The look forward to Nintendo’s next-gen console might have simply gotten just a little longer. In accordance with a number of studies, Nintendo now plans to launch its Change successor within the first quarter of 2025 — or about eight years after it launched the unique Nintendo Change.
Brazilian journalist Pedro Henrique Lutti Lippe, citing a number of sources, reported Friday in a new video that Nintendo not too long ago briefed publishers on an up to date launch window for the brand new console, colloquially referred to as “Change 2.” That report has since been corroborated by studies from VGC and Eurogamer, additionally citing sources, that say Nintendo’s unique plan for a next-gen launch within the second half of 2024 has been pushed to Q1 2025.
VGC’s report says that the delayed launch of the Change 2 could also be because of Nintendo’s need to organize “stronger first-party software program for the console.”
Nintendo has not formally introduced a successor to the Change, nor has it indicated a possible launch window for the system. However a number of studies beforehand pegged it for a 2024 launch.
Firm president Shuntaro Furukawa not too long ago advised traders that the unique Change can be Nintendo’s “important enterprise” for its upcoming fiscal yr, which runs from April 2024 by means of March 2025. Furukawa has additionally promised a “easy transition” to any next-generation platform.
Nintendo’s current-generation console-handheld hybrid continues to promote effectively, regardless of its age. Greater than 139 million Change techniques have been offered thus far, making it Nintendo’s second-best-selling console of all time.
If the Change 2 has been delayed to 2025, Nintendo followers must maintain themselves on the corporate’s at present introduced lineup. Mario vs. Donkey Kong simply launched Friday, and nonetheless to return are Princess Peach: Showtime!, Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD, and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Yr Door. Nintendo additionally has Metroid Prime 4 on its launch schedule however that long-awaited sequel doesn’t have a launch window.
Polygon has reached out to Nintendo for remark and can replace when the corporate responds.