{"id":13964,"date":"2018-03-01T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/03\/nintendo_has_no_plans_for_a_switch_2_0_sources_claim"},"modified":"2018-03-01T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T11:30:00","slug":"nintendo-has-no-plans-for-a-switch-2-0-sources-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/03\/01\/nintendo-has-no-plans-for-a-switch-2-0-sources-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Has No Plans For A Switch 2.0, Sources Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"picture embed centered picture-900x img-900x\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"BASH\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/03\/nintendo_has_no_plans_for_a_switch_2_0_sources_claim\/attachment\/0\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/03\/nintendo_has_no_plans_for_a_switch_2_0_sources_claim\/attachment\/0\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"BASH\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Nintendo has a long history of revising its hardware; there were multiple editions of the Game Boy, DS and 3DS, and taking this into account, it&#8217;s understandable that some are expecting the Japanese company to announce a &#8220;new&#8221; Switch model in the next 12 months (the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2013\/02\/hardware_classics_nintendo_ds_lite\">DS Lite<\/a>, lest we forget, came just over a year after the original model).<\/p>\n<p>However,\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/nintendo-wont-have-switch-2-0-looks-to-peripherals-for-more-sales-1519890429\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> has spoken to sources which claim that Nintendo has no plans to produce new hardware variants of the system at this time. The sources state that a &#8220;Switch 2.0&#8221; isn&#8217;t on Nintendo&#8217;s radar, and that it will maintain the current model for some time yet. That&#8217;s understandable, as the hybrid console is expected to hit 17 million sales worldwide by March this year &#8211; a remarkable achievement. Nintendo will instead focus on improving\u00a0manufacturing and shipping\u00a0for the current model.<\/p>\n<p>According to the sources, Nintendo will drive Switch sales with accessories rather than hardware revisions:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The people familiar said expanded Switch features in the coming year could also include additional network-related features and peripherals to be attached to its USB Type-C port.\u00a0At an investor briefing in February, Mr. Kimishima, the Nintendo CEO, said he wanted to make the Switch\u2019s product cycle longer than the five-to-six-year span that\u2019s become customary in the videogame console industry. One person familiar with development plans said waiting longer to introduce variations in the hardware would serve that purpose.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>What do you make of this news? Do you think Nintendo will keep the current hardware configuration for some time yet, or were you anticipating a similar approach to Apple&#8217;s iPad, with new variants being released every few years? Perhaps there are elements of the Switch which you&#8217;d like to see Nintendo revise in future editions? 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