What is perhaps the most credible Nintendo Switch 2-related leak ever has given us a better idea of when the console will be released – and it’s a lot sooner than you think. For almost a year, rumors and leaks of all kinds have been circulating on the Internet about the Switch 2. Despite this, Nintendo has remained silent regarding its Switch successor and has only largely confirmed that it will show the console both before the end of March. Now, before Nintendo shares its own Switch 2 news, a manufacturer that makes accessories for the hardware appears to have revealed its biggest questions.
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Reported by French publication Numerama, a litany of new details related to the Nintendo Switch 2 have emerged. These details mainly come from Switch accessory maker Genki, which is currently attending CES 2025. At the event, Genki showed off what it claims to be a mockup of the Switch 2 based on official specifications coming from Nintendo. Genki claims that it is able to show this because it does not have an official partnership with Nintendo.
As for the Switch 2 itself, the console is supposed to be a bit larger than the current Switch and Switch OLED models sold by Nintendo. The Switch 2 then features magnetic Joy-Cons, which have leaked numerous times in recent months. It then features an additional button that has been added near the Home button on the right Joy-Con. Details on what this button might do are not yet clear.
You can take a look at this Switch 2 mockup in a video courtesy of Numerama here:
However, by far the most interesting part of this leak has to do with the Nintendo Switch 2 release date. Genki claims to already have eight accessories planned for the Switch 2, which is expected in April 2025. Again. , Nintendo has yet to verify any of this information, but this is probably the most credible source to have shared information like this about the Switch 2 so far.
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If Nintendo is indeed planning to release the Switch 2 in April, this would suggest that the official announcement of the console should come very soon. Some rumors claim that such a hardware reveal could happen as soon as this week. For now, it’s difficult to know exactly what Nintendo is planning, but it’s becoming clear that the Japanese gaming giant might want to reveal the Switch 2 as soon as possible or risk losing its biggest announcement of the year depending on its own conditions.
