A French Game Publisher Expects the Nintendo Switch 2 to Release Before October

Nacon, a French games publisher and gaming peripherals manufacturer, fully expects that the Nintendo Switch 2 will be released before October according to a recent financial report the company has released.

The financial report was published on January 20 and it details the earnings of the company from games, accessories, and other things that they sell. It’s a typical financial report available to the public. However, the most interesting thing in this report is what was said in a bullet point towards the end of the document.

“Business levels in the first half of 2025/26 will be supported by several positive factors, including:

• The contribution of new Gaming and Accessories products that were not launched in 2024/25,
• The Back Catalogue business, which will remain buoyant,  
• A busy release schedule comprising around 10 new games, with the main ones due to be revealed during the NACON Connect event on 6 March,
• The arrival of the Nintendo SwitchTM 2 console, for which NACON already has compatible games and a full range of accessories.

As a result, sales are expected to show strong growth in the first half of 2025/26.”

The document indicates that the first quarter of their financial year starts in April and ends in June, the first half of 2025 would mean April 2025 to September 2025. With the Nintendo Switch 2 having hands-on events until June 2025 with two other locations not yet dated, the months remaining would be July to September.

For context, the first Nintendo Switch sold more than 146 million consoles all over the world since its release back in 2017. With the console reaching this many sales, Nacon’s enthusiasm about the Switch 2 boosting their sales is easy to see.

But it’s safe to take this information with a grain of salt, at least for now. We’ll know more information about the Switch 2 on the April 2 Direct specifically just for the device.

Nacon is a game publishing company responsible for RoboCop: Rogue City, GreedFall 2: The Dying World, and the disastrous The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. It also develops peripherals for different consoles and PC.