The Nintendo Switch has been wreaking havoc in gaming lately, and the console does not seem to want to slow down for whatever reason. It keeps on selling like hotcakes, and its games keep on getting more and more successful. It’s so successful that Nintendo does not even talk about the next generation.

There have been a bunch of rumors about their upcoming console, though. Its specs, its launch date, and its games—everything has been discussed. But now a new rumor says that Nintendo has finally set its plans in motion for this console’s launch!

Nintendo has finally started preparing for the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2!

The memory of the Nintendo Switch’s reveal is still fresh for many fans. The console was announced in October 2016. Before that, people knew it by its codename, NX. When the console came into the public eye, it pretty much blew fans away.

A home console that doubles as a portable? It was a concept that many wanted to materialize but never knew was possible. Nintendo made it possible and made it successful. An underpowered yet fancy console that quickly became the third-best-selling console of all time!

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So successful that Nintendo is simply following up with an upgrade. And that’s not a bad thing either, a more powerful Nintendo Switch is exactly what the world needs. And if a recent rumor is to be believed, that is exactly what the world will get in early 2024.

Recently, VGC mentioned that Nintendo has already distributed the developer kits for this new console to its partners. This was revealed a while ago too when a Spanish developer let this information slip somehow.

VGC also states that Nintendo is targeting a 2024 launch. The big news is that this upcoming console might launch with an LCD screen instead of an OLED to keep manufacturing costs down. The console is also expected to use a larger and more powerful memory module to keep up with games with more advanced visuals.

If all this turns out to be true, this console might be announced around October. In a similar fashion to the Nintendo Switch, it might even have an estimated launch window of early 2024. The console is inevitable, no matter when it launches. One thing everyone hopes to see is backward compatibility.

The huge library of Nintendo Switch games needs to be compatible with this new console, or it will all be for naught.

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