Tokyo, Japan – Nintendo fans eagerly await the anticipated successor to the popular Switch console, as the company’s President Shuntaro Furukawa has announced that the new device will be revealed sometime before March 31, 2025.

Furukawa confirmed the upcoming announcement in a statement released alongside Nintendo’s financial report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. The President also disclosed plans for a Nintendo Direct event in June, focusing on upcoming games for the latter half of 2024, with no mention of the Switch successor. This leaves fans speculating that a first look at the next-gen console, colloquially known as Switch 2, may not come until July.

Earlier reports had suggested a delay in the release of the Switch 2, pushing the launch to the early months of 2025. Sources from various outlets, including Bloomberg and Eurogamer, indicated that the original end-of-2024 release timeframe had shifted to “March 2025 at the earliest.”

Rumors surrounding the features of the Switch 2 have been circulating, with speculations about magnetic Joy-Cons and backward compatibility with old controllers. Additionally, there are hints that players will be able to enjoy both physical and digital games on the new console.

For more insights into the potential features of the Switch 2, readers can explore further details on Nintendo’s upcoming console. Stay tuned for updates as Nintendo gears up to unveil its highly anticipated successor to the Switch in the coming months.