The Nintendo Swap 2 reveal is probably going lower than a 12 months away. That’s in line with Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa, who lately referenced Nintendo’s subsequent console within the firm’s newest end-of-year monetary outcomes.
Furukawa doesn’t point out the Nintendo Swap 2 by an official identify or give out any particulars on a precise launch date. Nonetheless, he does point out the console in a quick unnamed capability with regard to a time window of the reveal. “We’ll make an announcement concerning the successor to Nintendo Swap inside this fiscal 12 months,” Furukawa mentioned.
Nintendo’s present fiscal 12 months will finish on March 31, 2025. So there’s lower than a 12 months left for Nintendo to disclose the Swap 2, if it’s in a position to follow the timetable it appears to be envisioning. For a extra particular window, this additionally signifies that the Swap 2 must be proven off to the general public for the primary time formally earlier than April of subsequent 12 months. Nintendo has already reportedly proven builders some points of the following console. Extra lately, Nintendo was rumored to have let equipment producers really feel the brand new console inside an enclosed field. This prevented them from seeing the console however allowed them to get a really feel for designing upcoming equipment.
That very same report additionally talked about that the following Swap could find yourself coming with magnetic joy-con controllers.
The Nintendo Swap 2 reveal most likely received’t be taking place on the subsequent Direct
Nintendo Direct occurs a minimum of a couple of instances a 12 months, and every time followers eagerly await any details about upcoming video games, and extra lately about Nintendo’s subsequent console. Nintendo had at one level been rumored to drop the Nintendo Swap 2 someday in direction of the tip of 2024, across the holidays. That led some to hope for any data in any respect to point out up on the subsequent Nintendo Direct. After immediately’s end-of-year monetary outcomes although, it doesn’t appear to be Nintendo could have something to share on that entrance. The following Nintendo Direct is scheduled for June. Which implies it’s lower than two months away.
That makes any likelihood of a reveal on the subsequent Direct a lot much less probably, particularly after Furukawa’s statements. This shouldn’t be too shocking although. Nintendo was rumored to have delayed the following console till 2025. Then every week after that rumor it was reported that it won’t arrive till subsequent March. That time-frame appears to be falling into place given immediately’s reference by Furukawa. In a roundabout means, that is good for Swap house owners. As a result of they nonetheless have some extra life left of their present consoles earlier than given the chance to improve.