NintendoGamesIndustry.biz is back with its annual predictions for the year, and it looks like industry experts think it will be about to be a big year for Nintendo.
Mat Piscatella of NPD, Dr Serkan Toto of Kantan Games and Piers Harding-Rolls of Ampere Analysis predicted that the Switch family would be the best-selling console of 2021 and while Piscatella was not convinced Nintendo would launch a new model, these two the latter do not agree.
When asked for his first prediction for 2021, Dr. Toto begins with the launch of the Switch Pro. “I anticipate that a reinforced 4K device will arrive during Nintendo’s next fiscal year,” he says in the interview with GI.biz. However, last year Dr. Toto predicted a “spectacular game on Nintendo’s mobile phone,” a prediction that he said was false. Pokémon Coffee Mix, then). He adds that “Switch is just a word,” but we’re not completely sure that means that. Actually, it’s … a little nefarious.
Harding-Rolls is a little more reserved about Nintendo’s next move. Last year he said the launch of the Switch Pro was “unlikely” in 2020, and he was right. Now, he says the Switch Pro would make “commercial sense” and he currently has it in his 2021 forecast.
We know nothing, of course, but after many years of rumors about Switch Pro, we understand that we are cautious, even if the new predictions come from people who pay to do so.
Could 2021 finally be the year of Nintendo 4K games? Would you upgrade to Switch Pro if you had the choice? Comment in the comments below.