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If you were hoping to get your hands on Nintendo\u2019s highly anticipated Switch 2 console<\/a> this year then prepare to be disappointed by another rumor pointing to a 2025 release date. According to a new report from <\/em>Nikkei<\/em><\/a>, Nintendo is anticipated to release its successor to the Nintendo Switch console \u201cas early as March,\u201d in line with the rumored Q1 2025 release date<\/a> reported by both VGC<\/em><\/a> and Eurogamer<\/em><\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Previous reporting<\/a> had set an anticipated 2024 release date for Nintendo\u2019s next-gen console, already with the aim of having sufficient stock available to avoid the shortages that the PS5 and Xbox Series S \/ X experienced<\/a> at launch. But those same stock concerns as well as giving developers enough time to create new game titles appear to be behind this latest 2025 release window. Machine translation of Nikkei<\/em>\u2019s Japanese-language report<\/a> says that Nintendo \u201cprioritized securing initial stock of successor machines and the lineup of popular software at the time of release.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The company is also working on \u201cmeasures to prevent resale,\u201d presumably to try and prevent scalpers from causing further misery<\/a>. Otherwise, there aren\u2019t many details available about the Switch successor itself, which is expected to have a similar handheld mode to the original Switch console, albeit with a larger display.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n