Nintendo Switch Successor Rumoured To Launch in Q1 2024, Dev Kits Reportedly Already Rolled Out to a Spanish Studio

There are growing reports about the upcoming Nintendo Switch successor and a new report claims that the company’s next console will be launched in Q1 2024. The report comes at a time when Nintendo’s own official statement makes it clear that the new console will not be released in the company’s fiscal year which ends on March 31, 2024.

Nintendo Switch successor to launch in Q1 2024

A new report emerging from China cites a Chinese manufacturer Hongzhun as its source. This company produces casing for products such as iPhones. The company, as per MoneyDJ’s report, claims that Nintendo will be launching the next console in the first quarter of next year.

They said (translated via Google Translate), “The purchase of game consoles is expected to increase compared with the first half of the year, and Nintendo plans to launch the Switch in Q1 next year. Based on this estimate, Hongzhun’s game console assembly business can expand It is hoped that we will start to see the momentum of pulling goods in December this year.”

It’s important to note that this is a company that is looking out for its business prospects and preparing itself for a launch. Nintendo might not launch in Q1 2024 anyway.

Nintendo is shipping dev kits of next console

In other Nintendo news, a credible Nintendo leaker has revealed that the company has already sent dev kits for the next console to a Spanish studio. Leaker @NWeedle is known for leaking Metroid Dread before it was officially announced. The leaker said that this Spanish studio is none other than the team behind 2D games in the Metroid franchise called MercurySteam. If this information is true, it is likely that Nintendo has already started developing games for the next console.

Apart from the console, Nintendo Japan had recently announced that they will be increasing the wages of all their employees by 10%. A recent earnings call, held on June 26, also had the Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa explain to shareholders the benefits of this idea in the mid-to-long-term run to retain employees.