Nintendo May Launch Upgraded Switch Console Next Year

Nintendo is working to launch arefreshed version of the Switch gaming console early next year. Nintendo’s plans to launch an upgraded Switch console were first reported byEconomic Daily News, followed by a few specifics byBloomberg. TheNintendo Switchwas launched back in March 2017.

As per reports, the company is planning to launch the console along with alineup of new games. While the exact lineup remains unknown for now, the report suggests that it will be a mix of casual and mainstream titles. Nintendo seems to be working on the game lineup for a while now, which is why the company did not announce new major titles this year.

According toBloomberg‘s sources, thenew Switch may offer 4K graphicsand a better computing capability. It appears like Nintendo has not finalized the specifications just yet. Economic Daily News, on the other hand, expects ‘interactive higher, more beautiful picture quality.’ With all that said, do keep in mind that Nintendo has not officially confirmed the news thus far.

During the April-June quarter, Nintendo regained traction in sales for Switch, primarily due to ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’.  Over11 million copies of the gamewere sold in the first 11 days. The brand managed to sell almost 5.68 million Nintendo Switch units in the quarter. In total, Nintendo sold over 61 million Switch consoles since 2017. Moreover,Apex Legendsis also coming to Switch by the end of the year. It will be interesting to see if that will boost the console’s sales yet again.

Subin B

Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.

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