Nintendo Comments Switch Hardware Revision

In an interview with Forbes, Nintendo has commented the opportunity that Nintendo Switch could get a hardware revision sooner or later.

In an interview with Forbes, Nintendo has commented the opportunity that Nintendo Switch could get a hardware revision sooner or later.

According to Reggie Fils-Aimé, as we get deeper into the Holiday season, the company is focusing on making the current offering as stable as possible in terms of units shipped at retailers.

“Right now, as we go into our second holiday, my focus is making sure the current grey and neon Switch continue to have momentum in the market place,” he said.

“You saw systems, whether it’s our own or competitive home console systems, utilize that tactic a bit later in the life cycle.

So right now, the current execution of Nintendo Switch with the Joy-Con and all of the capabilities, that’s our focus right now.”

A comment like this is quite a standard for the industry and doesn’t really mean that Nintendo isn’t already working on such revision.

Indeed, a hardware revision of sorts for Nintendo Switch has been rumored to be launching in the second half of 2019.

While it’s almost a given it’s coming, it remains to be see whether Nintendo will join Sony and Microsoft in deploying proper mid-gen machines or it’ll be just an aesthetic change for a slim re-release.