Rumor: Accessory Company Claims ‘Switch 2’ Will Release Early Next Year

It’s been all kinds Rumors emerge about Switch’s “successor” and now another person has stepped in.

The latest claims about Nintendo’s next-generation hardware come from Ruben Mercado, CEO of video game accessories manufacturer Blade. To talk Spanish website Vandal in a podcast Recently, Mercado said that the new device is apparently “complete” and “ready” for use.

In addition, the executive said that Blade already has access to nearly the latest versions of the hardware and believes the new Nintendo system will be released simultaneously worldwide in March or April of next year.

The timing of the new system’s launch will apparently depend on Nintendo’s financials this year, and it is claimed that it could launch in March if sales fail to meet the company’s expectations, or at the beginning of the new fiscal year in April 2025 if results are positive. .

Mercado also touched on some topics other Rumors about ‘Switch 2’ like magnetic Joy-Con controllers. He says they will have a “locking system” that will keep them tied to the system. The peripheral maker also says that its existing line of analog stick covers will not be compatible with the new device because the new sticks are different.

Even though this is coming from the CEO of an accessory manufacturer, take everything here with a grain of salt. And remember we’re still waiting for Nintendo. official Switch “successor” announcement – Will occur “this fiscal year” ending in March 2025.

A. rumor in august this year He suggested that Nintendo’s Switch successor would not arrive in the current fiscal year.