Nintendo Nintendo Switch 2 Revealed with April Direct Confirmed

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This feels to me a bit like when the 3DS got announced shortly after the DS Lite. So I am going to take my time and wait to hear more of the new features that can set it apart before getting too excited.

I am kind of curious what direction will the Zelda franchise take now. it feels so up in the air.
 
Switch 2 game box is bigger?
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Read from VGC:

Sean’ previously worked in the sales and retail department at Nintendo‘s US arm, and recently appeared with his former colleagues on the Kit and Krista podcast to share insight into the company’s sales strategy.

“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,” he said.

“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.”

The former Nintendo employee was also asked about alleged retail leaks regarding Switch 2’s release date and price, and dismissed the notion that retailers have any advance knowledge of plans.

Asked what retailers know about Switch 2, Sean replied: “Nothing. Nothing. 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.”
 
Read from tweaktown:

Nintendo has reportedly produced and shipped nearly 383,000 Nintendo Switch 2 units to the US, with shipments including 41,598 charging grips. Manufactured by HVBG, these charging grips are not bundled with the console.

According to reports from Universo Nintendo, which cites recent statements from LiC on the Famiboards forums, which has been tracking shipments of cartons and instruction manuals, Nintendo has already completed 383,000 Nintendo Switch 2 units. These units have reportedly already been shipped to the US between January 17 and January 22, meaning they have likely already arrived on US soil. LiC goes on to claim these boxes were all tagged with US/Canada region code and were also accompanied by 41,598 units of the charging grip.

LiC states a Vietnamese manufacturer called HVBG that, was contracted by Nintendo, shipped these units, and the Switch 2's charging grip product code is BEE-A-ESSKA, which is similar to the Switch 1's charging grip's product code HAC-A-ESSKA. The info doesn't stop there as LiC states HVBG has already received 1.7 million units of the one-per-system parts, such as the System-on-Chip (SoC) and screen as of December last year, with 100% of those soon-to-be-completed systems expected to arrive in the US after completion.

Lastly, LiC says the shipping manifesto confirms at least one thing: the console set isn't a bundle. This means the charging grip won't be included in the box with the Nintendo Switch 2. It will likely be separate, as it was with the original Switch.
 
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Read from insider gaming:

With Nintendo Switch 2 just one week from its official announcement, this year's annual GDC was buzzing with talk around the future of the console.

One such discussion was around the Nintendo Switch 2 launch date, which according to people that I spoke to at the event falls in June. But that's not all, according to various sources, the Nintendo Switch 2 will launch its games in a three-phase strategy, starting with primarily first-party games on launch.
According to sources, the second-stage will arrive in October-November for third-party studios, most of which are expecting the dev kits for the Switch 2 to be sent in June. Finally, it was said that the third phase for games will be in the holiday period.

In addition to the talk of the three-phase launch plan, Insider Gaming has also learned that select media and creators will be attending Nintendo Switch 2 hands-on next week, where they'll get hands-on with the console and some of its launch games for a few hours.
 
Count down timer till the Direct!
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