This may be interesting:

Norichika Megume from Jupiter Corporations said in an interview that the next Picross game is coming to a "new hardware down the road". Here's the full interview, but I'll quote the important stuff:

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Do you have a final message for the Picross players?

MEGURO: Our last message to the fans is to thank you very much for picking up and playing Picross. The series will certainly be coming to the new hardware down the road, so please look forward to it.

Especially as we make the Picross S series, the internet allows us to get direct feedback from users, which certainly helps us evolve the series in a faster way. So we really appreciate the feedback from the fanbase.

Depends on how a personal typically uses the switch and their personal choices.  Hence the point of the switch being a hybrid because it "switches" between mobile and home.  Almost like Nintendo designed it that way.  Now that I think of it they did design it that way.  Might also explain why Nintendo combined their home and portable divisions, because it is all one now!

What makes the switch a "hybrid console" from my perspective isn't the fact that it can be docked or undocked but the fact that the joycon is designed around the fact that it can be docked or undocked. If we compare it to say the Steam Deck which is a handheld that can also be docked or undocked, what makes the switch a Hybrid vs a Steam Deck a handheld is the simple fact that the controllers on the Steam Deck do not come off.

You can get an xbox controller and pair it to the Steam Deck while it's docked and sure it will play games just fine but that doesn't mean the Steam deck was designed around that function. While the switch, you can play it in handheld form with the Joycons attached, you can play it in kickstand form with the joycons detached, you can play it on console form with the dock and the joycons detached. For me, that's the key difference.

I think all we can be fairly confident on is that the successor is more than 12 months away but not more than 24 months away. Mostly likely either holiday 2024 or possibly even early Fall 2024 or another release around March (2025).

Is there any chance to be a translation error? Maybe it is not in the sense of something that isn't released; but as going to a new direction, branching the franchise to other platforms?

Hm... Not sure, I just copied the quote from the original article.

Correct. But if you remove your controllers, the PS5 would still be classified as a home console.

I'm not triggered, I enjoy debating, you should know this.

Plus the Switch Lite also exists.

The Switch doesn't require the Dock to be usable. - It's an optional accessory, not a required one.

So if you break the dock that comes with your console, you can still use and game on your console, you can still recharge your console.

The definition of an accessory:

Hence, the Switch is a portable console with an added accessory, not a Hybrid.

And Nintendo will absolutely use the same portable-first concept for it's next-gen hardware as Nintendo has always had more success with it's handheld hardware.

But it's not "switching" anything.

There is no change of hardware or capabilities.

April or May 2024.

I kind of hope it is 2024.  I'm ready for a hybrid upgrade.  The switch runs games well but it could use some more horsepower.  In this case I think a little bit goes along way, meaning the switch 2 will be a significant jump.  I'm thinking November 2024 for launch.