Everything is just pure speculation and sources are not all confirmed but just rumors and pure fun. So far everything will come from Famiboards and here's everything what we know so far:Confirmed!Nintendo's Next Gen console is Nintendo Switch 2Don't forget to follow @gamespot for all the latest news and updates! They will try to find out what publishers and developers are all on board of the Switch 2 hype train Confirmed!New Mario Kart game shown in trailer, unsure if it's 9 or X. Possible Day 1 launch title~December 2024~Relevant news:21 December 2024 → FamiBoards (hereandhere): Customs data from May 2024 mentions a 17 pin connector, which very strongly suggests a microSD Express connector, and very strongly implies the Nintendo Switch's successor supports microSD Express cards for external flash storage.~November 2024~Relevant news:28 November 2024 →LinkedInviaFamiBoards: A former senior software engineer at Nvidia from August 2022 to July 2024 mentioned solving silicon bring-up issues with a Nintendo SoC in 2 weeks.20 November 2024 →Nvidia: Gaming revenue was up 15% from a year ago and up 14% sequentially based on the sales increase of GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs and video game console SoCs for Q3 2025.6 November 2024 →Twitter: Shuntaro Furukawa, Nintendo's president, mentions that the Nintendo Switch games will be playable on the Nintendo Switch's successor, and Nintendo Switch Online will be available on the Nintendo Switch's successor. And he also mentioned that Nintendo will make an announcement regarding the Nintendo Switch's successor at a later date.5 November 2024 → Bluesky (hereandhere): Nintendo Switch Online Playtest code mentioned adding meshlet support for the Nintendo Switch, reconfirming the Nintendo Switch's successor's support for mesh shaders. And Nintendo EPD's standard graphics library for the first time has a setting that allows for changing the resolution of the NVNwindow, which is responsible for outputting to a screen, which strongly implies support for outputting in 4K.~September 2024~Relevant news:18 November 2024 →FamiBoards: Based onthe leaked picture of the Nintendo Switch's successor's prototype motherboard, there are 25 pins for the Nintendo Switch's successor's Game Card slot vs 17 pins for the Nintendo Switch's Game Card slot.18 September 2024 →Reddit: Pictures of the Nintendo Switch's successor's prototype console and Joy-Con shells and printed circuit boards have leaked on Chinese social media (hereandhere).10 September 2024 →FamiBoards: Ounce is the Nintendo Switch's successor's codename. And BEE is the final product code for the Nintendo Switch's successor, analogous to HAC, etc.~August 2024~Relevant news:28 August 2024 →Nvidia: Gaming revenue was up 16% from a year ago and up 9% sequentially based on the sales increase of GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs and video game console SoCs for Q2 2025.10 August 2024 →FamiBoards: Customs data from June 2024 mentions there's a fan inside the dock.7 August 2024 →FamiBoards: Customs data from June 2024 mentions a 60 W AC adapter from Delta Electronics/Innergie, the supplier of the Nintendo Switch family's AC adapter, which supports USB Power Delivery.~July 2024~Relevant news:4 July 2024 →Nintendo: During the Q&A session for the 84th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Shuntaro Furukawa, Nintendo's president, mentioned the best countermeasure against scalping for the Nintendo Switch's successor is to produce enough units to meet demand, which has been Nintendo's strategy since last year, taking into account circumstances for each region, and what measures can be taken within the limits permitted by law. He also mentioned that semiconductor shortages have been resolved and shouldn't be the issue with production of the Nintendo Switch's successor, unlike last year and the year before with Nintendo Switch hardware. Shuntaro Furukawa mentioned that although generative AI can be used in creative ways, generative AI can also be in conflict with intellectual property rights.~June 2024~Relevant news:8 June 2024 →FamiBoards: Customs data from April 2024 mentionsMT3681AEN, which is likely a Wi-Fi/Bluetooth chip from Mediatek.~May 2024~Relevant news:10 May 2024 →FamiBoards:Muji is revealed to be the codename for the Nintendo Switch's successor. (Ounce's the codename for the Nintendo Switch's successor.)10 May 2024 →Nintendo: During the Q&A session for the financial briefing for the fiscal year ending on March 2024, Shuntaro Furukawa, Nintendo's president, commented on how developing the Nintendo Switch's successor takes many years of preparation. He mentioned that the hardware sales for the fiscal year ending on March 2025 doesn't include the Nintendo Switch's successor. And although Nintendo believes the announcement of the Nintendo Switch's successor and future related announcements do affect Nintendo Switch sales, Shuntaro Furukawa also mentioned that Nintendo hopes to maximise Nintendo's hardware sales forecast of 13.5 million units by maintaining a good balance between new demand and demand for multiple systems, although that's not easily achievable. Shuntaro Furukawa mentioned that investments in the Nintendo Switch's successor is not Nintendo's main focus of cash utilisation since investment in the Nintendo Switch's successor has already been carried out as part of Nintendo's normal business activities. He confirmed that Nintendo Accounts will continued to be actively used for the Nintendo Switch's successor. Shuntaro Furukawa also mentioned that although digital sales has grown with the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo's policy is to maximise game software sales, including physical software sales, and not only digital software sales, which will not change moving forward. He also mentioned that Nintendo needs to enhance the user friendliness for both consumers who play physical software and digital software. Shuntaro Furukawa mentioned that Nintendo doesn't expect semiconductor supply to be an issue with the Nintendo Switch's successor since there's currently no semiconductor shortage like back in 2022. He also mentioned that information about the Nintendo Switch's successor will be released in stages leading up to launch, like with previous hardware announcements. And Shuntaro Furukawa mentioned that although Nintendo will devote the fiscal year ending in March 2025 to preparing the Nintendo Switch's successor, Nintendo's top priority is to maintain the Nintendo Switch's momentum and preparing the Nintendo Switch's successor.9 May 2024 →FamiBoards: Customs data from March 2024 mentions magnets are used in the Nintendo Switch's successor to connect controllers, as well as for the speakers.8 May 2024 →FamiBoards: Customs data from March 2024 shows that the Nintendo ...
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