To cut costs, Nintendo will remove certain features, such as shaking on the handle. While the PS4 and Xbox One may be running out of life,...
To cut costs, Nintendo will remove certain features, such as shaking on the handle.
While the PS4 and Xbox One may be running out of life, the Nintendo Switch is just starting. Nintendo's handheld console system has exploded in the market two years ago, creating a wave of strong influence on the gaming world since. As of March 31, this handheld console sold more than 34 million units worldwide, surpassing Nintendo 64's sales and catching up with the Wii's most successful family gaming system.
Despite the impressive sales of the system, leaked sources have begun to suggest that Nintendo is developing its upgraded systems and will be released later this year. For its part, Nintendo does not confirm nor deny rumors, so whether the upgrade system of Switch exists or not is still conjecture at this time. Nintendo has a long history of refreshing its consoles every few years, so it will likely do the same with Switch. Here are some leaked information we have gathered about Switch's upgrade system that will be available later this year.
How will the upgraded version of Switch be released?
Last March, Wall Street magazine reported that two new Nintendo Switch models will be released in 2019, including a low-cost version with reduced features and a targeted "advanced" version. into the "enthusiastic" Nintendo Switch gamers. A month later, the Japanese newspaper Nikkei also published its own report on the cheap version of the Nintendo Switch and said this version will be released this fall. The Nikkei newspaper did not mention the "advanced" version of the Nintendo Switch, mentioned in the Wall Street report, but they confirmed that the development of "next-generation" versions of Nintendo Switch will start from the cheap version.
Bloomberg also published an article in April claiming that a cheap version of Nintendo Switch will be released this year. According to the article, this version will be released soon after the end of June, but the Bloomberg article notes that the more powerful upgrade of the Nintendo Switch mentioned by Wall Street is "not in strategy. Nintendo's future ", instead, Nintendo Switch will currently receive some" modest upgrades "this year.
What did Nintendo say about the new Switch versions?
Nintendo often has a policy of not commenting on rumors, but the company has also made a joint statement in response to leaked reports of new Nintendo Switch versions. In last month's meeting, Nintendo's president Shuntaro Furukawa said: "As a general rule, we always develop new systems and we will announce when we can sell it."
Will the new Switch version be available at E3 2019?
Although the new consoles will be traditionally released at E3, the case of the new Switch is rumored not to be the same. Despite not completely denying the existence of a low-cost version, Nintendo's president Furukawa dismissed rumors that a new console will be revealed at this year's E3 fair and said. The company "has no plans to announce a new console at E3 this year, which will take place in June."
How will the new Switch version differ?
Although nothing has been confirmed, Wall Street magazine reported that the cheap version of Nintendo Switch would be "a cheap option for ordinary gamers". To cut costs, Nintendo will remove certain features, such as shaking on the handle. Nikkei magazine claims that the cheaper Switch version is "designed to be used flexibly" but still fits into the dock and can be played on TV.
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