Despite a lack of official details, the successor to the popular handheld hybrid is taking shape
Nintendo Switch 2 – The 5 BIG Changes!
Nintendo, notoriously secretive, has so far said almost nothing about its next gaming console. With the Nintendo Switch celebrating its seventh birthday in March 2024, questions about how much longer it will last are natural: Seven years is a typical lifespan for a console generation, Switch sales are falling rapidly, and the technology that powers the console is showing its age. .
Behind the scenes, however, Nintendo is preparing for the launch of its new machine, informing its partners and releasing development packages. Information has begun to leak and a picture of what form the console will take has begun to emerge, as well as when we can expect to hear about it and when we can expect to buy one.
It's no surprise that Nintendo is treading carefully. The Switch has been a huge success – it's the third best-selling console of all time, behind only the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's own DS handheld – which presents both a huge opportunity and a huge risk. Historically, Nintendo has struggled to follow through on its most popular formats: the Wii and DS were followed by the flop of the Wii U and the relative disappointment (in sales terms) of the 3DS. Nintendo's usual insistence on hardware innovation has proven as likely to alienate its audience as it is to find a new one. Will Nintendo break with its own tradition and follow the Switch with a more powerful version of the same formula, or will it try something different?
