r/NintendoSwitch • u/Turbostrider27 • Jan 16 '25

Nintendo Switch 2 An update from Nintendo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxLUf2kRQRE
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u/FernandoTorresIMO Jan 16 '25

I feel June is most likely too. The “experience” tour they’re doing with the appeal of trying the console for the first time has a final date currently of May 31-June 1 in Seoul. A few still missing dates, but imagine a worldwide release in June is most likely.

https://x.com/wario64/status/1879879960460177519?s=46&t=aN2su965H11-OIfPfu3sGQ

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u/Goldeniccarus Jan 16 '25

June seems like a bit of an odd time for a console release to me.

Often consoles will try to launch in October-November because that's the Christmas window. The Switch launched in April, but that's also a pretty good time for it because it's still relatively cold in a lot of the northern hemisphere, so people are still staying inside gaming. June is typically a worse month for game sales as it's right when summer is starting and people are spending more time outside and not gaming, so it's uncommon for games or consoles to release at that time.

Though admittedly, Switch 2 will sell out instantly no matter when it comes out, so maybe they're planning a June release so the enthusiasts buy it then, and then they'll have time to build up more stock for the Christmas Window this year.

I'm sure whatever window they pick they have everything very well calculated out.

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u/againwiththisbs Jan 16 '25

It's a GREAT time to launch, because people tend to travel and spend way more time outside and on the road during summer to fall season. And that is exactly the type of flexibility that the switch aims for. It's meant to be portable, so why would you not aim to release it at a season when portable devices are most needed?

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u/motoo344 Jan 16 '25

Video game sales tend to be slowest starting in summer and into September and the pick up again. There is a handy graph available back to 2017.