History doesn’t say much as to when Nintendo will launch its new console

REPUB: And why that (still) doesn't help my wallet!

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This is a republished version of an earlier article with some new context. I’m returning from my break in April. Also, I’ve been nominated as a finalist for this year’s IT Journalism Awards in the Best Gaming Journalist category for this newsletter. Huge thanks to everyone who keeps reading it and motivates me to keep on going.

Can you believe we spent most of 2024 expecting a new Nintendo console that just never arrived? It’s one year since I wrote this and the Nintendo Switch 2 has been as elusive as ever.

The main point of the article was to prove that there’s no stock standard formula for Nintendo launches, and that still stands.

Analysts late last week told Bloomberg the new console will arrive in June, with a higher price tag to boot. But that’s guesswork at best.

My — totally unqualified — stab at this: It will launch well before Christmas, giving Nintendo two clear peak sales period. One for hardcore fans when it launches, a…