The Nintendo Switch has proven to be the best-selling console over the last few years. 'The Switch is ready to break a pattern of our past consoles that saw momentum weakening in their sixth year on the market and grow further.' If true, this means the proposed Nintendo Switch 2 might not release until 2027. 'Switch is just in the middle of its lifecycle and the momentum going into this year is good,' said Furukawa as part of an earnings call (via Bloomberg). The second is the comments made by Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa in February 2022, where he stated that the Switch is halfway through its lifespan. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is rumoured to be the last major first-party game from Nintendo on Switch (Image credit: Nintendo) A similar statement was then made more recently by VGC editor Andy Robinson, where he shared his belief that Tears of the Kingdom could be one of the final major first-party releases for the system. It was also noted by reporter Christopher Dring (via Twitter) in November that 'Nintendo doesn't have a significant game for quite some time' following the release of Tears of the Kingdom. Little else aside from Metroid Prime 4, which was unveiled back in 2017, has been announced for the console. Other titles not yet given a release date but are expected sometime in 2023 include Pikmin 4, Hogwarts Legacy, Marvel's Midnight Suns, Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals, and Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp. The latter will serve as the highly anticipated sequel to Breath of the Wild, so naturally, it is one of, if not the, biggest game release of 2023. This includes Fire Emblem Engage, Octopath Traveler 2, Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe, Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. While much of Nintendo's game calendar for 2023 is still a mystery, we do have a good idea of what we can expect in the first half of the year. What Nintendo Switch games can we expect in 2023? It all depends if you're happy to go all digital but want true next-gen gaming today. Although the Xbox Series S could be quite tempting over a standard Switch with the fee for one being equal in the US at $299, £10 less in the UK, and $30 more in Australia. A similar cost of entry for the Xbox Series X, when compared to the Switch, is needed with a $200 / £190 / AU$280 difference in price.

Gaming isn't a cheap hobby at the end of the day. That difference is reduced to $100 / £130 / AU$130 if you sacrifice a disc drive but still is quite a bit higher.

That cost of entry is significantly higher with a $200 / £220 / AU$280 difference in price from purchasing a standard Switch to a standard PS5. Still, it’s tough to believe the Switch 2 will run games like a PS5.For comparison, a PlayStation 5 costs $499 / £479.99 / AU$749.99 and a PlayStation 5 digital is $399.99 / £389.99 / AU$599.99 for the price of admission.

But it has been almost 7 years since Nintendo released the original Switch, so it’s not completely out of the question for the Nintendo Switch 2 to become much more powerful, especially when other handheld gaming consoles have made the leap. Also, the leaker confirmed that backwards compatibility has been tested on a few games. Then, they stated that the Final Fantasy 7 Remake “looks and runs like a PS5 game on Switch 2 devkit.” They continued, adding that the porting process of the game to the Switch 2 devkit took no time. They are distributed to developers before the official launch, so they can optimize their games for it. Dev kits, for the uninitiated, are initial prototypes of upcoming gaming consoles. Firstly, they stated in the leak that dev kits for Nintendo’s Switch 2 console have been distributed. This leak comes from a renowned leaker known as “ I’m a Hero Too,” who has shared updates related to the Nintendo Switch 2.

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