Nintendo is reported to be focusing on the Switch 2 console

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Nintendo Switch fans who are eagerly awaiting the home console/handheld hybrid’s successor may be very happy to hear that a recent leak implies the next console would keep the content now accessible through the Switch Online service. Nintendo hasn’t yet shown the successor to the Switch, despite the device being over six years old. Yet given that the Nintendo Switch is one of the best-selling video game consoles ever, a second-gen device of some sort may be coming soon.

Whether the upcoming Nintendo console will be dubbed Switch 2 or go for something entirely different is still up for debate. After all, Nintendo hasn’t exactly been consistent with its console naming practices. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System replaced the Nintendo Entertainment System, but the Nintendo 64 came next. The name of Nintendo’s next console is unknown and will come after the GameCube, Wii, Wii U, and Switch.

Nintendo is working on the Switch 2 console

But, it appears that the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has revealed that a Switch successor is in the works and would have the online capabilities of the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo’s cloud gaming services are mentioned in a CMA document for the Switch and another device that has not yet launched. It’s possible that this is making reference to something entirely unexpected. But it seems more likely that it is the as-yet-unnamed Switch replacement console. Although it’s possible that Nintendo will make cloud gaming available on its new console. In a way that is distinct from what is already provided through Switch Online. Reading between the lines suggests that the Switch 2 console will feature the Switch Online service. And its cloud gaming capabilities.

For Nintendo fans, this would be major news as many have expressed dissatisfaction with how their online purchases are lost when switching from one Nintendo system to the next. Also, it would imply that the Switch Online service and accompanying Expansion Pack will provide the next Nintendo system. With a sizable collection of classic titles at launch. Nonetheless, some fans have expressed dissatisfaction with Switch Online’s online multiplayer and party chat. So maybe there will be improvements when the Switch is replaced by its successor console.

The CMA study is additional concrete proof that Nintendo accounts and “value-added services” will transfer from the Switch to its successor console, as Nintendo itself has previously hinted. If that happens, it could encourage current Switch owners to sign up for the Switch Online Expansion Pack and purchase digital games. They have less to fear when Nintendo releases the Switch’s replacement because their subscription and purchases won’t be wasted.

Switch 2 online services

Even if it seems like a sure thing that the Switch Online services will transfer to the company‘s next device, Nintendo is notoriously unpredictable, so it’s impossible to assume that will happen with absolute surety. Fans are waiting for the formal unveiling of the new Nintendo console for specific information.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom may be the final major new first-party Nintendo Switch exclusive title. If the reports are true, Nintendo would then concentrate on releasing more compact games, remakes, and remasters for the Switch. While giving the Switch 2 console the majority of its attention. Even while it is plausible that a new Nintendo console will debut in 2024 or 2025. There are a few significant problems with these reports that need to be into consideration.

The Wii U was a failure for Nintendo, but the Switch has been a huge success for the company. The Switch is in the top five and is on track to surpass the PlayStation 4 in overall lifetime sales. But the Wii U is among the least popular video game systems of all time. The Switch’s hardware is nonetheless beginning to age since its 2017 introduction.