Finally! After a long wait, it’s no longer just a rumor or a fan wish: we now know, at least in general terms, When Nintendo finally lifts the curtain that still hides the long-awaited Switch 2. After years of mystery and speculation about the Nintendo Switch’s successor, the wait has an expiration date. This revelation not only green-lights the imagination of gamers around the world, but also marks the beginning of a new era for Nintendo, which is once again trying to revolutionize the gaming experience.

It’s true, yes, we’ve already seen progress in this sense mid-year, but we already know what this market is like and that data can shift at any time. Now that the deadlines are shorter, Nintendo revealed in its latest financial report that plans to officially announce the Nintendo Switch 2 at some point in the current fiscal year, which ends in April 2025. According to Shuntaro Furukawa, president of Nintendo, this new move represents not only a hardware change, but also a continuation of a strategy that promises to unify the gaming experience and maintain an active and loyal community.

A cornerstone for Nintendo in this transition is the Nintendo Accountwhich has been mentioned as a key tool in the upcoming console. With more than 100 million annual active users, this unified account will make it easier for players to migrate from the original Switch to Switch 2 while keeping their digital purchases, game progress and subscriptions to services like Nintendo Switch Online, now something key We already know that backwards compatibility will complete.

This approach denotes ua significant difference from Nintendo’s previous transitionsin which the company previously started from scratch with each console, both in hardware and user ecosystem. Now it seems that Nintendo has understood the value of continuity and the importance of an ongoing connection between its players and their services. At the level of business strategy, this decision not only adds value to its brand, but can also be a competitive advantage in the market, especially compared to consoles from Sony and Microsoft, which do not offer such a smooth gaming experience across generational leaps.

The confirmation of this upcoming announcement also ends years of rumors and leaks regarding the arrival of the Nintendo Switch 2, but not so much about what we find inside. In this regard, we at MuyComputer have been keeping our radar active for quite some time, looking for all the information on this matter, for example in this article about what we know and expect about your GPU, or in this comparison between the current model and its expected successor.

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