Subj : Reports suggest the Nintendo Switch 2 has entered mass production
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Sep 05 2024 10:00:06

Reports suggest the Nintendo Switch 2 has entered mass production, supports 
backwards compatibility

Date:
Thu, 05 Sep 2024 08:48:06 +0000

Description:
Nintendo Switch 2 might already be in mass production according to a 
financial analyst.

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The latest round of Nintendo Switch 2 rumors suggest the upcoming, 
tentatively-named console may have entered mass production. 

That's according to MST Financial senior analyst David Gibson, who took to X 
/ Twitter to post something interesting about Nintendo's primary assembler, 
Hosiden. 

"No-one seems to have noticed the Nintendo assembler- Hosiden is spending 2bn 
on production equipment and 1bn on automation in FY3/25 for its major 
customer in amusement (Nintendo)," writes Gibson. He adds that he expects 
"Sept news and March 2025 release for [the] next device." 

The graph included in the post indeed shows an uptick in automation spending, 
as well as the addition of spending on production equipment and a new 
Vietnam-based factory. If anything, it shows that some kind of hardware 
manufacturing could be underway at the Osaka-based assembler. No-one seems to 
have noticed the Nintendo assembler- Hosiden is spending 2bn on production 
equipment and 1bn on automation in FY3/25 for its major customer in amusement 
(Nintendo). I still expect Sept news and March 2025 release for next device. 
pic.twitter.com/APGEGGSyS8 September 4, 2024 

In related news, spotted by VGC , industry leaker Nate the Hate took to the 
comments section of a post on the r/GamingLeaksandRumours subreddit regarding 
Hosiden's uptick in spending. Nate simply comments that Nintendo Switch 2 
"has backwards compatibility support." 

This isn't the first time we've heard about the possibility of backwards 
compatibility support on Nintendo's succeeding console. Last year, a Nintendo 
executive hinted at Nintendo Switch 2 backwards compatibility during an 
annual shareholder Q&A session. 

At the time, they had said: "with the Nintendo Switch, we can directly 
connect with various customers through Nintendo Accounts. 

"In the transition from Nintendo Switch to the next-generation console. We 
will do our best to make the transition smooth for our customers." 

While not outright confirming backwards compatibility for Nintendo Switch 2, 
the notion of a more seamless transition (at least when compared to folks 
making the jump from the disc-based Wii U to the cartridge-compatible Switch) 
may indicate that things like Nintendo Switch games and Nintendo Switch 
Online accounts could carry over to the new console. 

Furthermore, Nintendo has traditionally broadcast a Nintendo Direct 
presentation in September every year. Should that precedent hold true this 
year, we might finally see an official announcement of the Nintendo Switch 2 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/gaming-industry/reports-suggest-the-nintendo-
switch-2-has-entered-mass-production-supports-backwards-compatibility


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