Will Nintendo Reveal The Switch 2 This Year? Here’s What To Expect

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After the rumor mills started gristling again, fans have been asking each other, will Nintendo release the Switch 2 this year? We now have some help in figuring out the answer to this question.

Spawn Wave has made a video explaining the particulars of when Nintendo could make their announcement. We will summarize his observations here, but before that, let’s run down what the recent rumors are.

The news that started speculation running again this year was an entry in new documents the CMA disclosed. The CMA commissioned an independent investigation on the Microsoft Activision deal. That investigation noted that they were excluding Nintendo in investigating cloud gaming, because their service is only available on Nintendo Switch – and then the next section of this document is redacted. Readers speculated the redacted part is reference to a new Nintendo Switch.

After that, a 4chan leaker who accurately predicted items in a recent Pokemon presentation, revealed that Pokemon Scarlet & Violet would be getting a graphical upgrade, for what was called a new Nintendo Switch model. Jeff Grubb covered this story in his podcast, and confirmed that he also heard similar rumors of a new model.

Finally most recently, MVG, a game developer and former hacker and emulator developer, made a video speculating on the possibility the Switch 2 would not be able to run games from the original Switch. While MVG did not share any rumors or speculation on possible release or announcement dates for the Switch 2, his video also drove interest in the console.

So, here’s what Spawn Wave explained.

Nintendo has a timetable for their investor meetings and presentations, and they usually use these meetings and presentations to discuss future consoles as