- The president of Nintendo of America, Doug Bowser confirms that the support for the original switch will continue after the Switch 2 is launched
- The switch will not get a price drop, but Bowser says: “The door is open to the possibility”
- He also expects users of “over time and with the right games” to want to move to switch 2
The new and improved Nintendo Switch 2 will launch very soon, but Nintendo has confirmed that the support for the original switch will continue.
In a new interview with The Washington Post after The Big Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, the president of Nintendo of America, Doug Bowser, was asked about the company’s plans with respect to the original switch in the future.
Unfortunately, it seems that there is no intention to reduce the price of older devices such as the switch in the short term, but, according to Bowser, “the door is open to the possibility.”
“What I would say is that we will continue to observe consumers and how they participate and enter the platform at several levels to really try to understand how the future would look,” he continued.
“Here is the other point. We have an installation base [for the Switch] of more than 150 million units. We will probably announce more on May 8, when we have our next profit call. We want to keep those players committed. Not everyone can be ready to jump to change. “
Although the next games like Mario de Mario Kart, The anhuskbloods, and Kong Bananza donkey It will be exclusive to Switch 2, the original switch continues to obtain a lot of new titles, including Pokémon Legends Za and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.
“Hopefully, over time and with the right games, it will be convincing for them to want to come to Nintendo Switch 2,” Bowser added. “We know that there is a group of consumers who will be absolutely ready on the first day to come to the platform.”
Nintendo Switch 2 will be launched on June 5, 2025, for $ 449.99 / £ 395.99 or $ 499.99 / £ 429.99 for a Mario de Mario Kart bunch.
The early orders are scheduled to open on April 8 in the United Kingdom, but Nintendo has delayed the early orders of Switch 2 in the United States since its original April 9 date, as it evaluates the impact of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.
