Nintendo recently released its Q3 earnings, and a bunch of information about the Switch 2 has slipped out along with it. Though, don’t get your hopes up; it’s mainly minor details.
Firstly, the company shared that it’s going to take affordability into account when pricing the Switch 2, and so far, there are no plans to change the price of the original Switch. It’s hard to tell if this means that the company will keep the first Switch on the market and sell it alongside the Switch 2 or if it simply means there are no plans to reduce the price leading up to the Switch 2.
The company also added a time to the Switch 2 Direct on April 2. We’ll learn most of the important Switch 2 details at 9am ET/6am PT on that day. This is when we’ll likely learn the actual price, specs and hopefully see more games.
Nintendo hopes to make the Switch 2 easier to buy than the first Switch, which was notoriously difficult to buy at launch in 2017. The company isn’t releasing its sales strategies just yet, and will wait until it gauges demand for the console after the Switch Direct on April 2. However, it seems like the company is planning to have lots of stock and a plan to combat scalpers.
Speaking of demand, the company clarified that it plans to continue to support the Switch as long as there’s demand for the old console and clarified that Pokémon: Legends Z-A and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond are both original Switch games. The only confirmed Switch 2 game is the new Mario Kart shown off in the first trailer. Existing Switch titles like the new Pokémon game and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will still be playable on the new console.
Source: The Verge, Video Game Chronicle
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