202920 No.15544265
Nintendo Reportedly Working On A New Switch Model To Release In Second Half Of 2019
TOKYO— Nintendo Co. plans to release a new version of its Switch videogame console next year to maintain the sales momentum of the device, according to suppliers and others with direct knowledge of the plan.
>Sales of the Switch, introduced in March 2017, are still solid but are no longer delivering the favorable surprises that marked the machine’s first year on the market. Nintendo shares, which rose sharply last year, have trailed the broader stock market this year. The move to update the Switch suggests the Kyoto, Japan, company is moving quickly to ensure its flagship product doesn’t lose competitiveness. Nintendo is still debating what new hardware and software features to include in the upgrade and weighing the cost of the features, people with knowledge of the discussions said.
>One option is improving the display, they said. The current Switch uses a lower-end liquid-crystal display without some technologies that are standard in more recent smartphone LCDs. Updating the display with these technologies would make it brighter, thinner and more energy-efficient. The updated Switch isn’t expected to adopt the organic light-emitting diode or OLED panels used in Apple Inc.’s iPhone X series. Nintendo is looking to release the new Switch in the latter half of 2019, perhaps as soon as summer, the people said. A Nintendo spokesman declined to comment.
>Between its introduction last year and June 30 of this year, Nintendo sold 19.7 million units of the Switch, a pace that compares favorably with Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 4, the most popular console among the current generation of videogame players. The Switch can be used both as a living-room console and as a portable game machine. Nintendo has said it wants to sell 20 million units in the year through March 2019, and analysts say they expect sales roughly to match that goal assuming some popular software titles planned for late this year arrive on schedule. Nintendo has said it plans to introduce “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” on Dec. 7.
>Videogame makers generally come out with new consoles every five to six years, and it is common for them to update the devices in the middle of their life cycles to keep the momentum going. Sony introduced the PlayStation 4 in November 2013 and updated it with a less-expensive version in September 2016 and a high-end model two months later. A new Switch would follow that pattern. Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto, who created many of its top games and now holds the title of creative fellow, said in February he wanted the Switch’s life cycle to be longer than usual, suggesting next year’s update of the hardware may not be the last.
>The upgraded Switch would likely share many features with the current version and be compatible with existing Switch game software. Software makers and others in the industry are watching whether Nintendo will clarify the future of its hand-held 3DS videogame device when it decides on the next Switch.
>Nintendo has said it would keep selling 3DS machines because they are a safe and affordable option for children. But new game releases for the platform have been declining and some popular franchises, including Nintendo’s own “Pokémon,” moved to the Switch this year. An executive at one software maker said the 3DS was increasingly overshadowed by smartphones that are well-suited to portable games. He said he was waiting for a “clear message” from Nintendo about what it would do with the 3DS series when it puts out a new Switch.
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6ac7c6 No.15544282
NEVER
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5f3baf No.15544292
>buying at launch
>not when they release a new model
KEK
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ee4308 No.15544332
They have done with this literally every handheld they release since the times of the fucking GameBoy, if you didn't see this coming then you are simply fucking stupid
>b-b-b-but the Switch isn't a handheld :((
YES IT IS YOU STUPID NIGGER, THEY MERGED THE MARKETS AND FROM NOW ON ALL NINTENDO DEVICES WILL BE HALF-DESKTOP HALF-HANDHELD LIKE THIS.
NO 3DS SUCCESSOR FOR YOU EITHER FAGGOT HAHAAHAHAH
b68f73 No.15544335
How much do you want to bet me that this hardware revision is to patch the exploit that was there since launch?
This must be made to stop homebrew devs and pirates.
There's no need to have a console in this day and age.
b201a8 No.15544337
>Console launches
>People pay money to test and find bugs and play no games
>New model released
>Buy old model used on craigslist for 50% or less of original retail
>Actually have games to play since they're released now
or
>buy console at launch and put it on the shelf until exploit comes out
3d01d5 No.15544347
>>15544265
Will the new model be CFW'd from the get go? If not, the old model is still better.
bf1ca2 No.15544355
Just getting a post in before the anchor.
c204cc No.15544361
>>15544355
you can post after the anchor and still get your screenshot to put on the fridge
bf1ca2 No.15544366
>>15544361
You seem upset.
f56bf8 No.15544368
>>15544366
You’re a fucking autistic retard. You’re incapable of accurately reading others’ emotions.
280afe No.15544375
>>15544265
Real talk though, is there a company more Jewish than Nu-tendo, in terms of consoles at least?
bf1ca2 No.15544377
0bcda8 No.15544383
Let me guess, it's going to have some new feature that only a handful of games are going to use and is ultimatly going to be a useless feature.
They've done this with the dsi and the n3ds, I guarantee you this is going to going to be exactly the same.
I'm just going to stick with the switch I have that has the rcm exploit.
0bcda8 No.15544388
>>15544375
Microsoft.
Just look at the bullshit they tried to pull with the xbone at launch.
0bcda8 No.15544400
>>15544335
They allready patched the exploit ages ago. This is just nintendo milking more money out of soys.
0bcda8 No.15544441
>>15544404
Yea exactly, nintendo has been doing this shit since say one.
10089e No.15544455
>>15544282
Never buy consoles period
c204cc No.15544491
>>15544416
for someone who makes so many posts you sure are bad at english
91646a No.15544497
fuck me just bought a used switch for 200 few days ago, well i can always sell it when the time comes or give it as a gift. all i got is this stupid money building up in the bank and nothing to spend it on.
33602b No.15544505
>buying a Switch when you already have a Wii U
Cuckery knows no bounds.
cb681a No.15544518
>>15544383
This time they might make it more portable than a cinder block. The Switch is the worst of both worlds: it has neither the power and robustness of a home console, nor the portability and convenience of a handheld.
d8ce98 No.15544521
>>15544265
>Maintain sales momentum
Maybe when you don't actually release any worthwhile games, people won't buy it. But fuck that way of thinking goy! Just release a new version so everyone will have to buy a second Switch! But lets be honest, they only care about piracy so the only real changes will be to combat that. Though I will still bet that the new version is cracked within a year.
1ee6a7 No.15544524
>>15544497
Anon you could stick hack it just like how we did with the 3ds and play all the games on there for free.
Why are so many anons here so retarded with their money?
33e02d No.15544528
>this fucking thread
it's going to be the 2DS of the Switch system library. look at the date of its expected release
>late 2019
what else comes out late 2019?
pokemon gen 8
its not going to be a pro. just a cheaper dockless option.
df843b No.15544533
>>15544293
>>15544296
>>>/neofag/
1ee6a7 No.15544537
>>15544497
Theres even a thread dedicated to switch homebrew/cfw up right now >>15456498
I downloaded around 50 games all for the cost of nothing because nintendos cyber security is that shit, even on the switch.
3ae9bd No.15544541
>>15544265
Fucking christ. It is the NEW 3ds ALL over again. This is starting to become a nickel and dime scheme at this point. I mean a new screen that they should have had since the beginning? A bigger battery that they should have had at the beginning? And now they are doing it to fuck over those who bought it at the beginning of the first two years? Nobody learns and they will buy it again with a 2 hour more battery life despite not waiting.
33602b No.15544542
>>15544534
I'm a nintentard and I still didn't buy a Switch. I don't intend to either, until BOTW 2 comes out, and even then, I'm going to need more exclusives to justify it.
91646a No.15544560
>>15544524
>>15544537
im waiting for a bigger micro sd to come in my local shit store doesn't sell anything bigger then 64.
also that thread doesn't show shit for pirating just talks about it.
haven't updated the switch still has old firmwire only g ot monster hunter gu cause they sold it with the switch.
d8ce98 No.15544569
>>15544541
If the Switch is going to be like the DS line, then it will be best to wait for end of life so you can choose between 5+ different models.
1ee6a7 No.15544570
>>15544541
Why are you acting surprised? Nintendo has been doing this with handhelds back when they first started making handhelds.
They've been doing this shit for over 20 years.
If you are genuinely suprised at this then you probably live under a rock or a are a genuine retard.
>>15544560
Just look at a jewtube tutorial about how to install ReiNX you goofy nigger.
15e51c No.15544580
>>15544542
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is the one who keeps his fucking money.
9a7be1 No.15544581
Maybe it's going to be harder to hack?
cc894c No.15544583
>>15544388
Apparently, no one cares.
e643b9 No.15544584
>>15544570
I don't remember them doing this with the GBA, all there was for that was
>OG GBA
>GBA SP
The DS wasn't also this bad either, what was there?
>DS
>DS lite
>DSi (cancer)
for the 3DS it was
>O3DS
>O3DS XL
>2DS
>N2DSXL
>N3DS
>N3DSXL
and some other model I'm forgetting most likely
0bcda8 No.15544604
>>15544518
What could they do to improve it?
Sure they might be able to shrink it but, I doubt that'd be the case. Because if that was the case, they'd have to make it much thicker or else it would have an even worse battery life.
d9777e No.15544614
you won't be able to exploit the revision so enjoy being a cuck
280afe No.15544630
>>15544388
nice, but the thing is that Michaelsoft is dying a slow and painful death since people are moving to other gaming and desktop platforms and even boomers are asking for XP/7 support more than using W10. They may be Jewish, but they are reaping what they sowed, much unlike Nu-tendo which keeps on pulling these tricks.
Though I have to agree with them, if a Nintoddler is so intelligent they can make a working, better version of their favorite IP, they can't be also so retarded as to put the same IP instead of creating an Ersatz version of it.
470f3f No.15544643
I miss Iwata. He knew you sold hardware with good software. Granted I think the new model will just have better battery life, better screen, and some performance improvements to stop games from running like shit in handheld mode.
The timing here is too good, try and kill Switch sales before the holidays, I wouldn't be surprised if this rumor was fake and planted by some viral marketing firm hired by MS or Sony. inb4 nintendo fanboy
Switch will sell like fucking crazy when they release Smash 5. Either the people in charge of Nintendo are completely out of touch, or this rumor is bullshit.
fb75db No.15544664
>no one posted the webm yet
ab89c5 No.15544678
>Buying a modern cucksole
>Ever
it's only justifiable at the end of it's lifetime and when cracked and even then modern ones are pieces of shit that locked half the content behind onlineshit
dfd32d No.15544681
>>15544584
Or more accurately
>Game Boy
>Game Boy Pocket
>Game Boy Light
>Game boy Color
>Game Boy Advance
>Game Boy Advance SP
>Game Boy Micro
>DS
>DS Lite
>DSi
>DSi XL
>3DS
>3DS XL
>2DS
>New 3DS
>New 3DS XL
>New 2DS XL
b895bd No.15544716
>>15544265
So anyone gonna post a "TL:DR" on what will be better in the revised version or am I gonna have to spend my precious time reading this fucking essay?
2ad31e No.15544728
I knew this was going to happen. So glad I waited. I'll probably wait until the 3rd revision in 2021 to actually get one myself.
GET FUCKED NINTENDRONES
2ad31e No.15544735
>>15544368
You're obviously shitter shattered, contain yourself anon.
2ad31e No.15544740
>>15544383
Most games run a hell of a lot better and load faster on the n3DS XL as opposed to the earlier models.
763b9f No.15544763
>>15544533
>stop not liking what I like
67d44f No.15544774
>>15544740
>most games
Most games can't even use the improved clock speed. Anything not specifically programmed to utilize it (every game released prior to the N3DS) defaults to the O3DS clock. You'll really only see an improvement in a few newer, action-heavy games.
8a34f7 No.15544795
>>15544368
>being this mad over a console relaunch
91646a No.15544796
>>15544789
how come its always the hairy ass beard and glasses
8a34f7 No.15544803
>>15544664
Probably because no one is as much of a faggot as you. That's just as soy powered as the switch regardless of the message
29a288 No.15544804
>yfw you held out
Is it me, or do console generations now have two parts?
2ad31e No.15544806
>>15544774
You're right, I've only ever noticed a difference in Smash and MHGU.
1cc002 No.15544814
f38001 No.15544835
I'm not buying shit from Ninty until the drop their paid online garbage.
d8ce98 No.15544858
bf1ca2 No.15544876
>>15544865
Nice deflection.
7d943d No.15544877
Old model is better cause piracy at all firmware versions nigger.
ba7ca5 No.15544924
>>15544804
Basically we are getting to a point where it's going to be like this.
>Launch console
>Slim console
>A Pro version
They may as well just make it 3 different price points like a PC and be done with it or better yet go to PC master race.
6446aa No.15544938
As someone who worked in retail for too rammed long, I can confidently say that the constant console iterations, bundles, special editions, and arbitrary hard drive upgrades tend to harm sales and consumer confidence a great deal. Countless times customers would ask if some new PS5 was right around the corner, or if there was going to be a slim version, and so on. Saying shit like this right as the holiday shopping season is kicking off is downright cruel.
>lol you're going to buy a switch for smash bros and then we'll make you buy a new one in 6 months
bf1ca2 No.15544956
>>15544938
I would like to know what bastion of frugality and self respect you live in where anyone even remotely pretends to care how much money they spend on this kind of stuff.
560382 No.15545013
>>15544265
And in the end, the new screen will turn out to be worse. Also, everyone knows the older the console models/firmware the better always for CFW, always. See: Vita, PSP, PS3, etc
e35cee No.15545017
>>15544282
Never buy a console made by Nintendo, the Switch has been so bad it will never be worth owning.
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9efcce No.15545041
>>15544265
>Nintendo Reportedly Working On A New Switch Model To Release In Second Half Of 2019
I fucking knew it! I never bought one.
You'd still have to buy the first model for piracy as the second iteration is going close off all the exploits for sure.
41ad1e No.15545044
yeah, I have to agree, if you didn't see this one coming you should get your head checked, especially with nintendo.
>>15544332
>3DS successor
>implying my jailbroken 3DS can be improved
It'll be a sad day indeed when that thing finally craps out.
41ad1e No.15545047
>>15545041
>he believes nVidia at their word
new to the scene?
f70809 No.15545089
>>15544518
>neither the power and robustness of a home console, nor the portability and convenience of a handheld
>the switch is the tranny of consoles
743fda No.15545317
>>15544681
My handheld console journey.
Got a DS Lite (first proper handheld, didn't care about videogames when I was younger otherwise something around the GBC would've been my first handheld)
Got a DSi XL
Got a GBA (used)
Got a 3DS
Though after getting the 3DS Nintendo started to really piss me off so I stopped buying their crap.
d551c9 No.15545375
>>15544332
Nice caps lock bro
c47a0c No.15545378
>>15544265
>buying nintendo consoles at launch
>buying nintendo consoles
>buying nintendo
>buying
I wonder if the conspiracy theories about a Switch VR addon might turn out to be true after all.
d551c9 No.15545384
>XD hahaha PC niggas you need to upgrade every 5 years to be a lightyear better and not a planets distance better
>meanwhile consoles now just make a less shit version (not good mind you)
>MFW PS4P and XB1X actually have more input delay then their cheaper versions
bf1ca2 No.15545429
>>15545384
>you will never turn Lana's back into a makeshift slip and slide for your dick
a0dbfc No.15545580
>>15544265
>Implying I didn't expect it
I bought it anyway because I can just sell the old one and buy the new one when it comes out.
dab363 No.15545651
The only reason they are making a new version is because the Launch version has an exploit that is ideal for home-brews and inevitable hackers.
bf1ca2 No.15545655
>>15545651
Or they think the current price is too low and need to come up with a cheap excuse to bump it up another hundred bucks.
ad2d5a No.15545661
is the only reason they’re doing this because someone figured out how to hack them with a paperclip?
dab363 No.15545669
>>15545655
my explanation is more realistic. I guarantee in a few mounts after the nuSwitch is released people with buyers remorse are going to wish they had a launch version to play all the inevitable pirated games that are going to be available thanks to CFW.
b839e0 No.15545685
>>15544804
we're still in the 8th gen of consoles,6 years later,we might actually surpass the 7th gen for longest gen
9f653d No.15545714
>Plan on not buying a switch until a significant price cut or revision
>RCM exploit is discovered
>Buy a Switch immediately so I can hack that bitch for free games
>Later switches patched and are completely unhackable (for now)
>Revision announced
>normalfags acting superior for buying a cucked product
Not enough smug anime girls for this one.
c820ff No.15545716
>>15544332
>Only handheld Nintendo consoles get enhanced editions
5ff122 No.15545732
Yeah, but technically you have to pay for online with that one, and they'll probably adjust that one to prevent you from Playing LAN emulated over online.
Which works for mario Kart now btw.
bf1ca2 No.15545747
>>15545669
Let me have my elaborate theories dammit.
51ad1e No.15545751
>>15544924
>better yet go to PC master race
<still believing this reddit meme and promoting to support another type of consumerism
PC is also reaching the point where things are going to the shitter from a hardware and software standpoint, just like consoles.
And before you reply muh piracy, I know from experience that the loud PC mustard race fags are the biggest Steam goys in existence, no exception
277f35 No.15545756
>>15544924
>>15545751
>Not being an idort
I pitty the fool who can't enjoy vidya because of corporate cocksuckery
51ad1e No.15545758
>>15545756
>Not being an idort
That's actually the good idea there. I'm already doing that on my end.
7b5957 No.15545772
>GB
>GB Pocket
>GB Color
>Various special editions
>GBA
>GBA SP
>GBA Micro
>Various special editions
>DS
>DS Lite
>DSi
>DSi XL
>Various special editions
>3DS
>3DS XL
>2DS
>New 3DS
>New 3DS XL
>New 2DS XL
>Various special editions
>Switch
>???
2562aa No.15545865
>>15545772
Nintendo Swotch
df843b No.15545890
>>15544763
>defending console wars faggotry
62062b No.15545900
>>15544347
Pretty much this im going to assume, when will nintendo learn once it gets hacked its all over. Also not mad I bought gen 1 of this console if i iever get bored I can download something and play with some friends.
277f35 No.15545909
Can I bumplock this thread? On one hand while everyone expected this, it's a bit earlier than everyone thought. On the other the console wars in this thread are gay.
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f6e76f No.15545921
>The updated Switch isn’t expected to adopt the organic light-emitting diode or OLED panels used in Apple Inc.’s iPhone X series.
Nokia's N85 had an OLED display… TEN YEARS AGO. Why mention the goddamn iPhone at all?
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965ff6 No.15545937
>Buying consoles when they have nowhere near enough worthwhile vidya on them
>Buying "hybrid" consoles AKA underpowered trash thats not good for either
fef138 No.15545962
>thread anchored
THANKS MODS
2b4a8a No.15545988
0b6f83 No.15547078
>>15545921
Hybrid iPad/Switch when?
f96dea No.15549889
tune in next week for
Bait & Switch
or
""The o'l Switcheroo!""
0bcda8 No.15550958
>>15544681
Don't forget the GBA sp ags 101
fa8eee No.15552568
PSA
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fa8eee No.15552572