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Game publisher reveals the launch timeline for Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Switch 2 may launch between April and September 2025, hints Nacon (Image source: Nintendo - edited)
Nintendo Switch 2 may launch between April and September 2025, hints Nacon (Image source: Nintendo - edited)
Nintendo finally gave us a first official look at the Switch 2 on January 16, but the company didn't reveal the launch date. A third-party accessory maker and game publisher has now shared when it expects the gaming handheld to launch.

While the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal trailer gave a proper look at the gaming handheld, it didn't go into the details. In addition to the specs, this first-look video didn't share when the device will launch. Some reports are speculating a June launch, and now, a third-party accessory maker and game publisher, Nacon, has revealed when it expects the device to hit the shelves.

Nacon, the publisher behind popular games like RoboCop: Rogue City and GreedFall 2, shares in its financial results that it expects strong growth in the first half of the 2025/2026 fiscal year. It notes that this growth will be supported by the "compatible games and a full range of accessories" it has ready for the Nintendo Switch 2.

For those wondering, the first half of the 2025/2026 fiscal year runs from April 2025 to September 2025. This timeline corroborates with the June 2025 release speculated by some of the past reports. About Nacon mentioning "compatible games" being ready for the gaming handheld, it's likely hinting that the Nintendo Switch 2 will get ports for some of its recently released games.

That includes RoboCop: Rogue City, Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, and GreedFall 2: The Dying World. These would be joining the other rumored AAA game ports that will reportedly be ready when the Switch 2 launches. Of course, none of these pieces of information has been confirmed by Nintendo.

However, the company confirmed that it will disclose more details about the gaming handheld at Nintendo Direct 2025. This event is set for April 2, which is less than three months away from now.

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Abid Ahsan Shanto, 2025-01-21 (Update: 2025-01-21)