A new Nintendo Switch video game console is in the horizon… but don’t expect any news in the next few months.
Nintendo reported quarterly earnings on Tuesday, and in conjunction with that news, the company released a statement from its president Shuntaro Furukawa addressing rumors that a new Switch could debut at this summer’s Nintendo Direct event.
“We will make an announcement about the successor to Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year. It will have been over nine years since we announced the existence of Nintendo Switch back in March 2015,” Furukawa said. “We will be holding a Nintendo Direct this June regarding the Nintendo Switch software lineup for the latter half of 2024, but please be aware that there will be no mention of the Nintendo Switch successor during that presentation.”
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The Switch is Nintendo’s flagship device, letting users play both on their TVs and on the go. While the company has updated the Switch with new screens, accessories, and other upgrades, it is still fundamentally the same device that was released nine years ago, leading to the speculation that news of a new one was imminent.
Nintendo is just beginning its new fiscal year, so Furukawa’s statement means that the company will reveal more on the next-generation device by March 2025, in time for the Switch’s 10-year anniversary.
Nintendo, of course, brings its own in-house IP to the table for its devices, including the worlds of Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda.
In recent years the company has also made a bigger push into Hollywood, announcing plans for another Super Marios Bros.-set film for 2026 in March, and teaming with Sony on a live-action Legend of Zelda film.
