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Nintendo has given fans a time frame as to when they can expect an announcement for the next console from the company. A new Nintendo Direct for new games is also being planned for this June.

Nintendo has delayed the release of its next console until March 2025, pushing back the launch by more than a year. The company is aiming for this timeline in order to continue to support the Switch.

A number of news outlets are reporting via unnamed sources that the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 console has been delayed from late 2024 to sometime in the first quarter of 2025.

Newly leaked emails from 2022 reveal that Activision was briefed on Nintendo's next-gen Switch 2. The emails suggest that the new system would offer performance on par with the Xbox One/PS4.

The consumer version of the Nintendo Switch 2 could feature 12GB of RAM. This is three times more than the original Switch, which had to make do with 4GB of RAM and 2GB more than Xbox Series S.

The unconfirmed reports claimed that Nintendo showed off a tech demo of an enhanced Zelda: Breath of the Wild at higher resolutions and frame rates, along with an Unreal Engine 5 tech demo.

A noted leaker claims the Nintendo Switch 2 will be powerful enough to run Final Fantasy VII Remake as well as the PS5. The console is expected to launch in the second half of 2024.

Nintendo sold 3.91 million units of its Switch console in the April-June quarter, exceeding sales in the same period a year earlier, thanks to the popularity of Zelda and Mario-related titles

The new but unconfirmed report claims Nintendo will use an LCD screen for its next game console, to keep costs down, and will still accept physical games released with a cartridge slot.