Nintendo confirms Switch successor with full reveal coming soon

Nintendo has verified that the next Nintendo Direct will not include any announcement about the successor to the Switch, but it will be revealed at some point during this fiscal year.

The Nintendo Switch was first unveiled almost nine years ago and is now in its seventh year. It has proven to be one of the company’s top-selling consoles, with fans eagerly anticipating a successor.

Despite years of speculation, Nintendo has officially validated the development of the next version of the Switch, which is expected to be announced during the current fiscal year.

This is Furukawa, President of Nintendo. 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. We will be holding a Nintendo Direct…

— Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Corporate Public Relations/IR) (@NintendoCoLtd) May 7, 2024

Nintendo’s president, Shuntaro Furukawa, announced on the company’s X account (formerly known as Twitter) that they will be making an announcement about the successor to the Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year.

Despite this, he clarifies that the unveiling will not take place during the upcoming June Nintendo Direct. “We will be hosting a Nintendo Direct in June to discuss the software lineup for the latter half of 2024 on the Nintendo Switch. However, please note that there will be no mention of the successor to the Nintendo Switch during this presentation.”

Fans can expect to catch a glimpse of the successor to the Switch before the end of Nintendo’s current fiscal year in March 2025.