There is no doubt that the Nintendo Switch was a revelation of the previous generation console and was such a huge success that even managed to surpass the PS4 although it hit the market almost four years later. The latest sales data confirms this, and it is ranked third among the best-selling consoles in history.

After the failure of the Wii U, it’s clear that Nintendo needed a success of this caliber, that much is also clear. The big N continues to enjoy the success of the Nintendo Switch, but given its focus on a hybrid console and modest hardware configuration, The passage of time has already begun to showand it is becoming increasingly apparent that a successor must be brought to market.

said the successor it can come in two different ways. The first option that the big N could choose would be to launch a next-gen console much more powerful than the Nintendo Switch, and the second option would be to launch the Nintendo Switch 2, which would be a natural evolution of the original but wouldn’t be much more powerful than that. that is, it would be outlined as a minor renovation.

Nintendo hasn’t defined anything yet, so both options are open. Doug Bowser, president of Nintendo of America, said he believes so Nintendo Switch still has “a few years of life left”. Nothing is specified, but reading between the lines, it seems that we are talking about at least 2023 and 2024. If this is confirmed, the successor of this console would not hit the market until the middle or end of 2024.

Bowser also noted that the console’s success and long life cycle despite its modest hardware, this is mainly due to the unique approach it has as a device, because we can use it to play anywhere and also to comfortably play several games at home with the console connected to the TV.

I know Nintendo quit the console race years ago, and it worked for them twice (Wii and Nintendo Switch), but the truth is that every time I think back to the Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, and GameCube days, I get a little nostalgic and I admit it I would love to see a big N console with the performance of a next gen systemi.e. something on the Xbox Series X level.