Nintendo to announce Switch's successor this FY, Switch 1 Direct coming in June

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Soundwave said:

I'm pretty satisfied with the overall Switch library even if they don't want to release much more else, I don't really understand these people that insist a company bleed itself to death in the later years of every console.

Switch got a brand new Zelda and a brand new 2D Mario very late in its product cycle, realistically how much more can you expect and how many systems have that kind of late gen support to begin with.

Nobody's asking them to bleed themselves to death; continuing to release some content for a system with an install base of over 140 million is good for business and good for players, it's a win-win.

The heavy hitters like the next 3D Mario, Mario Kart, etc are obviously for the successor, but there's no reason to abandon the current Switch entirely well before it's replaced.

Nintendo currently has no games scheduled beyond next month; if Switch 2 comes out, optimistically, next March, why have a 9 month lull in profits when you don't need to?

They are forecasting less than a 20% drop in software sales for this FY, that does not suggest the termination of new software.

Last edited by curl-6 - on 16 May 2024