Switch 2 delayed to March 2025 to avoid reselling and supply issues: Report

Nintendo has reportedly delayed the launch of its next-generation console, the successor to the Nintendo Switch. Reports emerged last week that the company was advising game publishers that Nintendo Switch 2 would be delayed until early 2025. Now a new report claims that the Switch successor will be released in March 2025. The Nintendo Switch is now almost seven years old, and the successor console was originally expected to launch during the holiday season later this year.

A Report Japanese media outlet Nikkei claimed on Monday that the Nintendo Switch 2 will be available as early as March 2025. The report also said the decision to delay the launch was partly to deter scalpers – people who buy products in bulk and resell them at low prices. profits – and avoid supply issues at launch. Nintendo also reportedly wants to have a healthy lineup of major launch games when the Switch successor launches.

“… Prioritizes securing initial inventory of subsequent models and leading software lineup at launch,” the report states.

The report also claims that the Nintendo Switch 2 will retain its predecessor’s hybrid console capabilities, serving as both a portable handheld device and a stationary console for your TV in docked mode. Additionally, the Switch 2 is said to have a larger screen than the existing Switch. The standard Nintendo Switch comes with a 6.2-inch screen, while the Switch OLED comes with a 7-inch screen.This is consistent with Report Last month, news broke that the Switch 2 would be larger, with an 8-inch screen.

Console launches are almost always marked by scalpers hoarding large numbers of units, creating a scarcity in the market that prevents them from selling the product at a profit. In addition to supply chain issues due to COVID-19, the launch of the PS5 and Xbox series has also suffered from the same issues. It took several months before the current generation of consoles became available online and on retail shelves.

Last week, Bloomberg reported that Nintendo had told some publishing executives that the Switch 2 wouldn’t be released until March 2025 at the earliest. The Nintendo Switch was launched in March 2017 and has sold more than 139 million units to date. Analysts expect Nintendo to have a thin lineup of major first-party games this year, with the company likely to release its biggest games when the next-generation Switch launches.