Shuntaro Furukawa, President of Nintendo, has confirmed that the ‘Nintendo Switch 2’ will be announced within this fiscal year.”
In a statement published on X (formally Twitter), Furukawa confirmed that the “successor to the Switch” will be announced within the new fiscal year as the company published its financial report for its fiscal year, ending March 31, 2024. The statement didn’t go on to provide any additional details on what the console may offer, specs, or even a window in which an official reveal may occur.
This is Furukawa, President of Nintendo. We will make an announcement about the successor to Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year. It will have been over nine years since we announced the existence of Nintendo Switch back in March 2015. We will be holding a Nintendo Direct…
— 任天堂株式会社（企業広報・IR） (@NintendoCoLtd) May 7, 2024
Instead, Furukawa went on the confirm that Nintendo will be hosting its own Direct event in June. Setting expectations for eager fans and the media, the June Nintendo Direct will not include any “mention of the Nintendo Switch successor during that presentation.” Instead, Nintendo will prioritize highlighting the “Nintendo Switch software lineup for the latter half of 2024,” Furukawa says.
Judging by the Nintendo President’s wording, it sounds as if the company will be withholding an announcement of the Switch successor until after its annual June Direct.
Earlier reports claim Nintendo may be aiming for an early 2025 launch of its Nintendo Switch 2 console. It’s believed that Nintendo delayed its launch from Fall 2024 in order to provide a compelling lineup of games and amass stock of the device to have it readily available on digital and store shelves.
The Nintendo Switch 2 is said to be another hybrid console, with very similar sticking points to the original. However, it’s claimed that it may feature a larger 6.20-inch LCD display. Other leaks include the potential of having magnetic Joy-Con-style controllers that would attach to the sides of the device. This would be a drastic change from the locked rail mechanic that’s used on the current Switch.
As of the time of writing, Nintendo’s Switch software lineup for the latter half of 2024 is unknown. On the horizon, fans are awaiting the release of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Remake on May 23rd as well as Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD later on June 27th.
