Pokemon Developer Creatures Inc. is Developing for “Next-Generation Hardware”, Job Ad Suggests

The Switch is well over five years old now, and though Nintendo continues to insists that the platform still has plenty of life left in it, we’re getting to the point where speculation surrounding its inevitable successor is starting to grow. A new job listing published by Creatures Inc. developer and part-owner of the Pokemon IP, suggests that that successor might be closer than some may have expected.

Creatures is looking to hire a 3DCG Character Modeler, and the listing for the position mentions that the role will be working on “research and development for next-generation hardware”, which might suggest that the work in question is in its relatively early stages.

Of course, this isn’t the first indication we’ve had that a Switch 2 (or whatever Nintendo ends up calling its next console) might be on the horizon. Earlier this year, leaked source code for Nvidia DLSS seemed to include evidence pointing to a Switch successor, while Nintendo has also been stockpiling raw materials, suggesting that it could be preparing to ramp up manufacturing.