Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa headed to Twitter (X) to nip any rumors in the bud after Nintendo reveals its fiscal reports. The Nintendo Direct in June 2024 will not contain any information about the Switch successor.
Nintendo Switch 2 Won't Be Announced During Nintendo Direct June 2024
Will Focus on Lineup of Titles for H2 2024
In an announcement today, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa revealed that while the company plans to make an announcement about the successor to the Nintendo Switch within the fiscal year, it won't be happening during the upcoming Nintendo Direct in June 2024.
"It will have been over nine years since we announced the existence of Nintendo Switch back in March 2015," Furukawa said on Twitter (X). However, he clarified that the Nintendo Direct June 2024 will focus solely on the software lineup for the latter half of 2024, with no mention of the Nintendo Switch successor during the presentation.
The news was shared via Nintendo Co., Ltd.'s official Japanese Twitter account, serving as a platform for corporate, PR, and IR updates pertaining to the Japanese sector of the company. At present, the announcement has amassed over 103 thousand likes and 4.3 million views, sparking numerous comments from both Japanese and international audiences.
Among the highlights, @tabayan2k's comment, translated from Japanese to English, inquired about the new console's compatibility with Switch games, expressing that if it does support them, "the world will continue to be ruled." Additionally, another Japanese user expressed a desire for the new console to offer compatibility with older DS games. On the English side, @Bucky_cm, Palworld's Social Media Manager, remarked, "Possibly the most relaxed announcement of the Switch 2 ever. Never change, Nintendo, never change."
The general sentiment expressed in comments on Twitter (X) appears to be overwhelmingly positive and enthusiastic about the announcement. This is evident from the fact that both #NintendoSwitch and #Switch2 are presently trending on the platform.
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