Nintendo has introduced that the Nintendo Swap 2 continues to be scheduled to be introduced throughout this fiscal 12 months.
The information got here following Nintendo’s newest earnings name. Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa introduced that the corporate will “make an announcement in regards to the successor of the Nintendo Swap this fiscal 12 months.” Which means that the corporate nonetheless presently intends to make the announcement by March 31, 2025.
Indicators of fatigue over the unique Nintendo Swap are starting to point out, too. Throughout the identical investor name, Nintendo introduced that the corporate is reducing its {hardware} forecast after gross sales declined in Q1-Q2 year-on-year by 31%. Nintendo now expects the Nintendo Swap to promote 12.5 million models in its fiscal 12 months, down from its preliminary 13.5 forecast; a ten% discount.
As for precisely when the Nintendo Swap 2 can be launched stays to be seen, however earlier this 12 months, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa had already introduced that the Nintendo Swap 2 is not going to be launched till Nintendo’s subsequent fiscal 12 months, which begins April 1, 2025.
Earlier this 12 months, prototype designs of the Nintendo Swap 2 leaked on-line, together with specs for the brand new console, which is able to characteristic 12GB of RAM, HDMI 2.1 help, and even 256GB of inner storage. The newest rumors on the system declare that it’ll be backwards appropriate and help 4K decision.
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