Back to normal?

While not impossible, it is highly improbable that Nintendo will announce anything regarding the Switch successor in 2024. This IS Nintendo however, so you never know. They clearly are not oblivious to the online banter regarding the elusive device, and have been releasing information about other Nintendo-related things on dates and times people are expecting to hear about the Switch successor. For the people that are disappointed or even angry that there has been no information as of yet, it is fair to suggest that it's their own fault that they expected to hear or see anything regarding the Switch successor, when Nintendo has given you nothing to go on accept for a tweet back in May stating that you would receive information about the device before the end of the fiscal-year, which is at the end of March of 2025. However, again, in their defense, it wasn't like it was some pie-in-the-sky notion or suggestion fueled by hope. There were logical reasons to expect to hear something by now. The fact that the console has PASSED the marker of a typical Nintendo console generation which is 5-7 years is a good reason. The last time that there was a gap this large between console launches for Nintendo was with the Famicom which released in Japan in 1983, and then the Super Famicom which released in Japan in 1990. The fact that the Nintendo Switch itself was announced around this time 8 years ago is also a good reason to expect to have heard something by now. Even if it is just a code-name. However, of the rumored code-name of the Switch successor which is "OZ" is true, that might give too much away of what the hook of the console is, which is why it has only been shared with developers.....ALLEGEDLY. Now, you can add in all the rumors and leaked information if you want to. It's not right or wrong, but they can always clap-back by saying that they never confirmed or denied any rumors, thus not making them liable. Just based off of the stuff I mentioned that we know for sure, those are good reasons. So, if we don't hear anything this year, there is no reason to kick yourself. It's not a big deal. While I don't know for certain as to why we haven't heard anything as if yet, as I stated in my last blog "They'll Unveil It When They Get Ready To," it could be a production-based issue. I have heard a few rumblings here and there about some issues regarding production of their next-generation device, but again those are RUMORS so you can't put any stock in that. The other reason is what I want to talk about now. It's something that is so obvious that I'm not sure why I didn't think of this sooner. Maybe things are just back to "normal" for Nintendo? All things being equal, for the past 20+ years, unless there are extenuating circumstances, Nintendo usually unveils new home console hardware in the Summer, and releases it in the late Fall, early Winter. There has been hardware that released outside of that window before, but the GameCube, Wii, and Wii U all were released in November. Obviously, the Switch broke from that tradition, but that was a special case. They could not afford NOT to have the hardware on the market, so they had to get it out as soon as possible, and this probably played a part to many technical-issues the system had at launch, and features being left out of the device. NOW, Nintendo is playing with power (pun intended.) They don't have to rush the Switch successor. The Switch itself is still selling great, and even if they announced the successor now, it would still sell great. So, being that they don't have to rush, it may just be that we could be back on a regular schedule with Nintendo. What I mean is, they may give us a 3-minute trailer sometime between now and March 2025, but they may not actually have a full presentation of the device until the June Nintendo Direct during the Summer Game Showcase week. Likewise, the console may not even release until late 2025. REMEMBER... One of the other few statements Nintendo made was that they wanted to make sure that they have more than enough consoles to combat online scalpers. While it is a good idea to make sure you have enough stock on-hand, it is tricky to try to guess market reception of a product. So, enclosing I say that we may actually be in for a longer wait than we think before we get a real presentation of the Switch successor. They can drop a trailer at any time. I don't expect to see one any time soon, but since Nintendo is trying to get into the trolling-game, it would not surprise me that just when people think that they won't, or can't announce the device, they actually do.