Nintendo Switch 2 Outlook by Goldman Sachs Drives Shares

Nintendo jumped as much as 6.4 percent Wednesday morning in Tokyo.

By Alice French, Bloomberg News | Updated: 26 March 2025 12:56 IST

Nintendo Switch 2 Outlook by Goldman Sachs Drives Shares

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Nintendo may release new software for the Switch 2 in three phases

Highlights

The Nintendo Switch 2 is scheduled to be unveiled on April 2
Nintendo’s long-awaited Switch 2 will come more than seven years
A phased game roll-out “could help ‘stretch out’ orders for the gadget

Nintendo Co. shares gained the most in over seven months after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said it expects the upcoming release of its Switch 2 console to drive active users to new highs.

The US bank reinstated coverage of the Japanese games maker with a buy rating and a 12-month price target of JPY 13,600 (roughly Rs. 7,753), representing a 26 percent upside from Tuesday's close. Nintendo jumped as much as 6.4 percent Wednesday morning in Tokyo.

The Switch 2, scheduled to be unveiled on April 2, should help Nintendo “unlock dormant hardware and dormant users,” pushing active consoles to new highs, analysts Minami Munakata and Haruki Kubota wrote in a report.

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Nintendo's long-awaited Switch 2 will come more than seven years after its original Switch console went on sale, and the firm's stock has risen to all-time highs on anticipation for its release.

The new console will likely feature similar gameplay to its predecessor, allowing family and friends to play together, Munakata and Kubota wrote. They also expect “numerous new software titles” to accompany the Switch 2's release, helping drive sales and leading to a “renewed growth phase” for Nintendo's earnings from next fiscal year. A slowdown in Switch sales has been pressuring revenue in recent quarters.

An Insider Gaming report that Nintendo may release new software for the Switch 2 in three phases is also likely boosting its shares Wednesday, said Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Nathan Naidu.

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A phased game roll-out “could help ‘stretch out' orders for the gadget and avoid issues with scalpers that the Switch had,” Naidu wrote in a note.

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