Analysts from the game industry estimate that Nintendo is going to announce the new generation of its console in 2024 with a price that will be around $400.
From time to time, we hear and read things about the Nintendo Switch 2, the new generation of the extremely popular game console from the Japanese company, and recently, some statements from a well-informed analyst from the electronic games industry, who did not hesitate to mention both in the launch date and in the price and cost of its premium titles. The analyst is none other than the CEO of Kantan Games, Dr. Serkan Toto, who spoke to GamingIndustry.biz about Nintendo’s upcoming console.
The CEO of Kantan Games said that the new game console will be a “version” of the current one and that its radical redesign is not expected. It may have “additional features and capabilities,” said Dr. Serkan Toto, “but it will be similar to today’s Switch.” Additionally, the Japanese company has an ace up its sleeve, Pokémon, and given how inextricably linked the game is to portability, there’s not the slightest chance, he said, that the company would choose to drop the portability element from the its upcoming console. Therefore, according to Dr. Serkan Toto, the Nintendo Switch 2 will retain the hybrid design although of course it will have significantly increased performance and additional features.
I think the next hardware will come out next year for $400,” said Dr. Serkan Toto referring of course to the year 2024. “There’s also a good chance the games will cost more: $70.” According to the analyst, Nintendo is going to present the game console in the first half of 2024 with a price close to $400, while he estimates that the prices of the games will increase to $70, which we already knew with the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
The next system is also likely to be an evolution (of the current console) rather than a revolution. Nintendo may add some new features and capabilities to the device, but it will be similar to the current Switch. And since Pokémon exists and Pokémon is tied to handheld gaming, there’s no way Nintendo is going to give up on portability for its next big thing.
According to earlier rumors and leaks (from some leaked emails between Nintendo and Activision representatives), Nintendo’s next-gen console would tout 4K gaming with DLSS support thanks to the adoption of an NVIDIA Ampere-Lovelace hybrid architecture GPU, performance comparable to that of PS4 and Xbox One gaming consoles. More specifically, based on the rumors that have circulated, when the new Nintendo console is connected to the power it will be able to offer performance comparable to the Xbox Series S while in “handheld mode” it could offer similar performance to the ASUS ROG Ally .
Although earlier rumors wanted Nintendo to proceed with the announcement of a “digital-only” game console (without a slot for cartridges), they are not consistent with the company’s financial results, which show that most of its sales concern games in physical form (cartridges).
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