Nintendo Switch 2 Will Reportedly Launch on March 28
gadgets.ndtv.comThe successor to the Nintendo Switch will be launched on March 28, a new leak claims. According to a report in the Italian publication UAGNA, the date is expected to mark the beginning of distribution of Nintendo Switch 2 accessories. Nintendo's next console is thus expected to go on sale on the same day, as well. The information falls in line with Nintendo's confirmation that the Switch successor will be announced in the current fiscal year, ending March 31, 2025.
UAGNA's report cites a “reliable” anonymous industry source, who claims the Nintendo Switch 2 will launch on March 28. “According to our source, on that date the distribution of Switch 2 accessories made not only by Nintendo but also by third-party companies is expected, among which the steering wheels for JoyCon already leaked in recent days on the web will probably also find a place,” the report said (translated from Italian).
“We can therefore infer that March 28, 2025, will also be the release date of Switch 2, with Nintendo therefore following the publication and distribution table of the past generation,” it added.
Earlier this year, Nintendo confirmed that an announcement on the successor to the Nintendo Switch 2 would be made by the end of March 2025.
“We will make an announcement about the successor to Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year. It will have been over nine years since we announced the existence of Nintendo Switch back in March 2015,” Shuntaro Furkawa, president of Nintendo, had said in May.
Official details about the Switch 2 are sparse, but Nintendo confirmed last month the console would be backwards compatible with Nintendo Switch games. The Japanese company also announced that Nintendo Switch Online, a subscription service for Switch that provides access to online multiplayer, cloud saves and a library of select games from older consoles, will be available on the Nintendo Switch 2.
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