Talking Point: Our 2025 Nintendo Gaming Predictions

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This is it, people. This is the year. The smoke and stench from refried rumours is overwhelming but soon it will clear to reveal... new Nintendo hardware.

No, not a grainy motherboard pic from a factory backroom or a render someone posted with 'OMG the latest Switch 2 trailer is 🥹🥹🥹!!!!11' slapped on. No, not a secret-but-not-really Playtest or an alarm clock; a bonafide new Nintendo console with new Nintendo launch games!

The lid on the Switch's successor is officially being lifted sometime before the end of March, so 2025 is shaping up to be a tasty year with plenty of surprises in store. Just looking at the known knowns — the announced Switch games scheduled to launch over the next 12 months — there's already plenty to be excited about. Throw in a brand-new console and this could be Nintendo's biggest year of the '20s.