Rumours of the Switch successor are hotting up by the day, although Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa appears eager to problem the accuracy of the claims (thanks, Nintendo Everything).
In a latest monetary name, the contents of which have been written up on the Japanese web site Mainichi, Furukawa dug into a number of the newest ‘Switch 2′ discussions. Speaking to the declare that Nintendo’s follow-up console was showcased behind closed doorways at this yr’s Gamescom occasion, the corporate president said, “The rumors on-line that seem like public data should not correct”. (in accordance with Simon Griffin and SatsumaFS’ translation for Nintendo Everything).
Remember, this hearsay said that sure builders had the prospect to see a demo of the following Nintendo system on the Cologne convention this yr (a hearsay corroborated by each Eurogamer and VGC), and that the console was allegedly able to operating Breath of the Wild at 4K 60fps in addition to Epic’s The Matrix Awakens Unreal Engine 5 demo.
According to Nintendo Everything’s translation, Furukawa additionally took the chance to touch upon the corporate’s dual-screen patent that sparked rumours of the potential ‘Switch 2’ design simply weeks in the past. On this, Furukawa said the next:
We utilized for a patent figuring out the data could be made public. This doesn’t essentially imply we plan to equip future merchandise with this.
Now, you may learn the above feedback and need to put the entire hearsay discuss to mattress, and truthful sufficient, however let’s keep in mind that enterprise statements like this are not often all that straightforward. It makes lots of sense that Nintendo would deny (or at the very least problem) rumours this near the vacation season as phrase of an upcoming console runs the danger of damaging gross sales for the present Switch SKU as individuals resolve to attend as a substitute of selecting one up for Christmas.
Let’s additionally not neglect that Nintendo has been identified to make denials prior to now just for the rumours to then be confirmed a short time later. Remember the official assertion that the 3DS wouldn’t be getting a redesign? Yeah, our XL fashions would love a phrase…
At the time of writing, we’re fairly sure that no official phrase on the ‘Switch 2’ will likely be coming our manner this yr as all indicators appear to level in the direction of a 2024 announcement and perhaps launch. For the complete rundown of all the pieces that we all know concerning the subsequent console up to now together with chips, options and launch rumours, make sure to take a look at our information under.
