The main conflicting reports come from “Moore’s Law is Dead” and Takashi Mochizuki.
— Takashi Mochizuki (@6d6f636869) August 4, 2022 Moore’s Law is Dead is a trusted industry insider who’s had more hits than misses lately. In a Broken Silicon podcast, Moore’s Law says “dev kits are out” and that he’s already “letting the cat out of the bag.” No official and public info confirms Moore’s Law’s leak. But, it’s at least worth looking into what he just said. On the other hand, Bloomberg reporter, Takashi Mochizuki, points out that a recent Nikkei interview with Nintendo president, Shuntaro Furukawa, highlights that the gaming giant will not release new hardware this fiscal year. However, Mochizhuki adds that it’s not clear if the info is from Nikkei’s own reporting or if it’s a comment from the Furukawa. Then again, it wouldn’t surprise us if Nintendo holds off on new hardware releases. Earlier this week, Nintendo reported a significant drop in switch sales for Q1 due to limited stocks. This is in line with the earlier statement of Furukawa.
♬ original sound - Xfire - Xfire For what it’s worth, you could also interpret these conflicting reports as corroboratory. After all, just because Nintendo won’t release the Switch this fiscal year, this doesn’t mean that it won’t come after March 2023. Previously, an industry analyst claimed that Nintendo could reveal the Switch Pro this summer. If we assume that this is true, Nintendo can still push back the game’s reveal date by a few months to make way for a Q1 2024 release. In this very ideal fictional scenario, the Switch Pro could come out right around the same time as the Breath of the Wild sequel.
