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[iconmaster]

From Nintendo's financial results briefing for fiscal year ending March 2020.



I don't have have great confidence that this will quiet the talk of a Switch Pro. Probably the "leaks" will just start referencing 2021 instead.

Maybe a few of you will take this opportunity to consider whether Nintendo really needs a Switch Pro, whether Nintendo is the type of corporation to care about making a Switch Pro, and whether perhaps you've been making probabilities out of mere preferences.

There's no Switch Pro. There's probably not going to be a Switch Pro. By 2021, Nintendo will be looking at Switch 2, not a mid-gen step.

And that's a product I do believe in.

Edit: quite a few posters are skeptical of any statement from Nintendo, so I expand on that issue in a later post: Does Nintendo lie?

 

[CyberPanda]

Nice one Nintendo.

 

[leo-j]

They have no reason to tbh. The nexgen consoles are launching in November probably. So they have no competition all year basically.

 

[Vawn]

Damn. ☹

I selfishly really wanted a Switch Pro.

 

[10000]

switch 2 2021-2022

 

[#Phonepunk#]

oh well keep the good games flowing. Switch rules as is.

 

[ChuyMasta]

WE'll see. Doom eternal on Switch got delayed for a reason.


*Believe.

 

[Animagic]

BOTW2 and Metroid Prime 4 launch on Switch 2

 

[Hendrick's]

Wouldn't a Switch Pro be held back by the OG Switch anyway?

 

[Quasicat]

Didn’t they say the same thing for the New 3DS at E3 and then announce it a month later?

 

[iconmaster]

Didn’t they say the same thing for the New 3DS at E3 and then announce it a month later?

They denied new hardware would be shown at E3, and that was accurate. They didn’t lie. This statement is much more comprehensive – “release” and “2020.”

 

[Potato Chip PRO]

I was looking forward on owning the Best Switch model. I guess I'll go with the Lite until they fix their analog sticks since they suffer from drift just by using them for a day or two.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Eh, fuck em. I'm done with the Switch until they put out a model that can actually run their own games well. Just tired of this shit.

 

[ExpandKong]

Yeah just wait a year or two into PS5/xboxsx life cycle and drop a Switch 2 Boogaloo U instead.

 

[Husky]

Nintendo why don't you want my money

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Fuck it. Waiting on Switch 2 then, as long as it's BC it's a gold mine.

 

[LordOfChaos]

Nintendo likes their mature tech. I'm guessing they're going to use 7nm as others [phones, processors etc, not other consoles] are moving off it.

 

[Danjin44]

Why would they when Switch is selling so well? As long as Nintendo bring out the games I’m happy.

 

[MR ARCADE FOREVER]

Switch will be three years old in March. Makes more sense to keep a steady wave of games this and next and launch a new system only end of 2021 or even 2022.

 

[Bullet Club]

Me: BOOOOOOOOO!!!

My wallet: YAAAAAAAAY!!!

 

[Andrew Evenstar]

Fuck it. Waiting on Switch 2 then, as long as it's BC it's a gold mine.

My thoughts exactly. I've been holding out for a switch for a long time, for the pro model, since I never considered one early. Now that it's at the end of its cycle I'm just waiting for Switch 2.

 

[mariosbrother]

February: "Introducing our new Switch!!"

 

[Codes 208]

Why would they when Switch is selling so well? As long as Nintendo bring out the games I’m happy.

Theyre in a position where they really dont need to. But thats not to say i dont want one.

 

[Entroyp]

: _ (

 

[Lrnex]

Yeah if it’s not Switch Pro this year then Switch 2 is in the near future. The OG Switch has been hugely successful with ports and is the best 3rd party console Nintendo has had in several gens.

If they care at all about that trend continuing into this next gen they’re going to have to have something more powerful to handle the 3rd party PS5/SEX multiplat games.

 

[BitDust]

I think Nintendo will probably launch the Switch PRO with BOTW2 by March 2021.

 

[DeafTourette]

My thoughts exactly. I've been holding out for a switch for a long time, for the pro model, since I never considered one early. Now that it's at the end of its cycle I'm just waiting for Switch 2.

It's been out almost 3 years. Came out 2017. How is it at the end of it's cycle?

 

[Danjin44]

Theyre in a position where they really dont need to. But thats not to say i dont want one.

For me I honestly don’t care one way or another, if they continue bring the games I want then I’m happy.

 

[Bonfires Down]

Good move. Increasing the battery life will sell more units than increasing the resolution.

 

[dolabla]

Plans can always change. It's still January.

 

[ShirAhava]

01/01/2021 confirmed I'm ready

 

[Celcius]

I actually appreciate them coming out and saying this. I hadn't bought a Switch yet and thought the rumors of a new model right around the corner were true.

 

[The Alien]

Pachter:
New Switch confirmed for 2020.
Half Life 3 launch title.

 

[93xfan]

Eh, fuck em. I'm done with the Switch until they put out a model that can actually run their own games well. Just tired of this shit.

most Nintendo games run well. What in the world are you talking about.

Smash, Mario Kart, Yoshi, Odyssey, BOTW, Kirby.

Is it just the Zelda Link’s Awakening that has you upset?

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Being I sold my Switch due to Pro rumors...
No Nintendo games will be played by me in 2020.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Why are gamers doing this? Hyping themselves up on baseless rumors, holding off purchases and selling their consoles just to buy something that's not gonna exist for a year, or two, or maybe never. What a bunch of dumbasses.

 

[TLZ]

I don't believe Nintendo. They have a track record of bullshitting people.

 

[Rodolink]

I have not given a damn about the switch until Bayonetta 3 <3 Metroid 4 and BotW2 get released

 

[MagnesG]

I don't believe Nintendo. They have a track record of bullshitting people.

It's PR bullshit as usual.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

most Nintendo games run well. What in the world are you talking about.

Smash, Mario Kart, Yoshi, Odyssey, BOTW, Kirby.

Is it just the Zelda Link’s Awakening that has you upset?

BOTW didn't run very well. Yoshi's Crafted World didn't run well, and looked like butt. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 doesn't run great. Astral Chain, same deal. Lots of games just have a tendency to stutter, too. It's not good, and there's no reason to expect it'll get better in lieu of better hardware.

 

[SantaC]

lol switch will look even worse when the new consoles are launching.

 

[McRazzle]

From Nintendo's financial results briefing for fiscal year ending March 2020.



I don't have have great confidence that this will quiet the talk of a Switch Pro. Probably the "leaks" will just start referencing 2021 instead.

Maybe a few of you will take this opportunity to consider whether Nintendo really needs a Switch Pro, whether Nintendo is the type of corporation to care about making a Switch Pro, and whether perhaps you've been making probabilities out of mere preferences.

There's no Switch Pro. There's probably not going to be a Switch Pro. By 2021, Nintendo will be looking at Switch 2, not a mid-gen step.

And that's a product I do believe in.

They said no new Nintendo Switch hardware in 2020, not that they wouldn't release any new hardware in 2020.
Nikkei reported in 2019 that the new device was delayed and that it wasn't a Switch Pro but a different design.

Digitimes has cited sources from the supply chain that the "Switch Pro" is made from magnesium alloy, and a SHARP executive told a WSJ reporter last year that they're supplying IGZO dispalys to Nintendo.

Magnesium alloy is used in laptops and is more expensive than plastic or aluminum, It's used because it doesn't transfer heat well which would mean a more powerful device of at least 50 watts or so would be needed to justify the expense. of using it.
Whatever Nintendo is putting out, I think it's likely to be in a netbook form-factor, which would allow it to have a screen size that also could be used for VR.
I don't think there is any chance they would label any such device a "Switch".
I think it would be it's own product line and will have some exclusive 1st party titles, in addition of being able to play Switch games.

 

[Isaak]

Good. The standard console should be the "premium" version.

 

[bumleforce]

Nice of them to comment on it.

 

[Mista]

Wanted a pro but sure Nintendo, thanks for saving me money.

 

[TindalosPup]

They say this now, but watch, I'll buy a Switch for the person I've been holding out for purchasing to make sure I got them the best, and then, by some cosmic coincidence, the story will change

Honestly though I'm glad I don't have to hold off now, I was worried if there was a pro it wouldn't have been out in time for their birthday

 

[AV]

We don't even know what games they've got in store for the back-end of the year. Bring out the new hardware alongside BOTW2 or MP4 or whatever next year.

 

[mcjmetroid]

Guys please stop falling for when Nintendo says things like this. They will lie through their ass to avoid the potential of lost sales for people who will wait for the newest model.

All the rumours point to a newer model being released this year.
They lied about the Switch Lite, they lied about the DS lite and I'm sure about many others.

The fact they are commenting cements it for me.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

they have lied before I just hope the Pro is worth the upgrade

 

[TLZ]

It's PR bullshit as usual.

Of course. They want to make sure they keeping selling the current Switch.