{"id":757163,"date":"2025-11-26T17:23:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T17:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/switch-successor-targeting-march-2025-according-to-new-report\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T17:23:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T17:23:54","slug":"switch-successor-targeting-march-2025-according-to-new-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/switch-successor-targeting-march-2025-according-to-new-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Switch Successor Targeting March 2025, According To New Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/switch-successor-targeting-march-2025-according-to-new-report.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"New Nintendo Switch 2 Sequel Successor Hardware Console Platform Plans Future\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Japanese outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOUF196OV0Z10C24A2000000\/\">Nikkei<\/a> is reporting that the Switch successor, or &#8220;Switch 2&#8221; as it&#8217;s been dubbed colloquially within the games industry, is targeting a March 2025 launch, according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/switch-2-is-targeting-march-2025-and-was-delayed-to-avoid-shortages-new-report-claims\/\"><i>VideoGamesChronicle<\/i><\/a>. This report follows earlier reporting from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/nintendo-switch-2-could-now-launch-in-2025-its-claimed\/\"><em>VGC<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;and other outlets like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-switch-2-release-date-now-q1-2025-report\"><em>Eurogamer<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;that Nintendo&#8217;s next console was originally targeting a 2024 launch before being pushed internally to the first quarter of 2025, which lines up with <em>Nikkei&#8217;s<\/em> latest reporting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZlgUVypJCrc\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><em>VGC&nbsp;<\/em>reports that&nbsp;<em>Nikkei<\/em> writes, &#8220;Priority was given to ensure the initial inventory of the successor console and a lineup of software titles at the time of its launch&#8221; to curb the possibility of a stock shortage similar to what the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X\/S experienced back in 2020. Following previous reports,&nbsp;<em>Nikkei&nbsp;<\/em>also writes that Nintendo&#8217;s next console will be a hybrid home console-portable device like the Switch with a larger screen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Finally,&nbsp;<em>Nikkei&nbsp;<\/em>writes the internal target is March 2025 but that the Switch 2 could slip to beyond that depending on manufacturing and the software available for the console&#8217;s launch at that time, according to&nbsp;<em>VGC<\/em>. If it does launch in March of next year, it&#8217;d follow in the Switch&#8217;s footsteps, which launched in March of 2017.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to note that all of this should be taken with a grain of salt as these delays remain internal for the time being. The Switch&#8217;s successor hasn&#8217;t even been publicly revealed yet so there&#8217;s no telling when to officially expect it. In the meantime, though, read about how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/news\/2023\/09\/07\/nintendo-reportedly-demoed-switch-successor-to-devs-at-gamescom\">Nintendo reportedly demoed the Switch successor to developers at Gamescom<\/a> last year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOUF196OV0Z10C24A2000000\/\">Nikkei<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/switch-2-is-targeting-march-2025-and-was-delayed-to-avoid-shortages-new-report-claims\/\">VideoGamesChronicle<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Do you think March of next year is a good time for a new Nintendo console? Let us know in the comments below!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/news\/2024\/02\/26\/switch-successor-targeting-march-2025-according-to-new-report\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese outlet Nikkei is reporting that the Switch successor, or &#8220;Switch 2&#8221; as it&#8217;s been dubbed colloquially within the games industry, is targeting a March 2025 launch, according to&nbsp;VideoGamesChronicle. This report follows earlier reporting from&nbsp;VGC&nbsp;and other outlets like&nbsp;Eurogamer&nbsp;that Nintendo&#8217;s next console was originally targeting a 2024 launch before being pushed internally to the first quarter of 2025, which lines up with Nikkei&#8217;s latest reporting.&nbsp; VGC&nbsp;reports that&nbsp;Nikkei writes, &#8220;Priority was given to ensure the initial inventory of the successor console and a lineup of software titles at the time of its launch&#8221; to curb the possibility of a stock shortage similar to what the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X\/S experienced back in 2020. 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