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Nintendo Switch 2 to be revealed later this month, says industry insider
By Jake Brigstock,
4 days ago
A reputable industry insider has said there are "whispers" about something happening with the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 console later this month.
The Switch 2 is expected to be the successor to the Nintendo Switch , which is Nintendo's best-selling home console and the third best-selling console of all time, continuing to close the gap to the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS.
And on September 4, Christopher Dring, head of Gamesindustry.biz, posted on X / Twitter there are "industry whispers around 'something' Switch 2 related happening this month".
"You look at Metroid Prime and its release date is 2025, which is a little bit vague, and I think that's because I would not be surprised to see Metroid Prime 4 fulfilling the role of Breath of the Wild that launches a new console but also is available on the previous device too," he said.
"The vagueness around the release date is Nintendo hedging its bets on when a Switch 2 probably launches.
"Never bet against Nintendo doing something interesting with its hardware, I think that's always in there.
"But there's that sense of it's difficult to move on from something that has bucked the trend in terms of console sales as it could sell more devices than PlayStation 2.
"I think Nintendo would be looking at that and thinking 'we don't want to be in a place where we don't replicate that again' but I will say the Switch when it launched was in a world where the Steam Deck didn't exist.
"If the Steam Deck does exist, which it does, and the Asus Rug exists, which it does, these are devices which are landing on Nintendo's territory, especially in terms of how to play well-developed independent games.
"It will be interesting to see how they will adjust to that challenge too."
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