I do want to chase up on the NG point, but here's essentially my take on the information:
- Nintendo jumping to two SKUs. The confusing BC rumours being affected by this makes sense for me because it seems like noone is sure based on what information exists out there, additionally it'd explain why Nintendo is seemingly drastically increasing the internal storage for both devices by so much due to the digital version. Furthermore Nintendo doesn't want only a "high-end" system that's unaffordable to more casual consumers, having a slightly cheaper "Entry level" system would still keep some of that crowd.
- The release date. The Gamescom "Demo" that happened in August to gauge Third-Party interest says a lot to me about what Nintendo wants out of third-parties, so giving them around a year to test the system's hardware and get a launch title ready makes sense to me. Furthermore, while I've got a few doubts about the release date itself (that's something to always be concerned about), the Switch 1's release date was 03/03/17. The Switch 2's is (allegedly) 24/09/24. With the timespan given, that seems like a memorable-enough date for a launch date of a Nintendo system. It'd also still allow a 5 month window from reveal to release in, say, April or May.
- The placeholder date. I fully get people's concerns behind this and it was the only real red flag that I had looking at the information provided. For me, the November date could be like a "If things don't go to plan in the next 5 months, move it back 2 months so we can keep holiday sales" plan. That being said, I'm still not convinced by this. This is the only part of the rumour that gave me a raised eyebrow.
As I've said, this is a rumour that I heard and posted. If you don't believe it or find holes in it, I'm inclined to believe y'all. For now though, because I don't see a 100% deconfirmation for now, I'm keeping this leak in my mind.
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