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Nintendo fans expected to hear news about the Switch 2 soon, but those hopes have been dashed by a recent report from VGC. <\/p>

The Switch 2 is now expected to be delayed until early 2025<\/a>, as reported today by VGC news editor Andy Robinson. What started as industry chatter and speculation grew into more substantial news, with Robinson later confirming<\/a> VGC had heard from “multiple sources” on the delay, and that the new Nintendo console is now planning on a release in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025.<\/p>

The Switch is getting closer to its seventh birthday. Image via Nintendo<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Highlighted by Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom<\/em><\/a>, Nintendo found plenty of success with its first-party releases in 2023<\/a>. Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Metroid Prime Remastered, Mario RPG,<\/em> and Pikmin 4<\/em> stood out as a few of the several other games that received positive reviews and showcased that the six-year-old hardware still had enough firepower to produce gems. However, other big games like Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet<\/em> and Violet<\/em> were dogged by performance issues which seemed partially due to the old tech. Looking forward to what Nintendo had up its sleeve in 2024, rumors suggested the new console<\/a> would finally be unveiled. <\/p>

The Nintendo Switch sold around 2.74 million units over the course of its first month in March 2017, making it the fastest-selling home console in Nintendo’s history, according to data provided by Statista<\/a>. In his series of posts on the Switch 2, Robinson claimed a 2025 release date would “make sense”<\/a> if Nintendo wanted to try and release a console around the same time of the year. Q1 refers to the first three months of the year: January, February, and March.<\/p>

Historically, Nintendo has always hosted a Direct in February, going over upcoming games for the first half of that calendar year. VentureBeat reporter Jeff Grubb claimed the showcase may have been pushed back<\/a> one week because of the Xbox business update <\/a>that happened yesterday. <\/p>

But if this news turns out to be true, Nintendo fans shouldn’t expect to hear about a new console during the upcoming Direct. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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