Summary
- Nintendo could be close to revealing its successor for the Nintendo Switch.
- A recent leak shows potential new images of the Joy-Con for Switch 2
- The images give a look at the colors and magnetic connection for the controller.
Some new images have leaked online, seemingly confirming what the Nintendo Switch successor console’s Joy-Con controllers will look like. While the Nintendo Switch still has games releasing in 2025, the console could be nearing the end of its rope. The announcement of a successor to the hybrid console is coming relatively soon, as Nintendo has confirmed it will be making an announcement about it by the end of the 2024 fiscal year. With its impending reveal on the horizon, rumors about the Nintendo Switch 2 have been more prominent than ever.
With the Nintendo Switch 2’s launch rumored for March 2025, there have been a lot of leaks going around that are attempting to nail down its specifications and features. A lot of hardware rumors have also been circulating, mainly due to third-party developers and insiders who supposedly have “fairly accurate” photos of the console itself. Other details like how the Switch 2 will retain its use of the Joy-Cons were also revealed, including what colors they’d be. A new set of images has leaked online that seemingly confirm what the Switch 2’s Joy-Cons will look like.
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The photos were posted on the r/NintendoSwitch2 subreddit by SwordfishAgile3472, claiming they got these new Joy-Con images from a Chinese SNS. These are the clearest photos of the Joy-Cons gamers have seemingly gotten yet, showing the back and side of the left controller. The photos were then shared on social media as well, confirming the Switch 2’s new magnetic Joy-Cons, a consistent rumor about the controllers themselves. Instead of a rail-based connection, it uses magnetic fields as opposed to physical contact.
Switch 2 Joy-Con Leak Explained
The colors of the Switch 2 Joy-Con were also shown off, with this being primarily blue and black, just like the original. Unlike the Switch’s Blue Joy-Con, the controller itself is primarily black, with the rail being blue, though this can only be discerned due to the images only showing the side and back of the Joy-Con. Gamers also get a brief glimpse of the new button layout of the Switch 2’s Joy-Con, where there are decently sized “SL” and “SR” buttons, along with a third button on the back.
The third button is speculated to detach the Joy-Cons from the Switch 2, likely to release the magnets. The photos of the Joy-Con seem to match up with various other leaks that show off the console and various mockups of the Switch 2 that have circulated recently. Fans won’t know for sure until an official look at the Nintendo Switch 2 is given.
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.