Former Nintendo Employee Predicts Switch 2 Will Launch in June - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 24 February 2025 / 3,035 Views
A former employee on the Nintendo of America sales team speaking on the Kit and Krista podcast states Nintendo will "definitely" share plans to launch the Nintendo Switch 2 by the end of the summer and likely sometime in June.
They’re going to want the system to be out before the end of the summer. I would say at the start of the summer, at the end of the school year, so you have kids talking about what they’re excited for," said the former employee (via VideoGamesChronicle).
"I think we’ll see a June launch. I’m thinking maybe mid-June, or a little bit later than that. But definitely before the end of the summer, that thing’s coming out… there are good strategic reasons why that would be part of the consideration."
He added that retailers know "nothing" on Nintendo's plans for the Switch 2. This includes the release date and the price.
"Nothing," he stated on what retailers know. "Certainly not price. Almost certainly not any kind of launch date other than maybe a quarter. It always makes me laugh to see these articles like, 'Walmart Canada says the price is going to be this'… Walmart Canada are the last people who are going to know.
"They don’t have that information. There’s no way that even Target in the US would know anything… when we know the launch date, that’s probably when the retailers are going to know the launch date. Maybe a week or two in advance. I would imagine maybe March 27th the retailers will find out – a couple of days in advance [of the Nintendo Direct]."
Nintendo will be unveiling more details on the Nintendo Switch 2 at the Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 on Wednesday, April 2, which will start at 6:00 am PT / 9:00 am ET / 2:00 PM GMT / 3:00 pm CEST.
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It would be the first system which would launch worldwide in Summer. The last systems which launched in Summer were GameCube in May 2002 (only Europe), GBA (June 2001, only USA & Europe) and N64 (June 1996, only Japan).
Half of the world will be on winter though
(just joking btw)
I'm thinking they want to chain the launch and holidays to build a large userbase very fast.
True, but we're in unprecedented times. Switch started Nintendo using a worldwide release date. Switch 2 is 99% likely to follow suit. May is the earliest it can realistically come out and around September at the latest. October or November seem kind of late and December is super late.
I am banking on June. That gives Nintendo two full months (and possibly a little more) from the Nintendo Direct on April 2.
The Direct will likely reveal the key information: Release Date, Price, launch titles, launch window titles, specs, the mystery button, etc. 3D Mario is the safest bet for a game reveal, and we'll of course get more on Mario Kart.
I don't know. But I see September or even October much better months than June. If you want to make a good pre-summer release, it must be in May at max, and seeing that "Switch international tour" dates... very very dubious this will happen. June is a very very late date for that.
But in the end... it all depends on the game catalog the console will have: If Nintendo have a list of big games for the next months after S2 release, they will sell anyways. But if they do an explosive launch with lots of games day 1, but they suffer to get new interesting games the following months (like happened with WiiU)... they can be very fucked with a june release, because at the end of summer,... people will forgot about Switch 2 and will get GTVI or other good new games and items: big releases usually wait for the ending quarter of the year.
PS: June was an awful launch month for N64 in Japan, the console had barely 2 games, and no new 2 good releases until the very end of the year (with the only exception of Wave Race for very late september).
And even then... N64 had to wait AGAIN until mid-1997 to get good new games.
Sells plummeted, and never recovered after the first 2 weeks of colossal sells in that June 1996. And summer did not help either.
Of course, I suppose Switch 2 will have a good list of third party games prepared for the console, but Nintedno better allocate them all along the next month after the release if they go for a worldwide launch in June. Please, no huge catalog day 1 if that means they will suffer to get new big games during 3 months.
I don't think so. September is the earliest I think Nintendo will go for the Switch 2 launch. And that's just to allow them to make sure they have enough time to work out any kinks before the important holiday season.
I own every Nintendo console going back to the NES and every portables except for the VB.
Am I excited for them with the S2 launch? Yes!
Am I concerned about them selling the public on why we need this now? Also yes!
The mouse-cons are a nice upgrade, but as we've seen with Xbox and PS5, I'm starting to think we're seeing peak upgrade in the dedicated gaming market.
Nintendo and Steam had the right idea for a marketplace of game ideas during the last generation but I'm not sure this next generation we're half-way through is actually contributing anything to the progression of gaming.
And people called me crazy when I doubted even march 2023 as the release date in 2019!😂
Seriously i do not see Switch 2 coming out before may 8. June wouldn't shock me as well. Honestly i wouldn't even be surprised to see it in late 2025 or even delayed to march 2026 but thats the absolute last possibility. If they do not launch it by then, i guess it will suffer the fate of the "Phantom"... but again thats highly unlikley.
About GTAVI: I am gonna get it for the SeX in its Collector's edition. It will be huge but i highly doubt it has an effect on the Switch 2! One is a new system te other is a new game. If the Switch 2 would get GTA VI as well there would be no argument anymore.
Makes sense
