Nintendo's Switch successor announcement is imminent. How imminent it is is anyone's guess, the company is reporting that this will happen Reveal information on console Before the end of the financial year in March. Rumors are spreading about the new Switch more than one yearBut with less than two months to go until the promised deadline, and in the absence of any real information from Nintendo, speculation has reached fever pitch about the console, its specifications, physical profile, and more. Are. So ahead of the official reveal, here's everything we think we know about Nintendo's next console.
This is the only solid, Nintendo-confirmed information we know about the new console It will be backward compatible with the SwitchEverything else has come through leaks and information provided by third-party manufacturers. Late last year, one such manufacturer, Dbrand, introduced its Killswitch Carry Case for the Switch 2According to Dbrand CEO Adam Ijaz, the Killswitch is based on the “actual dimensions” of the new console derived from “3D scans of actual hardware.” but in an interview The VergeHe declined to say how and where DeBrand obtained such information.
If the Killswitch's design is indeed derived from the real thing, the new console will be larger than the Switch OLED, with an 8-inch screen, and will have a kickstand that will span the length of the console, similar to the OLED model. The new Switch will be larger than previous iterations, it is supported leak And Information from other accessory manufacturers Also the idea that Joy-Con controllers will connect via magnet Instead of slipping and staying in place. The new controller design will also incorporate magnets in the joysticks to combat the dreaded “Joy-Con drift” that still plagues the Switch.
CES 2025 provided even more fodder for the rumor mill with supporting creator Genki Showing a 3D printed mock-up of the console On the show floor. in an interview with The VergeGenki CEO Eddie Tsai detailed everything he knows about the new Switch and confirmed rumors about its larger size, magnetic Joy-Con, and more.
While there's been a lot of speculation and potential evidence about what the new console will look like, there's less discussion about what it might actually do. Ahead An alleged photo of the console's motherboardNot much has been revealed about the console's hardware specifications. Because Nintendo has never made a console on the bleeding edge (Or, to be honest, even a reaper) Due to graphics or processing power, it is difficult to predict how well a console will perform or what additional features it will have, such as a microphone.
Although the internals of the console remain a mystery, we do know that it will be backward compatible with Switch games. We can reasonably guess at least one game that will be a launch title: metroid prime 4Announced in 2017, and The studio is undergoing changes and a development reboot. After two years, Nintendo debuts gameplay footage Last year for the first time and shared a soft launch window of 2025. When? twilight princess Launched in 2006, it debuted on both the GameCube and served as a launch title for the Wii. breath of the wild There was also cross-gen, debuting on the Wii U when it launched with the Switch in 2017.
Knowing that the new switch and metroid prime 4 Both will launch in 2025 and beyond twilight princess And BotW For example, it has been estimated that metroid 4His long tenure in development was hell, at least in part, because the game The tool was being developed for both the Switch and its successor. Plus, you can't get a new Nintendo console without it mario game. super mario odyssey was a switch launch titleAnd although there have been other new releases super mario wonderNothing new has happened, standalone (put down your nozzles bowser's fury fan) 3d mario The game since then. It is almost certain that it will be announced along with the new Switch. recently announced Pokemon Legends: ZA It's also a good launch title candidate as Nintendo curiously teased the game's first trailer for a “worldwide simultaneous release on Nintendo Switch in 2025.”
For all the rumors and reasonable speculations backed by increasingly solid evidence, it's useful to remember that at the end of the day, we're still talking about Nintendo. The company has always been running A different and unexpected path from the other two major console manufacturers and that weird strategy has mostly worked pretty well. Although the company is not immune from similar layoffs And delay (Switch 2 was originally expected 2024 release) is harassing his teammates and in fact his own manifold issues How it treats its employees and pays them and contractorAmong the major publishers, it seems to be the best in handling the current crisis that is ravaging the industry.
It's foolhardy to predict what Nintendo will do, and the same applies to its new console. We can just trust that it's coming soon, and when it comes, it's going to be big.