In May 2024. At that time, Nintendo announced its financial results. Be security: everything is fine for the Japanese company that continues to earn a lot of money.
But in the curve of an investor, the head of Nintendo, Shutaro Furukawa, announces that his teams are currently working on the console that will succeed in the change.
A leak that has changed everything for switch 2
A small statement that will have the effect of a bomb in the media, because months and months have passed to Nintendo all possible and imaginable intentions on the subject.
Mentioned for a long time, the possibility of a Nintendo Switch Pro, or a super switch is dismissed. It will be a new console, which should really replace the previous one.
After this warning blow, Nintendo stops in silence, until the fall of 2024, where the company will explain that the switch games will be retrocompatible with the next console. And then … well. Nothing that gets under the tooth.
It was without counting on CES, the technology fair that takes place every year in Las Vegas.
“In the curve of a corridor, in these 2025, we find a company, Genki, which directly shows that they make accessories in the Switch 2,” says Melinda Davan-Souls, a Tech & Co.
A Acracadabrant story that will have repercussions for this small accessorist: Nintendo has launched a legal action against him.
An impressive price but a “Mario Kart” is expected
The flight will have or not to be right about the official Nintendo communication, which we will never know, but what is certain is that a few days later, on January 16, 2025, Nintendo dropped a first trailer that allows him to discover the Switch 2.
A very sober name, a video that reveals the minimum union and a new meeting held on April 2 to discover the games, the price, the launch date and more.
Therefore, there will be 469.99 euros, without game, or 509.99 euros with Mario de Mario Kart. An impressive price, for the portfolio in terms of brand fans that had used more prices more contained in firm consoles, with the Wii and its 200 euros.
Nintendo knows it, taking out his console at this price, to a very unusual period, much is needed to convince. That’s good, since there is Mario de Mario Kart in sight, and that will act as a launch game. A not so surprising fact: “Do Mario de Mario Kart The standard carrier of switch 2, says as much as when Zelda’s legend: Breath of the Wild It was for Switch 1. It was to say that we were going to be able to play with more power, while they gather us. “
Is Nintendo too greedy with Switch 2?
The success of Switch 2 will depend largely on the quality of the games available at the launch and in the months that will follow. Nintendo has planned a three -phase launching strategy, with exclusive games of June 2025, followed by third -party editors/November 2025, and other games for the Christmas season.
If this strategy is well executed, it could guarantee a constant flow of new games to maintain the interests of the players. The price of games is also an important factor to consider.
Some titles may increase to 89.99 euros, which represents a significant investment for players.
“I wonder how much the family audience, which Nintendo has always favored, will continue to buy these games at 80 or 90 euros. We will see in two or three months if Nintendo puts people in their pocket, or if it was too greedy,” thinks Guillaume Leviach, journalist and streamer in Nintendo.
Therefore, the launch of Nintendo Switch 2 is a highly anticipated event, but also includes significant risks for Nintendo.
The success of the console will depend on its ability to offer a higher game experience, an attractive games catalog and an effective marketing strategy to counteract competition.
Players around the world are waiting impatiently to see if Switch 2 can reproduce, even overcome the phenomenal success of their predecessor: “There are many expectations, but Nintendo is a quiet force, they do not need others. However, it was the right time for the Switch 2,” adds Carole Fifth, video of the video journalists.
Nintendo Switch has marked the video game industry with a resounding success since its launch in 2017. Thanks to its innovative hybrid concept, allowing playing both on a television and portable mode, has seduced a large audience, from occasional players to enthusiasts.
With a rich and varied game library, including emblematic titles such as Zelda’s legend: Breath of the Wild AND Animal Cross: New HorizonsThe switch has maintained the interests of players throughout their life cycle.
The success of the Switch has established a solid basis for the Switch 2. If Nintendo manages to capitalize on the forces of the first console while innovating and meets the expectations of the players, the switch 2 has the potential to reproduce, or even to overcome, the phenomenal success of its predecessor.
Source: BFM TV
