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Nintendo Is Telling Game Publishers Switch 2 Will Be Delayed (www.bloomberg.com)

submitted 8 months ago by Linkerbaan@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Nintendo Co. is advising game publishers that its next-generation console will be delayed until the early months of 2025, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

“Nintendo is likely looking at a pretty dry pipeline this year,” Toto said. “The company will still try to keep the blockbusters for the next console, so 2024 might see more remakes of old Nintendo hits. In any case, 2024 will be a lot tougher for Nintendo without a new device.”

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[–] XTornado@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

If you're releasing a console in a specific year, the announcement to publishers and vendors has to happen the year before.

Why? In any case when you say publisher and vendors you mean a close doors thing? Or a public one which is basically the announcement for everybody? Because if it was a private thing...it could have happened no? I don't think the previous Switch was leaked with something like that so earlier....but maybe I misremember.

In any case for the rest the timing could have been fine, the Switch for example was announced to the general public barely 5 months before release, October 2016 and released March 2017.

Like the new one could have been announced in the next months and release after the summer for example without much issue.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Publishers need time to develop the software, distributors need time to merchandise and sell the product, retailers need time to prepare the display space.

None of this is instant. A console launch is a year long project.

[–] XTornado@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Well if we were to believe the rumors some developers already had dev kits of it. And that also Nintendo might have done demos to them. Of course nothing is confirmed so take it as you wish.

And again all you said could perfectly been talked it's not publicl knowledge.