Gosh, the 'Switch 2' rumours really have been coming thick and fast in recent days, huh?
Last week saw supposed 'Switch 2' accessories begin to pop up on Chinese marketplaces, with several companies claiming to have seen the final design specs for Nintendo's next console. One such company is iVolver, a case manufacturer that is not only keen to showcase its upcoming line of hard shells and screen protectors but also the supposed "final Switch 2 design templates" themselves.
That is according to the YouTube channel SwitchUp, which, in a recent video, showcases a new 3D-printed mock-up of the console from iVolver, and compares its design to the Switch OLED.
Now, to reiterate, this is a model that the accessory manufacturer claims showcases the final 'Switch 2' design. It is not based on any specs from Nintendo, and it veeery closely resembles the so-called 'leaked' designs we all saw earlier this year. All this is to say, take the following with an almighty pinch of salt.
As for the comparison itself, the model and screen protector both dwarf the Switch OLED, with the SwitchUp video showcasing the mock-up's screen as roughly an inch larger than Nintendo's current biggest option. The model's thickness is roughly the same as what we see from the OLED today, and the video comparison states that the two feel very similar in the hand.
Other notable features in the mock-up include bonus back buttons on the Joy-Con, an additional button below the right controller's Home icon and that strange USB-C port on the top. The cartridge slot also appears to be minutely larger — make of that what you will when considering Nintendo's announcement that 'Switch 2' will be backwards compatible. In short, it's near identical to the initial designs we saw back in September.
There's every chance that select manufacturers will have seen the 'Switch 2' specs ahead of a launch that we're all praying assuming will come in 2025, but there's a faint whiff of a marketing stunt in the air here, and we can't shake the feeling that it all looks a bit too similar to everything we've seen before.
But hey, 'Switch 2' could be a beefy boy. That would be fun, right?
What do you make of this mock-up? Do you think it's the real deal? Let us know in the comments.
[source youtube.com]
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these "leaks" are getting tiresome. i dont care if this is what the real model will look like or not anymore, i just want to hear something real for once.
Because the Joy-Cons here look more rounded on the top and bottom, when they’re put on, it kinda looks like the dimensions of a Wii U Gamepad.
Also some things I am wondering:
1. Could that extra button on the R Joy-Con be a second capture button or something for voice chat?
2. The extra USB-C port on the top. Hmmm, could it allow us to connect our Switch as a secondary screen, especially if they add DS or 3DS game compatibility in some way sometime soon or plan more DS/3DS game remakes? Dual screen attachment for Switch 2 on the way too?
Yeah, I know this may or may not be the final product but it still leaves us wondering with questions
I thought someone already 3D printed this before, and it looked pretty much identical to this
Hm, I know there is a chance the next console won’t look like this, but is it weird to say I don’t see much difference between the original Switch with the mock-up?
The only differences I really see is that the buttons on the back of the Joy-cons look longer and stick out and that the screen is noticeably more bigger, and I also saw that the console looks slightly rounder but still in a rectangular shape, as well as the other things that the article mentions. I don’t believe a lot of these Switch 2 “leaks,” and I feel like they would add way more differences and improvements to their next console than just having it kind of look the exact same.
I hope that Nintendo does something to make the Switch 2 look different from the original Switch. I guess there's not much they can do when 90% of the design has to be a black rectangle, but still. Reminds me of the Wii U, when people had no idea that it was a completely new system because it basically looked like the Wii with a weird controller.
Remember that fake oval NX one which almost "everyone" thought were real, but in the end the real NX (Switch) turned into vastly different from that oval one.
I wonder if the same thing will happen this time too?
Those "leakers", "insiders", "my uncle works at Nintendo" people got wrong now for soon 7 years that with "Switch Pro" and "Switch 2".
They're just guessing again and agin for week after week until they gets "right" for once and suddenly everyone believes in them then despite having wrong for 53029561th time before.
Everyone just wants their 15 minutes of fame no matter of what, even with lies. They doesn't cares if they gets exposed, because they had its fun.
Really hoping those triggers are real, they look like they could be analogue triggers which would be a nice addition
@tektite_captain I’m hoping if these designs are relatively accurate their marketing department take the most logical approach and slap a 2 at the end of the name - nothing fancy to avoid confusion like Switch Next or some such
Looks fugly. Hope this isn't the actual design.
I hope there will be a "proper D-pad" option as I use the D-pad on my Switch Lite a lot in fighting games (and arcade games as well).
If not I'll probably wait for a 'Switch Lite 2' (I'm also concerned about the "flimsyness" of the new Joy-cons - and drift issues - I'm a bit of a cheapskate, so I'm not gonna invest in further Joy-cons or getting them sent for repair).
I’m filing this rumour under uninspired BS and it can sit alongside the other several hundred BS rumours that are boring me to death. Give me some real news please!
Doubt, would be a odd lesson from people being confused by the Wii u for the switch 2 to look the same without looking closely.
That aside, less portable is kind of a bummer, dashes hopes of more vr experimentation, but I guess that'll give it more room for what it needs to play certain beefier games, even 1st and 2nd party ones since I hear and saw first hand that performance hasn't been perfect lately.
Bigger bummer! No bringing back Wii pointer controls.
Could Nintendo add "blue light filter" setting into Switch 2 so we could finally play games at night without hurting our eyes? (please)
It's just too big, man. Hoping it's a fake 🤞
People honestly believe that China has accessories for Switch 2? Hahaha.
I want Nintendo to drop something completely different now just because it would melt the Internet!
As much as I appreciate the Switch and how it has changed the gaming landscape with its flexibility, the Switch 2 we are all assuming we are getting isn't very Nintendo.
@Keman Imagine the fake NX/XDS design turns out to be the real Switch 2 design
@Pastellioli We're back to Game Boy era. Every Game Boy before the Advance looked pretty much the same, just with different sizes and colors.
Original Game Boy. Game Boy Pocket. Game Boy Light. Even the "succesor", the Game Boy Color, looked pretty much the same.
So, it's not farfetched to say this could very well be the real deal. Larger console, possibly with default multi-colored buttons on the joycons and improved inner specs. After all, it's their most recent successful console, so... Don't fix what isn't broken.
@Olmectron Upon seeing the multi-colored buttons parts, I wondered if it referred to the colors of the SNES buttons
@MrCarlos46 Yes. There's lot of people commenting everywhere about how they think the Switch 2 will come with European SNES-like colored buttons.
Because of recent releases mostly, like the Paper Mario remake, and Mario & Luigi. Although Mario & Luigi has always had that button color pattern. Not sure if there are other recent games that do the button colors.
Call me the weird one, but I hope this new system has a feature to make the joycons behave like real Wiimotes, IR sensor attached to the dock and all.
Wow, what an incredibly boring design. And why would I want a bigger screen? – the OLED screen is already too big for a handheld imo. This could (hopefully) still be a diversion tactic. Or Nintendo could be about to release it's most boring revision historically. We will see.
If it doesn't come with hall effect joysticks it'll be a failure on Nintendo's part. There should be no excuses for a new generation of hardware failure with stick drift. It'll just show Nintendo is greedy and couldn't care less about putting out a quality piece of hardware
I just hope the screen is an OLED again.
Switchup is a great Youtube channel.
It looks fake.
@Olmectron I also wanna see multi-colored buttons like the Japanese/European SNES, but I decided to go a little more to also find a way to incorporate the purple from the US SNES.
Here’s how I thought of the base Switch 2 Joy-Con color scheme:
The shells are grey, with the L/R and ZL/ZR and release buttons, as well as the capture and HOME buttons being black (along with the extra button on the R Joy-Con). The + and - buttons are dark grey, or just make them black too. The D-Pad buttons on the L Joy-Con use the purple and lavender colors from the US SNES and the ABXY buttons on the R Joy-Con use the colors from the Japanese/European SNES.
Uggggh. More stupid rumor crap!? How desperate are you getting at this point. This is what. The third or fourth in TWO damn days?! This is so annoying and tiresome. Can’t we get real articles? Hell, I’d even be interested in just reading about games you people who write the articles grew up with that are special to you. Just quit with these stupid rumor posts!!
@mothleaf Agreed. I’m beyond sick of this stupid damn rumor posts every damn day that ends in “Y”. Its pointless and just pathetic.
@jorel262 I salute your good taste
I'd be happy if this was an 'upgrade' as opposed to a brand new console generation, just a more powerful and fully featured Switch to have more capability, but if it's a brand new generation it's a bit bland.
@shgamer I'm sure there will be a Switch 2 version of the D-pad left Joy-Con controller replacement, or the Hori Split Pad and all of its clones.
They're definitely sticking with the 4-button arrangement for the Joy-Cons, because otherwise they wouldn't function as individual detachable controllers.
But literally every other full controller you use with the Switch and Switch 2 uses a D-pad in addition to a joystick on the right side.
Five minutes.
Could you stop posting Switch 2 rumors...FOR FIVE MIMUTES?!
If the Switch 2 does have a wider cart slot could that mean the Switch 2 carts will have a nub like the 3DS carts?
Nintendo waited too long. I'm worried now that You-Know-Who's tariffs will force Nintendo to jack up the price by an extra $100-200. March-April could be right around the time that all the price hiking could kick in. That's if he keeps his promise and begins all the madness as soon as possible. Overnight we could be looking at a $500-600 Switch 2.
@Ulysses Aren’t tariffs paid by the importers (retailers) and not the exporter (Nintendo)
I get the point of a larger 8" screen for split-screen uses, & possibly media consumption if we finally get the streaming services on it, but that is unwieldly big for handheld gaming. It's going to be a giant jump from my baby 5.5" Lite screen which I consider an amazing size for most on-the-go gaming.
@MrCarlos46 Either way, if its Nintendo of America or the retailers getting consoles, the tariff cost is getting passed unto the consumer at check-out.
@8thDoctor It can lead to people importing from another country depending on where it’s cheaper
Switch 2 vs Steam Deck size?
Why do you keep posting these fake homemade pictures?
How many Switch 2017 leaks were correct?
Exactly. 0% were correct....
How many Wii / Wii U picture leaks were correct? Again. 0%.
It's hard to take this site seriously when they can't tell the difference between homemade renders and real pictures.
Fake renders still looks fake as of 2024....Renders never look real ever as the essence are missing.
I'm surprised NL still don't know 3D Printers existed for home usage last 10 years.
You also don't know that 3D programs for home existed since 1980's.
People faked console leaks for over 30 years now.
@Enigk Maybe, but IDK how they would do Switch 2 cartridges if it’s not with adding a notch, especially so they don’t run on an original Switch
I think this is legit and I am fine with just a more powerful Switch with a larger screen. I would love if you could stream the image from handheld to the dock so we could bring back Nintendoland and other WiiU only gameplay ideas.
@mothleaf Agreed this rumor articles are just speculation. I can go to reddit for that. I get it's nintendo related and it drives discussion and engagement. But tone it down. Not every small rumor deserves an entire article -.-. Maybe I should 3d Print a mockup, then I'll also get an article 😊.
@waveboy Cuz everyone is focusing on the Wii U/3DS aspect, with the dock also acting as a streaming hub to make that happen, but nobody is expecting Nintendo to have a detachable IR sensor.
The Joy-Cons actually look like they'd be even more of cumbersome to use as split pads (one Joy-Con per person) than the OGs. Based on that, I don't really see the point of Joy-Cons moving forward, other than to upgrade them if they develop drift again.
I heard from my Uncle's Nintendog that the new Switch will be able to screencast to other Super Switches. Like the Wii U.
This reduces the dev time needed to make games multiplayer.
And all OG Switch games will work on the new one, but you can purchase DX packs on select games which enhance the graphics.
Also, StreetPass is coming back.
And the “leaks” just keep coming: https://x.com/centroleaks/status/1867198263243223502?s=46
How long until Nintendo actually reveals the Switch 2, even though it’s pretty inevitable at this point if they announce it next month
@MrCarlos46 Not only would importing a Switch 2 make managing eShop purchases and downloads exponentially more cumbersome, but also it's a huge assumption that Switch 2 will be cheaper from other countries. English-based regions like Canada and Australia will not offer any savings, and Switch's with Asian regions are not cheaper on PlayAsia; they are in fact more expensive.
@Ulysses I’m not really sure about it, but read this thread of comments starting from here: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/11/mailbox-the-death-of-gamecube-mario-party-matchmaking-tariffs-nintendo-life-letters#comment8408095
@MrCarlos46 Tariffs are passed onto the consumer by the retailers. You will be affected.
@Tenma And then Nintendo is also producing units in Vietnam, so if Vietnam doesn’t get hit with high tariffs, Nintendo might consider just sending the Vietnam-manufactured ones to the Americas instead
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