On January 16, the Japanese company Nintendo officially announced the Nintendo Switch 2The second generation of the best -selling portable console in the world. Well, rather than announcing it, he just hanged on YouTube and a video where you could see the design and some of the new features as a design with which he will have details.
In this presentation video, Nintendo invites us to Nintendo Direct Scheduled for April 2 and where we will finally leave doubts and know all the details of this second generation which will reach the market 8 years after the original, as its price and the release date of the market and the price.
When the Nintendo Switch 2 arrives on the market, the logical thing is to stop selling the first available generation, as does it Nvidia with RTX 40.
The switch will continue to sell
However, it seems that the company wishes to extend the success of this portable console and, as the president of Nintendo said in the presentation of the economic results corresponding to the last quarter, the Switch Nintendo will live on the market with the new generation.
The last quarter was not particularly good for the Nintendo switch, probably due to the high number of rumors linked to the second generation, without obstacle, Nintendo declares that the impact on the sales It was not as important as one could imagine and that trusts sales to come in the coming months.
Does Nintendo want to follow the same strategy as Sony?
Nintendo confirmed that everything games Available on the Nintendo switch market will be compatible with the second generation. However, games designed for the second generation will not offer the same Graphic quality In the current generation for technical reasons.
That Nintendo wants to continue selling the first generation with the second, if we think badly, implying that he wants to do as is Sony with the launch of the PS5 PRO, Download the price considerably and keep the PS5 as an entry option.
What does that mean? Knowing the company's price policy The only reason to continue selling a console with equipment 8 years ago at the price of gold is because the price of Switch 2 will not be for all audiences, that is to say that it will be More expensive that the current generation. In front? For the moment, he is not known.
Many are the analysts who claim that Switch 2 will not have the same success in sales as the first generation. To prevent sales from residing, the two models will continue to sell. Because first generation users are very good news, because the console will continue to have Official support via the software.
Months before the launch of the Nintendo switch in 2017, the Japanese company withdrew from the market Won. This had no sense to continue selling a console whose games were not compatible with the switch who was about to reach the market.
How long will the original Nintendo switch be on the market? As we mentioned above, everything will depend on Change 2 sales evolution. If the price draws, most users will continue to opt for the first generation, as long as they continue to sell. Nintendo can expect everything.
