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[efyu_lemonardo]

Nintendo is done. they need Switch 2 this year since Switch 1 has no new games and the hardware is 10 year old

Haven't you heard? Switch is getting Xbox games this year. Those are guaranteed system sellers. Microsoft is single handedly saving Nintendo.

 

[ManaByte]

Haven't you heard? Switch is getting Xbox games this year. Those are guaranteed system sellers. Microsoft is single handedly saving Nintendo.

Nintendo is getting Rare's most successful game ever.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

Nintendo is getting Rare's most successful game ever.

It's like poetry, it rhymes.

 

[Deerock71]

Nintendo is done. they need Switch 2 this year since Switch 1 has no new games and the hardware is 10 year old

Nintendo RN:

 

[That Damn Kid]

Metroid Prime 4 this fall on Switch 1 - $70

Upgraded version for Switch 2 next year - $70

 

[daclynk]

PS2 here we come.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Nintendo is done. they need Switch 2 this year since Switch 1 has no new games and the hardware is 10 year old

Oh yeah, because they were fucking short on games this past year. Tears of the Kingdom, 2d Mario, Metroid Prime remaster just to name a few.

I want whatever you're huffin.

 

[MagnesD3]

Video games suck man lol

 

[ADiTAR]

The only reason I can think of for this is to have more games at the ready. We know they had games locked and loaded sometimes years before release, could be they are doing the same thing here.

They just upped their hardware forecast by 0.5m while sony dropped it down by 4m, and it might not even hit that. Could be Nintendo is thinking they can do another 12m then launch.

However, I really really really want a new console. Not because of better GFXOMG60FPSRT but because of the new games, it's clear we'll get mid tier shit and ports until then.

 

[Shake Your Rump]

So, Xbox will only be announcing hardware this holiday and Nintendo won’t have any hardware this holiday.

The ball is in Sony’s court.

 

[Wooxsvan]

they just building up stock even more, taking the bet that demand will be even greater than they once thought. 10mill plus sold day 1! lets go

 

[Krieger]

First Xbox, then Playstation, now Nintendo. What's next, china acquiring Steam and geo blocking it from the rest of the world.

 

[dragonyeuw]

This is not about eeking out another year. Nintendo's top priority is a massively successful Switch 2. They've never been able to achieve the 1-2 punch of the PS1 and PS2 that is still carrying Sony to this day. Any delay will be in order to improve the chances of another runaway success for their next platform and successfully transition their huge audience to it. It's not about winning some arbitrary console war metric.

Pushing the successor into next year isn't going to improve its chances for success. The market is very obviously ready for Switch 2 now.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

Pushing the successor into next year isn't going to improve its chances for success. The market is very obviously ready for Switch 2 now.

I don't believe there is a higher priority for Nintendo than guaranteeing the success of Switch 2. Why else would they delay it? Nothing is more important to them.

 

[daclynk]

Nothing is delayed without being announced.

 

[dragonyeuw]

I don't believe there is a higher priority for Nintendo than guaranteeing the success of Switch 2. Why else would they delay it? Nothing is more important to them.

I didn't say there was a higher priority. But by your logic, why not stretch it to 2026 then? Pushing it another two years will improve their chances over pushing it another year based on what you're saying. What tangibly are they going to use 2024 for to 'improve chances', when momentum/demand for Switch 2 is clearly in the here and now for anyone remotely following the market?

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Don't care; I'll wait until something official is announced.

 

[Perrott]

I call bullshit on these rumors and to the source of them, I'll say only one thing:

7 - 1

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

I didn't say there was a higher priority. But by your logic, why not stretch it to 2026 then? Pushing it another two years will improve their chances over pushing it another year based on what you're saying. What tangibly are they going to use 2024 for to 'improve chances', when momentum/demand for Switch 2 is clearly in the here and now for anyone remotely following the market?

No, that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying that if the delay is true Nintendo must believe march 2025 is better than September 2024. I don't know why they believe that but speculated that it could be related to wanting more software and services ready for launch, or to manufacturing and supply issues. I agree with you that consumers seem ready to purchase it in large numbers this year, which is why the delay is curious because I'm sure Nintendo are reading the market just like we are.

 

[killatopak]

My guess is they want a huge botw type system seller on release. If not then it’s probably spec related.

 

[KungFucius]

no 2024 release? thats all the kids christmases ruined, well done Nintendo

No shit. I don't want to have to think about xmas gifts. I just want to buy a switch for myself, gift it to my kid and then play the new Mario game solo.

 

[TikiLagoonSam]

I’m ok with this, if they release Wind Waker / Twilight Princess this year for the Switch, secure OLED screens for the Switch 2, and release this, this holiday season:

 

[SantaC]

Oh yeah, because they were fucking short on games this past year. Tears of the Kingdom, 2d Mario, Metroid Prime remaster just to name a few.

I want whatever you're huffin.

I am talking about 2024. What major releases this year?

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

My guess is they want a huge botw type system seller on release. If not then it’s probably spec related.

Or maybe they need more time to get backwards compatibility fully working across the board?

 

[dragonyeuw]

No, that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying that if the delay is true Nintendo must believe march 2025 is better than September 2024. I don't know why they believe that but speculated that it could be related to wanting more software and services ready for launch, or to manufacturing and supply issues. I agree with you that consumers seem ready to purchase it in large numbers this year, which is why the delay is curious because I'm sure Nintendo are reading the market just like we are.

After posting that last comment I had the thought that putting another year into finalizing launch software and ensuring plenty of stock would be a valid reason. They also could be looking at the current sales of the Switch and figuring while they're in decline, they haven't outright cratered and is reducing the pressure for a 2024 release. That's moreso what I meant about eeking out another year, not expressly in response to what Sony/MS is doing as far as 'console wars' as Nintendo very clearly is running its own race.

 

[alucard0712_rus]

I still want it to have stereoscopic 3D display.
Seriously, it will look like magic with current tech!

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

After posting that last comment I had the thought that putting another year into finalizing launch software and ensuring plenty of stock would be a valid reason. They also could be looking at the current sales of the Switch and figuring while they're in decline, they haven't outright cratered and is reducing the pressure for a 2024 release. That's moreso what I meant about eeking out another year, not expressly in response to what Sony/MS is doing as far as 'console wars' as Nintendo very clearly is running its own race.

Sounds like we are in complete agreement then. My bad for misunderstanding.

 

[dragonyeuw]

Sounds like we are in complete agreement then. My bad for misunderstanding.

No worries, we're good

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

 

[Davevil]

A rushed console is forever bad

 

[Evil Calvin]

So what big games in 2nd half of 2024 then?

 

[reinking]

I need to replace a Switch I gave away. I was hoping for a BC Switch 2 this year. Now I have to decide if I should go ahead and get another Switch now or wait it out.

 

[Muffdraul]

Nothing is delayed without being announced.

Right. If a company has internally planned and scheduled to release a product but then decides to DELAY it to a later date, but they never say anything publicly, it's not actually a "delay." In that type of a situation you would call it... um.... something else I guess???

 

[saintjules]

Not a delay if never announced.

"Internally delayed" sounds better.

 

[nial]

and give the Zelda team another year to get ready for maybe year 2-3.

In 2026? Lol, it's gonna take them until 2029 at the very least.

 

[jm89]

Haven't you heard? Switch is getting Xbox games this year. Those are guaranteed system sellers. Microsoft is single handedly saving Nintendo.

Could be just pentiment coming to switch.

One reliable insider on era claimed hifi rush was allegedly scrapped for switch.

And if that's due to technical reasons, could very well be grounded and sea of thieves aren't being considered for switch for the same reason.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

You can add this to the OP, Draugoth

 

[Lucifers Beard]

I am talking about 2024. What major releases this year?

Lol it's February and they haven't had a direct yet. They've also just released the new Mario and DK game and are promoting the new Princess Peach title. Even if they aren't hardcore enough for someone like yourself, they are still releasing games that they likely consider major.

 

[UltimaKilo]

It was obvious when we saw the sales numbers for last quarter.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Are they having trouble sourcing 64GBs of storage?

 

[onnextflix5]

How can switch 2 be delayed, when it has not been announced yet more bogus rumours, only Nintendo knows when it’s coming out. End of

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

Could be just pentiment coming to switch.

One reliable insider on era claimed hifi rush was allegedly scrapped for switch.

And if that's due to technical reasons, could very well be grounded and sea of thieves aren't being considered for switch for the same reason.

I was being highly tongue in cheek.

 

[onQ123]

Nintendo is getting Rare's most successful game ever.

Buying Rare was a terrible thing to do

 

[ultrazilla]

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Update:

Third Parties won't have their games ready.....

I suspect third parties are telling Nintendo they need more time to get their games/ports ready after some internal polling/"how's your project coming along?" inquiry.

 

[Bernardougf]

If this is true and sony really is planning to launch the ps5 pro this holidays.. well... they have now a clear field.

 

[Portugeezer]

"March launch success".

It doesn't matter when it's released. People buy shit whenever they want.

 

[ManaByte]

Third Parties won't have their games ready.....

I suspect third parties are telling Nintendo they need more time to get their games/ports ready after some internal polling/"how's your project coming along?" inquiry.

Nintendo doesn’t need third parties.

 

[Interfectum]

I would be shocked to see Nintendo go through Christmas 2024 without a new Switch... only thing I can think of is Switch Lite OLED and some surprise remakes.

 

[Little Chicken]

I guess the insiders have moved on to Nintendo now

 

[struggler_guts]

HAHAHAHAHA how many times now these "insiders" have claimed "THIS IS THE YEAR"