Nintendo Switch 2 release date area strongly hinted at in third-party financial forecast for PixArt Imaging

Not long ago, an article published by MoneyDJ talked about Foxconn’s business, with the item stating that Nintendo was planning on releasing its Switch successor in the first quarter of 2024. Now a new financial report from the same source has been discussing another one of Nintendo’s frequent business partners, PixArt Imaging. The intriguing part for Switch 2 observers is machine-translated as this:

However, it is worth noting that the supply chain pointed out that the Japanese game machine will be launched early next year, which has been absent for many years, the game machine is also one of the key customers of PixArt.

In a nutshell, the article reckons that PixArt has generally had a good business year in 2023, with a boost coming from AI developments, and that 2024 could be just as fruitful with the “Japanese game machine” helping things along. While neither "Nintendo" nor "Switch" are specifically mentioned, this is likely an allusion to what is commonly called the Switch 2 console.

PixArt has worked with Nintendo on numerous occasions, including with the Wii and the OG Switch. The company specializes in “CMOS image sensor SoCs” and is probably partially or wholly responsible for the motion camera sensor found on the bottom of the Switch Joy-Con. Naturally, Nintendo would want to work with reliable partners on the Switch 2, so PixArt would likely be onboard.

While it could be argued this “Japanese game machine” could also be something to do with the Sony PlayStation 5, its latest related hardware, the Project Q handheld, is expected to arrive later this year rather than early next year. Interestingly, the reporter states the information comes from the “supply chain”, giving one of the firmest pointers so far of a Nintendo Switch 2 release date falling in early 2024.

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