I see some of you still don't understand what makes a Nintendo console successful. Hilarious.

The earliest Switch 2 will release in my opinion is holiday 2023, preferably March 2024.

Historically speaking, less 3rd party support equates to less sales for Nintendo consoles.  Look at N64, GC, and WiiU for proof.  Each one had less support than the last, and each had less sales than the last.  The only exception to that rule is the Wii.

It would seem that some people do not understand that while 1st party games are the main reason people choose Nintendo, and even get away with less support than the competition, having 3rd party support to some extent is still important for the success of the device.

Oh, this is tempting. And the new Joy-Con colors as well. My Switch is perfectly fine as it is but better battery life would entice me to bring it with me more often. Maybe 64GB of internal storage, Nintendo?

On a less personal level it is great to see that Nintendo is continually trying to evolve the platform. It irked me back in the Wii days that they never updated the console (well, they gimped it in later revisions but that's not what I mean). Regular hardware updates are a great way to keep consumer interest high.

Now all they need to announce is a new Gameboy as the Switch is definitely still overshooting some of the market, even with the Lite model. But that's another topic.

Oh, this is tempting indeed . Nintendo may get a buy from me if they bring a special launch model.

You see the problem here is that you are cherry picking what facts you want to use for this topic.

Acting like the NES and SNES did not need western 3rd party because most 3rd party devs were from Japan does not exactly qualify as a quality argument.  The fact is, the NES and SNES had the majority of 3rd party support as a whole, which is the real factor.

Also we are not talking about the handheld market, so to throw those in there just to pad the numbers is also not a good way to look at things.  All that does is enable people who try to say, "Switch is only a handheld that connects to the TV, and therefore sales should not be compared to PS or XB."  The fact is that the Switch is a hybrid home console with portable functionality, as that is what it is advertised and sold as.  Furthermore their handhelds have had adequate 3rd party support as a whole, cherry picking western devs is just a way to make it look like they had less than what they did.

So unless you are ready to jump on the bandwagon of either "Nintendo dropped out of consoles" or "with the Switch Lite making the Switch a portable only device, a next gen home console from Nintendo is right around the corner", I suggest you re-evaluate your the data you are briging to the table.

This is nice for people buying their first Switch. But, I can't imagine why anyone would upgrade just for battery life. For $20, I can buy a portable power pack to get another full charge, then spend the other $280 on energy drinks and games.

If it's so efficient, I wonder if Nintendo went with passive cooling this time.

cool I will likely get this for myself and give my daughter my current switch

The Switch pro is still happening.

No.... those rumors of the newer chip that was shrunk down.... this is it.

Instead of clocking it higher, so it has more performance, their keeping its performance the same, and gaining better battery life instead.
There isnt going to be a Switch Pro, going by this.

16nm chip + more energy effecient ram = +80% battery life, thats what your getting with this.

For people that only use their switch docked, theres basically nothing gained from these (perphaps it ll run cooler & make less noise).