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Chicho said:

Nintendo said new hardware isn't coming this fiscal year. This is more likely for a new AYA Neo, new GDP win or any other new handheld PC.

"sharp plans to launch pilot LCD-panel production lines this fiscal year for the new device,..."

This means, they will be testing out the production line, to see if they can mass produce (high volume) without too many defects.
It allows them abit of time to tinker, with the production line, to work out kinks, before its needed to be in a high output state, and working near flawlessly.

So lets say a few months from now they start testing it.
Then spend a few months again fixing errors they run into.
And then ramp up production near end of the year, so that they have a huge stockpile ready for mid-late 2024, when someone.... say nintendo, asks for first shipment of x million of these things, they can supply them.

Nintendo gets them, and other parts of hardware needed, and assembles a new Switch, and launches it in say early 2025.

"Nintendo said new hardware isn't coming this fiscal year. "

Also noone wants to come out and say "near hardware comeing soon", as it results in less hardware sales. Because potential buyers will put it off, and wait for the next thing. Like, all it takes to get around this is.... "we decided to move our plans up abit, as sales in hardware were dropping faster than we expected it too" reply afterwards, and you can get away with a slight hoodwink, of people.

I dont expect nintendo to go any later than early 2025.
Its 6 years (and 2 months) old by now, and I doubt, Nintendo go 8 years without a launch of a new system.

Last edited by JRPGfan - on 14 May 2023