Nintendo announced yesterday that 55.77 million Nintendo Switch had been sold so far and updated the data of its games, among which the most recent one stood out, Animal Crossing: New Horizons and the 13.41 million copies. During the investor talk, a company representative also assured that the system is barely approaching mid-cycle, something that was already mentioned in the last quarter.
Nintendo Switch launched on March 3, 2017, which assumes that with these estimates he would still have at least three more years until his generational replacement. Perhaps at this time we will see new revisions of the console, such as the one that has been rumored at various times with greater power and a better screen, but Nintendo ruled out this year that they planned a new model in 2020.
Barely in the middle of the switch cycle, no change to that view.— David Gibson (@gibbogame) May 7, 2020
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2, Metroid Prime 4, and Bayonetta 3, undated
Yesterday's report did not clear doubts about the release date of three of the games announced for the console. Bayonetta 3 It was confirmed in 2017 with a brief teaser, but since then we have not had any news or image of the project, of which we only know that it is still ongoing. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 It was revealed last year, but it will probably take time to arrive.
Metroid Prime 4 may be the last to launch of these games, as Retro Studios restarted the game last year and that means more years of waiting: "The current state of development of the game is problematic and the development team has had to take a very difficult decision. We have decided to review the development structure and modify it. Specifically, we have decided that producer Kensuke Tanabe will work closely with the studio that developed the original Metroid Prime series: Retro Studios, and restart the development process. "
