintendo releasing hardware less than 6 months after a reveal.
My guess is revealed next spring, released next fall, if I'm wrong I'm wrong but I don't see Nintendo releasing hardware less than 6 months after a reveal.
Robb
Gold Member
Yeah. If it sounds too good to be true, it’s too good to be true.
Although I think if they were only releasing hardware they could get away with a very short window. Can’t really see them doing the same with their software though. Even Super Mario Bros. Wonder, which had a very quick turnaround, had a 5 month window.
And they almost always build things up with a regular big reveal trailer followed by a trailer featuring the main gameplay gimmick/surprise a few months later for their titles.
CS Lurker
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It's just another hybrid. There's no need to have 5~6 months of marketing for this thing. Everyone knows what is coming, they just want it to release already.
I'm very confident that mass production has started in october, and Nintendo can stealth it until january.
When Nintendo finally announce it, everyone will talk about the Switch 2. It will spread like fire in a dry forest. The launch game (probably a 3D Mario) will be as known as the sucessor of the juggernaut hybrid, as they will tie together the marketing for both the hardware and the software.
Everybody is gonna buy the exclusive first party title that will be the showcase. There's absolutely no need for a 5 months marketing.
I'm very confident that mass production has started in october, and Nintendo can stealth it until january.
When Nintendo finally announce it, everyone will talk about the Switch 2. It will spread like fire in a dry forest. The launch game (probably a 3D Mario) will be as known as the sucessor of the juggernaut hybrid, as they will tie together the marketing for both the hardware and the software.
Everybody is gonna buy the exclusive first party title that will be the showcase. There's absolutely no need for a 5 months marketing.
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PendekarRajawali
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kevboard
Member
a short announcement to launch timeframe is the best thing Nintendo could do.
just have a big reveal in January where they show all the improvements to the concept like the new joycon mechanism. show maybe a tech demo to show people that the system can run current gen ports, and then reveal Super Mario 128, or whatever it will be called, as a launch game. (naming it Super Mario 128 would maybe be a genius PR move tho...)
hype up Switch 1 owners by showing free updates for their favourite games, like Zelda BotW and TotK running at 4K 60fps, Luigi's Mansion 3 running at 60fps at higher res etc.
and then present the first party lineup for the first year. where Metroid Prime 4 launches as a cross gen game that has raytraced reflections on Switch 2 or something... announce Mario Kart 9, some new whacky IP, maybe a new IP with a more serious/mature tone.
and finally a trailer reel for 3rd party ports like Cyberpunk, Fortnite, Space Marine 2... stuff like that.
the only thing that really can go wrong here is if Nintendo doesn't have a strong software lineup planned... but the 3 month reveal to launch thing is not an issue, and also not unrealistic
just have a big reveal in January where they show all the improvements to the concept like the new joycon mechanism. show maybe a tech demo to show people that the system can run current gen ports, and then reveal Super Mario 128, or whatever it will be called, as a launch game. (naming it Super Mario 128 would maybe be a genius PR move tho...)
hype up Switch 1 owners by showing free updates for their favourite games, like Zelda BotW and TotK running at 4K 60fps, Luigi's Mansion 3 running at 60fps at higher res etc.
and then present the first party lineup for the first year. where Metroid Prime 4 launches as a cross gen game that has raytraced reflections on Switch 2 or something... announce Mario Kart 9, some new whacky IP, maybe a new IP with a more serious/mature tone.
and finally a trailer reel for 3rd party ports like Cyberpunk, Fortnite, Space Marine 2... stuff like that.
the only thing that really can go wrong here is if Nintendo doesn't have a strong software lineup planned... but the 3 month reveal to launch thing is not an issue, and also not unrealistic
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James Sawyer Ford
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Haint
Member
How is anyone still excited about this thing? It's literally the Switch Pro SOC that was supposed to come out 3 years ago, that miser ass Nintendo abandoned when they saw wafer shortages and ballooning prices. Now they've sat on it and decided to release it as a fake Switch 2 cause it's dirt cheap to produce...but they'll still charge like $400 for it with the trashest ass LCD you've ever seen and a watch sized battery that necessitates running the SOC at 3W.
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existensmaximum
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Best bet: expect nothing. When have Nintendo ever offered improvements for backwards compatible games just like that?So regarding the backwards compatibility, what is the current rumor/speculation regarding performance improvement(s) on OG Switch titles?
Will the games need a patch to take advantage of the hardware or will we simply be able to plug the cartridge in and benefit from the raw power bump?
Sooooo close now!
BlackTron
Member
When sooner than January were you hoping for at this point?
In the middle of December?
kevboard
Member
not sure what you wanna say with that. they can't charge for updates... that would be PR suicide
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Sounds like my dream to be honest
