“Nintendo Switch 2 will not be released until 2024 at the earliest.” Opinion of analyst Michael Pachter

Analyst Michael Pachter shared his opinion on when Nintendo will release the console that will succeed the Switch in the latest episode of the Pachter Factor show.

Pachter is pessimistic and claims that a new Nintendo console will not appear within three years. 

“I think that you probably won't see a new console before 2024, more likely 2025. It’s not because they can’t, they can, but because they will make more money on the Nintendo Switch.”

“If the Switch still costs 300 dollars, it will drop to around 250 dollars by Christmas, and then go back up in price after the promotion ends. The OLED version will become the standard version, always staying in that price range without significant cuts. Making this console will cost Nintendo less than 150 dollars, or maybe even less than 100 dollars. Therefore, the company can count on big profits for a long time.”

Pachter then stated that if Nintendo viewed Sony and Microsoft as competitors, it would have released a new console much earlier, but that has never happened and never will.

“Nintendo is absolutely convinced that it is playing on its own turf, and doesn’t worry about how many Xboxes or PlayStations are sold. And if you want to play Nintendo games, you buy a Nintendo console.”