05/06/2022
Nintendo saved a dying handheld console market back in 2017 when it launched the Nintendo Switch. For almost as long as that system has existed, rumours have abounded that Ninty has a more expensive and powerful version of the Switch in the pipeline – known to many as the Switch Pro, some as the Switch 2, and a few renegeades as the Super Switch. Here’s everything we know so far about this mystery device, including all the latest Nintendo Switch Pro news, rumours, specs and much more.
Given the huge success and popularity of the system, it’s something of a mystery that we still don’t definitively know if a successor is in the works. Based on how the games world typically operates, it’s safe to say one probably is. As if to stoke the fires of anticipation, Nintendo went the opposite way in 2019, launching the cheaper, non-modular Switch Lite. Talk of the Switch Pro name has dimmed a little in 2022, with the Nintendo Switch 2 now a popular working title, and the idea of a Super Switch also gaining traction amongst fans.
For all this chatter, the Nintendo Switch is still the definitive new-gen handheld console, making up for its lack of firepower (compared to full fat systems like the PlayStation 5, at least) with a combination of killer games, portability and that all-important dash of Ninty magic. Nintendo seems to be continuing to bet that high-profile new exclusives will keep the Switch selling…but for how long?
Is the elusive Nintendo Switch Pro actually in the pipeline? And if so, when will we see it – and what will it do? We’ve dug through all of the internet gossip to sift out the most likely story. Here’s everything we know about the Nintendo Switch Pro so far including its potential specs, price, games, and release window – plus all the latest Switch 2 rumours, news and leaks.
