Amazon May Have Leaked The New Nintendo Switch Pro And The Launch Seems To Be Very Near

On Jun 1, 2021

Last week it was rumoured that the next Nintendo Switch Pro will be announced soon and it seems like it might be closer to launch than we think. A new listing on Amazon Mexico revealed a “New Nintendo Switch Pro” where the listing did not have a product image and the name was changed shortly after it was discovered. It was then removed altogether suggesting that the new page was made as a placeholder for an impending launch by Nintendo.

let’s get freak out for no real reason https://t.co/LfFiVZJHMw https://t.co/l1higyB3IQ pic.twitter.com/WZFMiNqIpp

— Wario64 (@Wario64) May 28, 2021

Usually when a retailer like Amazon lists a page, it’s often in preparation for the launch of a product and in this case, it seems to be the next Nintendo Switch model. The latest rumours from Bloomberg suggest that Nintendo will begin assembling the next Switch model from July 2021 and plans to launch it in September or October 2021— just in time for the holidays. The report said that Nintendo will formally announce the new console before E3 2021, which begins on June 12th. The reason why Nintendo is slated to announce the new console before E3 is because it will allow developers to show off new games running on the new hardware.

The Nintendo “Switch Pro” or whatever the company plans to call it, is expected to come with upgraded hardware. It’s been four years since the Nintendo Switch launched and it has started to show its age. It is said to use a 7-inch Samsung OLED display, a faster and more efficient NVIDIA SoC that will enable it to run games at 4K resolution when docked to a TV. The new model is also expected to be costlier than the current model and is expected to retail between $350 – $400 dollars.

The Nintendo Switch has now sold 85 million units in its lifespan and it seems like Nintendo wants to compete with the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5 with a hardware refresh of their own. While the Nintendo Switch doesn’t officially sell in India, the console has managed to outsell the Xbox One in the country in less than half the time.

At the moment, I’m told the Super Nintendo Switch (that’s what I want the name to be damn it) Direct/Mini Direct/Announcement is scheduled for Thursday. But it’s been pushed before, could be again.

— Nick (@Shpeshal_Nick) May 31, 2021

A recent claim by Twitter user Shpeshal_Nick suggests that Nintendo is expected to hold a digital event on 3rd June where the company will announce the console. We advise taking this information with a grain of salt as Nintendo has been known to change plans last minute and the user does not have prior credibility related to Nintendo leaks either.