Help me understand your certainty around the recent Switch 2 leaks :) - Nintendo Switch 2 Forum

KingdomTears · 2024-09-30T15:05:59+00:00

By now, we've obviously all seen the recent "leaks" supposedly showing the Switch 2 pcb, console and joycon shells, along with cad renders of the console's form factor: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/09/rumour-supposed-swi... I've seen a lot of fairly convincing arguments in the favour of this being legit, manly around the pcb being very hard to fake, why anyone would bother faking a pcb, a source at VCG validating it matches the expected design, digital foundry and every pretty much Nintendo youtuber under the sun saying that they think this is real, etc, etc. I'm really trying to keep an open mind to this being real also, and perhaps I simply have a bias based on how I have perceived Nintendo's actions throughout history that makes it hard for me to believe this, but I'm struggling to get behind the idea that Nintendo would release something so similar to the Switch 8 years after the original's launch. Several things about the design and images just feel off to me, despite almost everyone I see commenting on the "leaks" essentially saying there's no way they could be fake. So rather than asking you to explain why you think this is real, I'd like to ask how you square the comments from Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa in Feb of this year (three months before they announced that the console would be revealed this fiscal year) when asked about the successor console, since this is probably the number one item giving me pause of the legitimacy of this leak right now: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/02/nintendo-will-offer... The main quotes I am referring to are here: "Every day, we conduct our business with a great sense of urgency. Generational transitions of platforms for the dedicated video game business are not an easy task. Since we have often experienced hardship in the past following a good-selling platform, we never automatically assume that our current position is solidified" "Our business is constantly subject to fierce competition. When we take a broader perspective and look at entertainment as a whole, our competitors are not just other video games but also various other forms of leisure, making it a very tough industry. All this makes it even more important to continue offering unique proposals that make our brand an appealing choice for consumers" To me (and I'd love to hear your interpretation if you think differently) there's a couple of key takeaways which are: 1). Nintendo believe they cannot rely on the success of the Switch to drive the success of the successor console 2). To help with this challenge, the new console will offer unique experiences that aren't available anywhere else Personally, It feels like these key takeaways fly in the face of the supposed Switch 2 design. This seems to suggest a few possibilities: 1). I've misunderstood Furukawa's quotes and he isn't suggesting that unique proposals and a clear difference between the new console and Switch are required. 2). He's purposefully misleading Nintendo's investors and the public on their plans for the system 3). The unique proposals aren't clear from the design, but this system will still offer unique experiences not possible elsewhere. 4). The "leaks" are fake. 5). Maybe some kind of combination of the above or something else entirely If you do believe the leaks, I'd really appreciate if you could help me understand how you interpreting these comments and why you don't think they point towards the possibility of the leaks being fake. I'm not here to argue with your views here btw, I'm just genuinely interested to get thoughts on the matter and see if I can be a bit more (or maybe completely) convinced that this is the real deal. Thank you!

Topic: Help me understand your certainty around the recent Switch 2 leaks :)

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darthkermit
Thu 10th Oct 2024

Nintendo just patented a VR/AR headset in September that works like a virtual Illumiroom:

https://www.neowin.net/amp/a-quick-look-back-at-microsofts-il...

[Edited Thu 10th Oct 2024 by darthkermit]

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SwitchForce
Sun 13th Oct 2024

Leaks will always happen it matter how much truth there is to the leaks itself sometimes misinformation is given in the leaks as well but end of the day is how creditable is the leaks. And considering how Nintendo talked about changed it program of devs communicate they are clapping down and finding whom is doing the leaks would tell you it's hard then now to give out leaks without exposing the source or getting legal ramifications to the source and whom receives the info. The only leaks I've seen is the YT where they show the PCB layout from 2023 so that tells you is very hard now as we near Switch March 2025 without exposing yourself to the Ninjas. Beyond all the codes names which I suspect is just phases of the development stages til a final product that is consumer grade will be announced maybe through a Nintendo Direct hopefully sooner then later.

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nomither6
Sun 13th Oct 2024

@WoomyNNYes the wii was a good console

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