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Dustin Bailey

Nintendo reportedly kept delaying Switch 2 because first-party devs wanted more time to perfect games like Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza

Princess Peach on bike with Mario and Bowser on track in backdrop.

The wait for Switch 2 was nearly interminable for some Nintendo fans, especially as rumors continued trickling in that it was nearly, almost, just about ready for launch for years before it was even officially announced. A new report suggests that Nintendo repeatedly delayed its own launch plans for the new console because first-party devs wanted more time to make their games.

That's according to a new report from Bloomberg (paid article link), citing anonymous sources familiar with Nintendo's pre-launch plans for Switch 2. "The company decided that aiming for perfection was more important" than launching the console as soon as possible, as Bloomberg puts it, despite frustrations from both fans and third-party developers.

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