How Many New Switch Models Are Coming? >This past March, the Wall Street Journal reported thattwo new Nintendo Switch modelswould be released in 2019: a less expensive iteration with pared down features, and an "enhanced" version targeted at "avid" gamers. The following month, Japanese newspaper Nikkei published its ownreportabout a lower-cost Switch, saying that a less expensive version of the system is coming this fall. Nikkei's story didn't touch on the "enhanced" Switch model mentioned in the Wall Street Journal's report, but it did claim that development on a "next-generation" version of the system would begin following the less expensive model. >Lending further weight to the rumor, Bloomberg also published a report in April claiming that acheaper Switchwould be released this year. According to the publication, the system will launch as soon as the end of June. However, Bloomberg's report noted that the more powerful Switch model mentioned by the Wall Street Journal was "not in the works;" rather, the current Switch would get some kind of "modest upgrade" this year, although what that entails was not specified. While that likely rules out the possibility of an "enhanced" version of the system being released any time soon, there seems to be enough evidence that a cheaper model is on the way sometime this year.
How Will The New Switch Be Different? >While nothing has been confirmed yet, the Wall Street Journal reports the new, less expensive Switch model would be positioned as a "cheaper option for casual gamers." In order to cut costs, Nintendo would reportedly remove certain features, such as controller vibration. Nikkei claims the cheaper Switch is being "designed for portable use," although the system would still be compatible with a dock and playable on a television.
>According to the Wall Street Journal, Nintendo is viewing the new Switch as a "successor" to its 3DS line, which the company has in recent years marketed as a budget-priced handheld aimed at children. This would seem to further support Nikkei's claim that the system is being designed primarily for handheld play. The reported timing of the system's release would make sense as well, as Nintendo has a number of Switch games on the way this year that will assuredly be big hits among children, including Pokemon Sword and Shield and a new Animal Crossing.
>removing vibration to cut costs user those parts cost literally under a dollar that isn't going to reduce anything. Please don't get bamboozled for clicks
Austin Hughes
Would you guys get a switch mini or switch pro if you didn't have a switch?
Brody White
switch doesn't use regular rumble motors
Asher Parker
Lmao good luck this time fags, if you leak it enough maybe Nintendo will take pity on you
Mason Edwards
Why are people doubting this? You idiots do realize Pokemon is releasing this year, right?
>Implying Nintendo would intentionally gimp Super Mario Odyssey No would would buy an extra set of joycons to just play one game you faggot
Leo Hughes
>tfw Sonic 3 came out 35 years ago
Nathan Russell
There will never be a Switch mini with the joycons fused/integrated into it because of the design flaw of the controllers of being almost unusable for whatever reason if a tiny bit of dust gets in it which easily happens.
Cameron Mitchell
Jesus fucking christ you've been posting this """"""rumor""""" for almost 4 months now. Get over it already, even the Snoyfags don't spam the PS5 speculated hardware specs this frequently.
Chase Bennett
Does anybody have the screencap of the thread where the one user goes nuclear on the tripfag talking about how "Nintendo has always produced everything they've ever made a patent for" ?
Angel Thompson
>E3 just around the corner >"""leaks""" and """rumours""" come flooding out about new products by nintendo >when these journals are wrong, nobody will ever remember it >when they're right, their credibility soars I'm not saying there aren't new models. I'm just saying that these guys could flip a coin and be right 50% of the time, and they'd still write a new "rumour" every single E3.
Levi Mitchell
I've thrown my joycons into a messenger bag near every day for the last year and this has yet to happen
Jack Bailey
I find it hard to believe they'd make a model that's not compatible with labo, which would necessitate it being roughly the same size and with detachable joycons
Nathan Nelson
I would legit love something like this, holy shit
Joshua Rivera
>A giant fucking brick that's even less portable than the current Switch
why
Adrian Clark
>How Many New Switch Models Are Coming? None you fucking retard.
Samuel Gomez
t For $150 yes. Anything higher probably not
Samuel Reed
>Spongebob is 20 years old >Borderlands is almost a decade old
Tyler Wright
>less portable than the current Switch The switch is the least portable piece of shit I have ever seen and only useful when I'm in the middle of a gaming session and have to shit. No way in hell I'm taking that thing out of the house
Ayden Morgan
>I find it hard to believe they'd make a model that's not compatible with labo I'm really not. They made a 3DS without 3D.
Juan Rogers
>ANOTHER Switch model rumor The ride never fucking ends until it fucking happens
Brandon Rivera
I actually love this.
Connor Green
Its literally a fucking 2ds
Jonathan Scott
>NOT ARCHIVED FUCK OFF GAMESPOT, STOP ADVERTISING YOUR SHIT HERE REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Brody Murphy
Looks infinitely better than the shitty mockup on OP.
Parker Gutierrez
Nintendo literally already said that they will keep the 3DS going for younger audiences but not make new games for it and will continue with the regular Switch we got, these guys are idiots, how many time must they be wrong about this?
