Nintendo Co., Ltd. updated its corporate X account (@NintendoCoLtd), revealing that it will make an announcement regarding the successor to the Nintendo Switch during this fiscal year.
This will be the first announcement in nine years since the existence of the Nintendo Switch was revealed in March 2015.
Nintendo Switch Successor to Be Announced During This 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…
— 任天堂株式会社（企業広報・IR） (@NintendoCoLtd) May 7, 2024
The Nintendo Switch (development code name: NX) was announced in March 2015 as the successor to the Wii U.
Since its release in 2017, it has been played worldwide alongside numerous masterpiece titles such as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
In the world of gaming consoles, it is common for rumors like "When is the next-generation machine?" or "Will there be a spec-boosted version?" to start appearing once about five years have passed since release, but this announcement officially confirms the existence of a successor.
Since the announcement is stated to be during this fiscal year, it is expected that there will be a further wait until the actual release, but it is better than being toyed with by groundless rumors.
Players are already spreading their own expectations for things like a new Smash Bros. or Splatoon 4, so we will be watching for further news.
Additionally, it was announced that a Nintendo Direct, which will announce the Nintendo Switch title lineup for the latter half of 2024, will be held in June 2024.
It was explicitly stated that the successor will not be covered there, but with the notice for everyone's favorite Nin-Direct, social media is buzzing.
Furthermore, the financial results explanatory material revealed that the Nintendo Museum in Uji City, Kyoto, for which further news had been awaited, is scheduled to open in autumn 2024.
We look forward to its role as a new tourist destination displaying various Nintendo products released to date.
