Nintendo Switch 2 release date and price just tipped — here's when it could launch
We may have just learned the Nintendo Switch 2's price and release date
Nintendo's worst-kept secret is the Switch 2. Everyone knows the company is working on a follow-up to the wildly successful hybrid game console, but it hasn't made it official yet. A new leak suggests the console won't be released until Summer 2025, which could explain Nintendo's reluctance to announce it.
Nintendo Switch 2 release date
The leak comes from Nintenduo, which claims the console has a June or July release date. Unfortunately, the source is pretty vague. The publication cited "members of at least six development studios working on titles for the successor to Switch."
Assuming that is true, this rumor is believable, but without more specifics, we must take this with a massive grain of salt.
However, that timeline does make a bit of sense. With Nintendo not announcing the console yet, we'd expect the company to want a few months between the news drop and the release, so summer 2025 seems logical.
Nintendo Switch 2 price
In the same report, Nintenduo speculated that the price would be between €400 and €500. It didn't back this claim up with a source, though, so we have to treat it as speculation at this point.
If accurate, though, the Switch 2 could cost between $419 and $524 in the U.S. With rumors that this will be Nintendo's most expensive console to date, those prices don't seem too far off what we expect.
Nintendo Switch 2 accessory leak
If the other rumors needed a grain of salt, this one needs the entire Morton Salt factory. VideoGamesChronicle spotted a bunch of accessories from Chinese companies that are reportedly designed for the yet-announced Switch 2 on Alibaba.
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If these accessories are legitimate, they could give us a clue about the size of the Switch 2. For example, the case is 1.9 x 5.9in x 11.6in, which gives us a clue regarding how big the Switch 2 might be.
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Fifth313ment They will price it competitively at $399. There is NO WAY it will cost more than the Xbox or PS5. Looking at the hardware that is rumored the device will only cost like $150 max. The Lenovo Legion Go which is the closest Switch 2 alternative was on sale for $472 and it's going to be more powerful than the Switch 2, at even a year old already. So Nintendo will not price the console too high. I'd be surprised if they do $350, like the current OLED, and then make the OG switch $250 or $200. And you say it hasn't been kept a secret but we have no details about it other than it will be backwards compatible. If it were a Samsung device we'd have actual hardware leaks by now, lol.Reply -
fatalshot808 $419 and $524 are absurd prices. I know Inflation is a thing but I would assume they would keep it between $329-$400. Consumers do not like sticker shock. Are these people giving out the prices the same people who said the PS5 will cost $700-800? LolReply