Rumor: Depressing news of a Nintendo Switch Pro release date rumor is something you didn’t want to hear

A Nintendo Switch Pro release date rumor says we aren’t getting the new console any time soon

According to a whole host of rumors and leaks the Nintendo Switch Pro was supposed to be announced at or before E3 2021. That didn’t happen and now, after the dust from the show has settled, gamers have been left just as much in the dark about the rumored next-gen console as they’ve ever been.

Newsletter
Nintendo Switch Pro
(Image credit: Nintendo)
Robert Jones
BY ROBERT JONES LAST UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO

And, if this latest Nintendo Switch Pro rumor is to be believed then what new information we do now know isn’t going to please fans of the Big N at all. That’s because the Nintendo Switch YouTube channel, Switch Up, has written in a tweet that they’ve been told there will be no Switch Pro until 2022.

See more
To be very clear, then, Switch Up has not got its information from an official source and, as such, we’re 100 per cent in rumor territory here. That said, however, the information is listed as coming from a “reliable peripheral manufacturing source from China”, who has stated that they’ve been told the Switch Pro is getting a “2022 global market release”.

In the tweet Switch Up says that:

video playingAnnouncing the T3 Awards 2021 shortlist: it’s the biggest T3 Awards ever!
Ford Mustang Mach-E review: is it really a Mustang?
05/05/21Ford Mustang Mach-E review: is it really a Mustang?
Wiggle GFF21 Cut01
22/01/21Wiggle GFF21 Cut01
10-minute jump rope workout with Tommy Duquette
09/01/2110-minute jump rope workout with Tommy Duquette
Tesla Cyber Truck – Everything you need to…
28/02/20Tesla Cyber Truck – Everything you need to know in 1 minute
Fitbit Versa 2 – Everything you need to know in 1 minute
28/02/20Fitbit Versa 2 – Everything you need to know in 1 minute
Now, firstly, if that is true then many gamers just like myself are going to be very disappointed, and especially so now we’ve got a quick-look at The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2.

With the PS5 and Xbox Series X now out and showing people the awesome power of next-gen gaming experiences, many Switch owners have been crying out for an upgraded console to help Nintendo’s virtual worlds keep pace in terms of immersion and fidelity.

The Nintendo Switch has done phenomenally well in terms of sales but the tech in it is now going on half a decade old and is absolutely dwarfed by the performance delivered by both Sony and Microsoft’s flagship new consoles. It seemed to make sense, then, that Nintendo would follow its fierce rivals with a new system of its own. But maybe the truth has been hiding in plain site all along. All those semi-conductor shortages that have plagued the PS5 and Xbox Series X as well as high-end graphics card markets could of forced Nintendo to delay the launch of the Switch Pro. Maybe Nintendo, who looked at its bank balance and saw that it was very healthy indeed, thought it could ride out the shortage this year, and then launch trouble free next.

News Summary:

• Depressing news of a Nintendo Switch Pro release date rumor is something you didn’t want to hear
• Check all news and articles from the rumors news updates.