The Nintendo Switch 2 will be released in the sub-$500 price range, according to a newly shared industry expert analysis. The same report also narrows down the release window of Nintendo's much-anticipated console.
Nintendo has previously confirmed that the Switch 2 will be announced before the end of its current fiscal year, which concludes on March 31, 2025. The Japanese gaming giant did not elaborate on when it actually plans to release the device.
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According to a new report from Toyo Securities analyst Hideki Yasuda, the Switch successor is likely to hit the store shelves in the first half of 2025. This forecast emerged online mere days after GameIndustry.biz's Christopher Dring reported that Nintendo's partners aren't expecting the Switch 2 to be released before the company's next fiscal year. Taken together, these two tidbits imply that the long-awaited device will have its commercial debut in the second quarter of 2025.
Yasuda's newly shared outlook also saw the analyst estimate that Nintendo's next console will launch below the $499 mark. This is a...
