Nintendo Switch 2 rumor reveals console price and release

A new Nintendo Switch 2 rumor has hit the internet, giving us perhaps the best information yet on the upcoming console’s price and release date. Throughout 2024, the questions about the successor to the Nintendo Switch never stopped. So far, Nintendo itself has only confirmed that a new console is in the works, which will be presented sometime before the end of March 2025. Otherwise, nothing has yet been provided regarding the eventual costs or arrival date of the hardware. Luckily, avid Nintendo fans may have a better idea of ​​what to expect if the new information proves accurate.

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Nintenduo originally reported that Nintendo was aiming for a Switch 2 release sometime in summer 2025. This information is said to come from developers from six different studios working on games that will hit the Nintendo Switch 2. The report mentioned a more specific release date between June 2025 and July 2025, as Nintendo is said to be ceasing production in the coming months of the Switch successor will be ramped up in order to prepare for the market launch.

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Not long after this report was published, Nintendo leaker “Samus Hunter” took to social media and said that this release window for the Switch 2 is similar to what they’ve heard about the hardware. The insider also added more details about the Switch 2’s price, saying that Nintendo is “targeting” a price between $399 and $449. In all likelihood, however, the price of the Nintendo Switch 2 will vary from region to region, meaning this amount can vary greatly depending on where you live.

As usual, it is important to emphasize that you take everything described here with great caution. Rumors about the Nintendo Switch 2 have been a dime a dozen this year, so it’s difficult to know exactly what’s true about the upcoming console. Nevertheless, as already mentioned, it is a guarantee that Nintendo will present the Switch 2 before the end of March. Therefore, we will have official details about Nintendo’s next console soon.