Let's Guess: Switch 2 launch price and offering

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With a Switch 2 reveal hopefully on the horizon, the question is how much will Nintendo ask for the base model at launch and what will their launch offerings be?

Analysts have previously predicted that the Switch 2 will be somewhat of an iterative upgrade, which would be unlike Nintendo's past strategies that famously involved a radical new approach such as the dual screen Nintendo DS, Wii with its motion controls as well as the dual screen Wii U to name just a few. But if we know Nintendo then we're sure there will be a curve ball somewhere in the mix!

While an initial price of $400 USD was also previously estimated, the recent surge in component prices as well as the general cost of living; could we perhaps be looking at at $450-500 USD handheld from Nintendo?

Also, what of the launch titles and offerings? How will Nintendo sell and promote the Switch 2? What games will be available at launch? Will we see a new Mario title ready for launch or perhaps Metroid Prime 4 with Switch 2 enhancements? These are all questions that we're eager to know the answer to.

To take a look back; the Switch released back in March of 2017 at a suggested MSRP $299.99 in the United States, £279.99 in the United Kingdom, and $469.95 in Australia with similar regional pricing across EU regions. It launched alongside the critically acclaimed TLOZ: BOTW as well as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe a month later with other heavy hitters such as Super Mario Odyssey coming later that same year. It was a hugely successful launch but was plagued with supply issues, scalpers following the huge demand. The success of the Switch helped bounce Nintendo back to fame after the poorly received Wii U.

Contest:


Here's where you, the community come in! We want to hear your predictions for the Switch 2 - more specifically we want your predictions for the following:
  • Name - will it even be called the Switch 2? Nintendo are known for some pretty crazy naming schemes! Super Switch? Switcheroo? Switchy and Scratchy?
  • Launch price (base model) - guess the MSRP of the Switch 2 for the base console, standalone, no games
  • Release date - when will the Switch 2 launch in the USA?
  • Launch titles (launch window) - what games will Nintendo launch the Switch 2 alongside? (Let's keep this to a 3 month window from the release date)
  • Any other predictions - Go crazy and let us know what new features or gimmicks Nintendo will add to the Switch 2! Will there be full backwards compatibility? Will it include direct streaming to your TV without the need for docking? We want to hear your ideas!

Prizes:


For this Community Contest, whoever gets the most accurate predictions (name, launch price, date, titles and features) - closest to the actual official info will win the following awarded to their GBAtemp account:

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If several members make the same amount of accurate predictions then the earliest post will take precedence. Prizes will be awarded once Nintendo officially announces the Switch 2 and its pricing.

Leave your thoughts below and let us know what you think!

Good luck!
 

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name: switch 2
price: $399
titles pikmin spinoff game, new 3d mario, and a game like 1 2 switch or wii sports
launch date: march 16
 

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Super Switch has been my preferred name.
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I think it will still be called Switch but with some sort of qualifier like Pro or Enhanced. I'm not convinced there will be any gimmicks perhaps just a slightly different design. It will probably be announced in April/May and release in June/July 2025. As far as the price, it all depends if/when Nintendo halts production of the current Switch, but I'm expecting around £379. I really hope Metroid Prime 4 is a launch window title.
Yep. It looks like the Switch will end up being like the Game Boy i.e. a marginal upgrade (GBC/Switch 2) and a long lifetime owing to high popularity.
 
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name : NEW Nintendo switch (like what they did with 3ds/2ds) or Nintendo Switch 2

Price: $475.00 for 128 gb, maybe a lite version comes out with lower storage in future…

launch titles: Tomadachi life 2 (maybe not a prediction as much as a hope 🤞), a new Super Mario game, MarioKart 9

Release Date : Announced 11-25, Available 3-10-25 (previous prediction was in time for Christmas this year but I doubt it’ll be finished by then lol)
 

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I'd say it'll be about €350 - 400
Called the Nintendo nexus
Release on April 18 2025
Launch with Mario maker 3, holy horror mansion, splatoon 4 and a game that uses the consoles gimmick (like 1,2 switch)
Backwards compatability but stupidly hard to mod, no drift (hopefully), still having detachable controllers but more comfortable than the joy cons and the same size screen
 

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699$, Digital Only, Must have a my nintendo account to buy it 3 days early The entire Console requires Always online connection or the DRM will trigger.
 

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With a Switch 2 reveal hopefully on the horizon, the question is how much will Nintendo ask for the base model at launch and what will their launch offerings be?

Analysts have previously predicted that the Switch 2 will be somewhat of an iterative upgrade, which would be unlike Nintendo's past strategies that famously involved a radical new approach such as the dual screen Nintendo DS, Wii with its motion controls as well as the dual screen Wii U to name just a few. But if we know Nintendo then we're sure there will be a curve ball somewhere in the mix!

While an initial price of $400 USD was also previously estimated, the recent surge in component prices as well as the general cost of living; could we perhaps be looking at at $450-500 USD handheld from Nintendo?

Also, what of the launch titles and offerings? How will Nintendo sell and promote the Switch 2? What games will be available at launch? Will we see a new Mario title ready for launch or perhaps Metroid Prime 4 with Switch 2 enhancements? These are all questions that we're eager to know the answer to.

To take a look back; the Switch released back in March of 2017 at a suggested MSRP $299.99 in the United States, £279.99 in the United Kingdom, and $469.95 in Australia with similar regional pricing across EU regions. It launched alongside the critically acclaimed TLOZ: BOTW as well as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe a month later with other heavy hitters such as Super Mario Odyssey coming later that same year. It was a hugely successful launch but was plagued with supply issues, scalpers following the huge demand. The success of the Switch helped bounce Nintendo back to fame after the poorly received Wii U.

Contest:


Here's where you, the community come in! We want to hear your predictions for the Switch 2 - more specifically we want your predictions for the following:
  • Name - will it even be called the Switch 2? Nintendo are known for some pretty crazy naming schemes! Super Switch? Switcheroo? Switchy and Scratchy?
  • Launch price (base model) - guess the MSRP of the Switch 2 for the base console, standalone, no games
  • Release date - when will the Switch 2 launch in the USA?
  • Launch titles (launch window) - what games will Nintendo launch the Switch 2 alongside? (Let's keep this to a 3 month window from the release date)
  • Any other predictions - Go crazy and let us know what new features or gimmicks Nintendo will add to the Switch 2! Will there be full backwards compatibility? Will it include direct streaming to your TV without the need for docking? We want to hear your ideas!

Prizes:


For this Community Contest, whoever gets the most accurate predictions (name, launch price, date, titles and features) - closest to the actual official info will win the following awarded to their GBAtemp account:

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Community Contest trophy

GBAtemp Patron logo

1 year ad-free patron access

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500 XP bonus

If several members make the same amount of accurate predictions then the earliest post will take precedence. Prizes will be awarded once Nintendo officially announces the Switch 2 and its pricing.

Leave your thoughts below and let us know what you think!

Good luck!
Name: Twoo
Release price: 499 dollars
Launch date usa: 1 may 2025
Launch titles: new 3d Mario game,metriod prime 4, mario kart 9 . Something like nintendoland unique for the new system. Assissin creed shadows. More 3 party games that where already released on ps5 and xbox series.
Any other predictions: have a tool to make the twoo a vr headset some nintendo game have this implemention and you need to switch in some games from handheld/bigscreen to vrmode.
 

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Name: Nintendo Deck (I know I'm gonna get this wrong for sure)
Launch Price: 399.99 USD
Release Date: 1 July 2025
Launch titles: Usual suspects - Mario, Zelda, Pokemon. Possibly metroid prime 4 beyond.
 

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Name: Nintendo Switch Pro or Nintendo Switch 2
Launch price: 399.99€, base model.
Release date/window: November 2024 or most likely between April and November 2025.
Release titles;
Metroid Prime 4
Pokémon Legends: ZA
Mario Kart 9
New Mainline Super Mario Game
A New Super Smash Bros.
A New Mario Party
A New Donkey Kong Game
A New Legend of Zelda Game
 

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Probably $450 - $500, $600 with a graphics dock. Then stores will force people to buy bundles only of 2 shitty games, 3 shitty amiibos, and a generic shitty controller.
 

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  • Name: Nintendo Shift
  • Launch price (base model): 399 USD
  • Release date - March 2025
  • Launch titles (launch window): Just Dance, Yooka-Replayee, some party game with unique title
 

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Name: Nintendo Switch +
Launch Price: $450
Release Date: March 2025
Launch Title: Metroid Prime 4, Mario Odyssey sequel, definitely a Pokemon game. Red Dead Redemption 1

Features: upscaling and DLSS. Will be able to play old switch games in higher resolution and frame rate (if dev updates)
 
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Name - Switch Duo
Launch price (base model) - 400 USD
Release date - not sooner than november 2025
Launch titles (launch window) - Mario Kart 9, a new Super Smash Bros. game
Any other predictions - full backwards compatibility at first, ability to directly stream our game time without docking it
 

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With a Switch 2 reveal hopefully on the horizon, the question is how much will Nintendo ask for the base model at launch and what will their launch offerings be?

Analysts have previously predicted that the Switch 2 will be somewhat of an iterative upgrade, which would be unlike Nintendo's past strategies that famously involved a radical new approach such as the dual screen Nintendo DS, Wii with its motion controls as well as the dual screen Wii U to name just a few. But if we know Nintendo then we're sure there will be a curve ball somewhere in the mix!

While an initial price of $400 USD was also previously estimated, the recent surge in component prices as well as the general cost of living; could we perhaps be looking at at $450-500 USD handheld from Nintendo?

Also, what of the launch titles and offerings? How will Nintendo sell and promote the Switch 2? What games will be available at launch? Will we see a new Mario title ready for launch or perhaps Metroid Prime 4 with Switch 2 enhancements? These are all questions that we're eager to know the answer to.

To take a look back; the Switch released back in March of 2017 at a suggested MSRP $299.99 in the United States, £279.99 in the United Kingdom, and $469.95 in Australia with similar regional pricing across EU regions. It launched alongside the critically acclaimed TLOZ: BOTW as well as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe a month later with other heavy hitters such as Super Mario Odyssey coming later that same year. It was a hugely successful launch but was plagued with supply issues, scalpers following the huge demand. The success of the Switch helped bounce Nintendo back to fame after the poorly received Wii U.

Contest:


Here's where you, the community come in! We want to hear your predictions for the Switch 2 - more specifically we want your predictions for the following:
  • Name - will it even be called the Switch 2? Nintendo are known for some pretty crazy naming schemes! Super Switch? Switcheroo? Switchy and Scratchy?
  • Launch price (base model) - guess the MSRP of the Switch 2 for the base console, standalone, no games
  • Release date - when will the Switch 2 launch in the USA?
  • Launch titles (launch window) - what games will Nintendo launch the Switch 2 alongside? (Let's keep this to a 3 month window from the release date)
  • Any other predictions - Go crazy and let us know what new features or gimmicks Nintendo will add to the Switch 2! Will there be full backwards compatibility? Will it include direct streaming to your TV without the need for docking? We want to hear your ideas!

Prizes:


For this Community Contest, whoever gets the most accurate predictions (name, launch price, date, titles and features) - closest to the actual official info will win the following awarded to their GBAtemp account:

View attachment 457270
Community Contest trophy

GBAtemp Patron logo

1 year ad-free patron access

View attachment 457271
500 XP bonus

If several members make the same amount of accurate predictions then the earliest post will take precedence. Prizes will be awarded once Nintendo officially announces the Switch 2 and its pricing.

Leave your thoughts below and let us know what you think!

Good luck!
$450, there's one first party title (titan), maybe a 3d mario but that might be coming out shortly after launch, and then a bunch of high quality third party stuff. Also, the new joycons still drift.
 

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