This year, we're pretty much all expecting Nintendo to unveil what comes next after the age of the Switch. It has been a good run for the hybrid console, but the technology simply isn't keeping up nowadays and needs an update.
Even though we'd all like a more powerful Switch or new Nintendo console, analysts are preparing for a fall when it comes to the financial success of this new console. In a report by Bloomberg, it was suggested that the new console is unlikely to be nearly as successful as its predecessor.
"In our five-year earnings estimates, we do not see profits during the next-generation hardware cycle surpassing peak profits of the Nintendo Switch cycle. (This could change if the hardware) turns out to be new concept hardware rather than a successor along the same lines as the Nintendo Switch," said Minami Munakata of Goldman Sachs.
So, it seems that if Nintendo is going for an entirely new concept, there's a chance we could see another phenomenal level of success, otherwise we're expecting something similar to the Wii/Wii U situation, where gamers might not see the benefit in upgrading to the successor machine.