The Nintendo Switch successor has yet to be officially revealed, but it’s looking more and more likely that it will release in the first few months of 2024, judging from some information that was discovered today.
As reported by Notebook Check and MoneyDJ, Chinese manufacturer PixArt, which provided the SoC powering the JoyCon sensors as well as other parts for previous Nintendo home consoles such as the Wii and the Wii U, revealed in its latest financial report that a new console from a Japanese company that hasn’t launched a new system in years they are supplying parts for will release in early 2024.
While the report from PixArt doesn’t mention the new Nintendo Switch outright, it’s extremely likely the Chinese manufacturer is indeed talking about the yet-to-be-revealed console, considering it is the only Japanese company that hasn’t released a new system in years, something that rules out Sony entirely.
This isn’t the first time a Chinese company hinted at an early 2024 release date for the next Nintendo Switch. Hongzhun, a metal cases manufacturer, revealed earlier this month they expect an increase in sales in the second half of the year due to Nintendo planning to release a new console in the first quarter of 2024.
As already mentioned, Nintendo hasn’t talked much about the Nintendo Switch successor. Back in May, president Shuntaro Furukawa stated that no new hardware will be released before the end of the current fiscal year, which ends on March 31st, 2024. As the devkits are apparently already in the hands of select developers, however, we should expect more information on the console to come in fairly soon.
