Nintendo Swap successor reported to launch in late 2024 – WGB, House of AWESOME Opinions
Nintendo’s follow-up to the extremely profitable Swap goes to launch in the course of the second half of 2024.
That’s in response to the Web sleuths over at VGC. Their sources instructed the positioning that Nintendo intends on launching their new console, additionally stated to be a handheld/console hybrid, later within the 12 months with loads of inventory able to go so as to keep away from one other Ps 5 situation.
In accordance with VGC, two of their sources additionally hinted on the new console utilizing an LCD display quite than OLED so as to maintain prices down. The brand new console can be stated to have a slot for cartridge-based video games, which would slot in with Nintendo’s personal feedback that they wish to convert as lots of their present customers as potential over to the brand new console, and being backwards appropriate would definitely assist with that.
Earlier this 12 months, Nintendo themselves confirmed that no new {hardware} can be launching in 2023/2024 monetary 12 months. Nintendo’s 2023/2024 fiscal 12 months will finish in March of 2024, that means that if VGC’s sources are right, Nintendo couldn’t be accused of mendacity.
Whereas Nintendo’s video games are nonetheless promoting extraordinarily effectively, a Tokyo-based business guide by the title of Dr Serkan Totot instructed VGC that {hardware} gross sales are anticipated to drop 16.5% and sport gross sales are anticipated to drop by 15.9%. It’s removed from catastrophic however the Swap has been round for 7 years now and the sluggish decline of the Swap means Nintendo absolutely can’t wait an excessive amount of longer.
