Nintendo Switch 2 might not launch until April 2025 at the earliest

The Nintendo Switch is very nearly at the end of its life cycle. It’s had a pretty successful run, being a vehicle for Animal Crossing: New Horizon, Tears of the Kingdom, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and many more. Not to mention, it picked up a lot of the slack from the lackluster Wii U. But what of its follow-up?

Well, many of us have been anticipating a launch of the Switch 2 (as it’s being referred to currently), with some expecting it to launch maybe at the end of this year. However, that idea seems out of reach now.

According to a recent report from Eurogamer – which has corroborated information with the likes of GamesIndustry.biz – the Switch sequel may not see the light of day until later in calendar year 2025. Developers have reportedly been told to not expect it until after the end of the financial year, which would be April at the earliest.

Nintendon’t do this to us…

Look, we know it’s happening. That’s just a given. Rumors about the Nintendo Switch 2 have been inbound for a good while now, and Nintendo itself has confirmed there’s a successor on the way.

The Eurogamer article goes on to speculate that we could be looking at a Switch-esque announcement, which was revealed in October 2016, and was subsequently released in March the following year.

Whether this is the plan is anybody’s guess at this stage. But it feels like we’re so on the cusp of receiving official word on the elusive Nintendo Switch 2, if Nintendo’s plans to announce news this fiscal year hold true. It also means that – if the rumors are true – then we can wave goodbye to any hopes of getting the new console in time for Christmas 2024.