The Switch has about 5 years to go and is only mid-life
The Nintendo Switch will probably be around for a few more years if Nintendo has its way.
The Nintendo Switch is apparently far from retiring. At least Nintendo apparently believes that the hybrid console will continue to sell well in the future. She’s only about halfway through her lifespan. In addition, some statements indicate that a possibly planned successor console could possibly rely on backwards compatibility.
Nintendo Switch still has a few years to go, according to Nintendo
Life cycle in half? Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa believes the Switch is at the center of life. More precisely: The console is only in the middle of its life cycle. The businessman explained this in a financial call, which also revealed how well the switch has sold in the meantime:
Despite chip shortage:
The Switch is now Nintendo’s most successful home console
Confident look into the future: The Nintendo boss is obviously not overly concerned about the future of the Switch, quite the opposite in fact. The sales forecasts had to be revised down a bit due to the chip shortage, but they are still a proud 23 million consoles this quarter and so far 2022 has started very well.
Still successful after 6 years: With previous Nintendo consoles, it has often been the case that sales have declined in the sixth year since their market launch. A successor console was usually released within this time. But the Switch is on track to break that pattern and instead bring even more growth (via: GameSpot).
So it’s quite possible that, thanks to the success of the switch, it will be a few more years before we can expect a successor console. Improved models like the Switch OLED could also suggest this. Here you can see what makes the OLED better:
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With the new Switch, Nintendo is building on its greatest strengths
Switch successor with backwards compatibility? On the other hand, there are also a few comments that could indicate that a possible successor console is coming and that Switch games will also work on it. When asked what the player numbers would mean for a successor console, it was said that Nintendo wanted to continue to increase the number of users on the way to the next console. Whether this really stands for backwards compatibility remains to be seen.
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Don’t rejoice too soon! There are currently no announcements or official revelations about a possible upcoming successor console to the switch. Most of the statements that Nintendo makes here sound more like it will be a while before the next generation of Nintendo consoles is coming.
How do you see the lifespan of the switch? Do you want a successor console or are you still satisfied?
Reference-www.gamepro.de