The highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 is set to be officially announced on January 16, 2025, according to reliable sources. This early 2025 reveal could pave the way for the console to hit the market in the first half of the year.
The existence of the Switch successor has been an open secret within the gaming community. Reports indicate that mass production of the Switch 2 began around late September or early October 2024, supported by numerous hardware leaks that have surfaced online since then. Nintendo has confirmed that they will announce their next console by the end of their fiscal year on March 31, 2025.
According to NateTheHate, a well-known leaker, the official announcement of the Switch 2 will occur on Thursday, January 16, 2025. This information was shared during his podcast on January 13, citing unnamed sources. The choice of a Thursday for the announcement aligns with Nintendo's history of major reveals, as seen with the original Switch teaser in 2016. Following NateTheHate's podcast, Tom Warren from The Verge corroborated the news, stating that he also heard the Switch 2 reveal is scheduled for the same week.
It's unclear if Nintendo will follow the same strategy they used for the original Switch by releasing a teaser on social media before the full reveal event. They might share a sneak peek of the console and announce the date of the official reveal a day in advance. However, given the extensive leaks surrounding the Switch 2, the reveal might not come as a surprise to many fans. The sheer volume of unofficial information about the console has even prompted Nintendo to comment on a Switch 2 replica, a rare acknowledgment of product leaks.
To summarize the leaks, the Switch 2 is expected to be slightly larger than the Switch OLED Model, with dimensions of 270 x 116 x 14mm and an 8-inch LCD screen. The Joy-Cons will reportedly attach magnetically, and the right controller may feature an additional "C" button below the home key, possibly related to a rumored mouse-like pointer mode.
While the hardware details of the Switch 2 have been widely leaked, the launch game lineup remains largely unknown. RPGs like My Time at Evershine and Bestiario have been confirmed for the console, but they are not expected to be available at launch if the Switch 2 hits the market in the first half of 2025. Nintendo is likely to bolster the console's early success with at least one or two first-party titles available on day one.
Source: Nintendo of America
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