Nintendo Confirms Next-Gen Console Reveal Coming This Fiscal Year

In an announcement that has electrified the gaming world, Nintendo has officially confirmed it will reveal its next-generation console within the current fiscal year. The news was dropped during the company’s financial earnings report for Fiscal Year 2024, ending March 2025, with President Shuntaro Furukawa offering a rare direct acknowledgment of successor hardware.

“We will make an announcement about the successor to Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year,” Furukawa stated. “It will have been over nine years since we announced the existence of Nintendo Switch back in March 2015. We will be holding a Nintendo Direct this June, focusing on software for Switch, but there will be no mention of the successor during that presentation.”

This clarification likely points to a full reveal of the new system sometime after June but before the fiscal year ends—meaning gamers can expect to see official details emerge between mid-2024 and early 2025.

Rumors about the Switch’s successor have swirled for over a year, with speculation ranging from performance upgrades and 4K output to new gameplay innovations and backwards compatibility. Various industry insiders have suggested a late 2024 or spring 2025 launch, and Nintendo’s confirmation now solidifies that the successor is not just in development—it’s nearly ready for prime time.

As the Switch enters its eighth year, demand has gradually slowed, which is reflected in Nintendo’s latest financial results. Despite this, key titles like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder have kept the current-gen console relevant. Yet, industry analysts argue the time is ripe for a major hardware refresh to maintain momentum against growing competition from Sony and Microsoft.

What’s most exciting about this announcement is its historical significance. Nintendo rarely speaks this openly about unannounced hardware, making clear that something big is coming—and soon. While June’s Direct will focus solely on software, anticipation will now only build as fans look ahead to a reveal that could define the next era of Nintendo gaming.