Summary
- According to a leak, the Nintendo Switch 2 may come in three versions.
- Players may be able to choose between three color schemes: gray, white, and a special edition themed after a particular game.
- The anonymous source also claims that the Nintendo Switch 2 will be released in mid-March 2025.
According to the latest rumor, the tentatively named Nintendo Switch 2 could be available in three different versions when it finally launches. The internet has been filled with rumors and speculation about the console successor to the Nintendo Switch since it was officially confirmed by Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa earlier this year, with many of them pertaining to the system’s yet-unrevealed design and hardware specifications.
It is believed that the Nintendo Switch 2 will retain the console/handheld hybrid format of its predecessor, with leaked images seemingly depicting a Switch-like system with new buttons and improved, magnetic Joy-Con controllers. Some of these images come from third-party peripheral companies like Satisfye and Dbrand, which are reportedly already making accessories for the upcoming console. Likewise, fans have already started 3D printing prototype versions of the Switch 2 based on these leaks, which haven’t been officially verified in any capacity yet.
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Yet another Nintendo Switch 2 leak is claiming that gamers will have a choice between multiple different versions of the system when it eventually hits stores. This comes from an anonymous Reddit user by the handle of NextHandheld, who claimed to have gotten ahold of a final Switch 2 unit and shared details about their supposed discovery on r/NintendoSwitch2. Mods of the Nintendo Switch 2-dedicated subreddit vouched for this source, claiming that the user provided evidence that they indeed have insider knowledge of the new system.
Nintendo Switch 2 Will Reportedly Have 3 Color Variants
One of the tidbits shared by NextHandheld was that the Nintendo Switch 2 will supposedly come in three different color schemes. One will be a gray system with black buttons, similar to the first version of the Nintendo Switch that launched in 2017. The second will be white, like the Nintendo Switch OLED model that was introduced in late 2021. Finally, a third will be a special edition Nintendo Switch 2 console themed after a particular game. The leaker didn’t reveal what this would be, but speculators think it could be for a new Mario title like the often-rumored Mario Kart 9.
NextHandheld shared plenty of other alleged details about the next Nintendo console, seemingly repeating claims that its design will be similar to the original Nintendo Switch and that it will launch sometime in mid-March. While there is still no official evidence to back up NextHandheld’s claims, they say that they will share proof that they have already handed the Nintendo Switch 2 on Christmas Day.
Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch is a hybrid console launched in 2017, capable of being played in handheld mode or docked to a television. The Switch Lite, a handheld-only model, followed in 2019, with an OLED refresh coming in 2021.