Summary
- Accessory manufacturer Genki has been showing off what it claims are Switch 2 accessories at CES 2025.
- Attendees have been able to get a feel for the console via third-party Joy-Con and a mock-up of the console itself.
- Genki claims its accessories will be released in April, suggesting that’s when Nintendo plans to launch its next console.
What the Nintendo Switch 2 will look like is one of the worst-kept secrets in gaming right now with leaks from various sources flying around left and right. However, a mock-up of the console provided by accessory manufacturer Genki may well be our best look at what Nintendo’s next console will look like so far, and it comes with a release window that’s a lot sooner than you might be expecting.
Genki has been showing off its Switch 2 accessories behind closed doors at CES 2025 but naturally, images of them have quickly found their way online and are now spreading like wildfire on social media. The images include some Joy-Con that line up with other photos and info that have leaked about the Switch 2 controllers, and perhaps more notably, what Genki claims is a mock-up of the Switch 2 it’s been using to create its accessories has been shown.
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CES attendees are welcome to “get a feel” for the Switch 2 using Genki’s accessories as the company made good on a promise it made last week. Genki noted it would be bringing Switch 2 accessories to the event and well, here we are. Nintendo presumably got wind of that promise and you’d have to assume it doesn’t have a problem with it if it didn’t get in touch with the third-party accessory creator to ask what it’s playing at.
Genki May Have Provided Our Best Look At The Switch 2 Yet
The Wait For Nintendo To Confirm Something, Anything, Continues
While the images confirm prior leaks, the one thing Genki has reportedly been telling attendees that wasn’t known before is a potential release window for the Switch 2. It’s claiming that its accessories will be released in April of this year which presumably means that’s when the Switch 2 will launch as well. It would be a little odd if accessories were available to buy for a console that can’t be played yet.
There is a chance that’s simply when pre-orders for the Switch 2 will open with a release coming later in 2025. The one thing we know for certain is that Nintendo will have confirmed details about the Switch 2 by then as it has committed to a reveal before the end of the current financial year, so any time between now and March 31, 2025. If the reveal comes within the next couple of weeks, an April release may well be on the cards. A quick turnaround, but at this point, Nintendo probably just wants to get its new console out there.
