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Nintendo Switch 2 leaks are everywhere. Here’s why
It was to be expected that some details about Nintendo Switch 2 would leak before it was revealed. Details about upcoming game consoles always leak before their official announcement. Unlike a game in development, too many people outside the console’s parent company need to know about the device in advance for the secret to be […]
It was to be expected that some details about Nintendo Switch 2 would leak before it was revealed.
Details about upcoming game consoles always leak before their official announcement. Unlike a game in development, too many people outside the console’s parent company need to know about the device in advance for the secret to be kept: third-party publishers and developers, parts suppliers, accessory manufacturers, retailers, and the people in the factories that make the things. Somebody somewhere in this sprawling chain is going to crack. Something’s going to get out.
Even so, the situation with Switch 2 at the moment is extreme. (Even the name has leaked.) The last few weeks have seen a blizzard of leaks, including apparent photos of final hardware. The dam has broken to the extent that peripherals manufacturer Genki, which claims to have obtained a real Switch 2 through back channels, has thrown caution to the wind and shown a mock-up of the console at CES. Genki even has a detailed, animated render of Nintendo’s new console on its website.
Throughout most of last year, it was business as usual in Switch 2 leak land. A few details emerged in reports sourced from behind-closed-doors meetings with Nintendo’s partners, and a pretty complete, if hazy, picture of the console’s form and features was built up: the magnetic Joy-Cons, the AI-assisted upscaling tech, the backward compatibility.
Then, in September, the leaks shifted up a gear. Molds, schematics, and hardware specifications emerged from manufacturers in China that were detailed enough for one YouTuber to 3D print a mock-up of the new console. Since then, corroborating evidence has piled up to the extent that only a handful of mysteries remain (mostly, what the new button, the extra USB-C port, and the optical sensor are for). We’ve even got a good sense of the color schemes.
It’s an unprecedented amount of data on a console that hasn’t even been announced yet. What happened?
In all probability, it’s a simple matter of timing. Reports indicate that Nintendo originally planned to launch the Switch 2 in 2024, but delayed it into 2025 to allow time to finish new games and build up enough inventory to prevent stock shortages. But this delay must have presented the company with a dilemma. If it announced the new console in 2024, it could have the knock-on effect of thwarting original Switch sales during the crucial holiday period.
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