Rumor: Nintendo Switch 2 May Launch Later Than Expected

The release of the next Nintendo console, provisionally called the Switch 2, could slip into 2025, according to a new report citing several industry sources. The claim runs contrary to a number of recent rumors indicating that Nintendo is targeting a 2024 release for the Switch follow-up.

As its predecessor is approaching its seven-year release anniversary, the Switch 2 is nowadays considered as one of Nintendo's worst-kept secrets. And while rumors about the new system have been circulating the industry for years, they have gotten much more specific in recent times, with the latest influx of reports suggesting that Nintendo is planning to release the console in the second half of 2024. September was repeatedly quoted as the potential release month for the Switch 2, although some sources insisted the ostensibly hybrid system may not be out until the fourth quarter of the year.

A third possibility was recently raised by Brazilian journalist Pedro Henrique Lutti Lippe, who claims that the console will be out later than initially expected. The latest episode of the reporter's YouTube news recap saw him assert the Switch 2 is actually targeting a 2025 debut. Lippe attributed the information to five unnamed developer sources from three different continents, who claimed they are currently working on Switch 2 launch games that are all aiming to release in Q1 2025.

Although this individual does not have a substantial track record of high-profile gaming scoops to speak of, VGC's Andy Robinson mentioned «there was some industry chatter» about the Switch 2 slipping into 2025 earlier this week. Robinson noted that he still cannot corroborate Lippe's story, while speculating that another March console debut «makes sense» given how well that timing worked out for the Switch.

If Lippe's information is accurate, then it is extremely unlikely that the same can be said about the recent rumor suggesting the Switch 2 reveal could happen next month. Nintendo historically favored unveiling