Switch successor allegedly debuts in 2024 — what are potential launch titles?

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A new report suggests that Nintendo’s successor to the Switch is already in the works — in fact, it may be here as early as the middle of next year. If that’s the case, what kinds of games might we expect for a new Nintendo console? While no games have been announced for that currently unconfirmed console yet, Nintendo has announced a few games that could line up with the consoles alleged release window. Of course, this is pure speculation on our part.

The report comes from VGC says that Nintendo sent dev kits for the upcoming console to partner studios. It also alleges that the upcoming console could launch sometime in the second half of 2024. There are no concrete details on the hardware, but it’s possible that it will be backwards compatible with current-generation Switch titles. If so, that would certainly boost the library of potential games users can play at launch.

For the most part, Nintendo’s list of annouced upcoming games that are coming to the Switch later this year. This includes Super Mario Wonder, Detective Pikachu 2, WarioWare: Move It and a Super Mario RPG remaster — all of which launch before the end of 2023. It’s slate of games beyond that is less defined. There are, however, a few titles without release dates that could launch in late 2024 alongside a new console.

Mario titles have always dovetailed well with Nintendo console releases (including the Switch itself, where Super Mario Odyssey released a few months after launch). Additionally, Nintendo might be interested in capitalizing on the success of the Mario movie. The only new Mario title we know of is the untitled Princess Peach game,