Those Switch 2 Leaks "Might Be Legit" According To A New Report

Looks like I'll be passing on a Switch 2 at launch. Doesn't seem too different if all the leaked info & images are true

@NintenGuy We've only seen the externals of the console. Not what games will be exclusive to the thing or what the internal features that they're offering will be. I'm personally going to wait for the full reveal of the thing before deciding if I'll get it or not.

I'm definitely hoping so if only because I've been a firm advocate of just calling it the Switch 2 instead of tacking some stupid subtitle on it.

Next Nintendo Switch 2 Rumor: It will release in 2025.

I hope that the leaks are true and it stays pretty similar if not exactly the same as the Switch in terms of design. I simply want a stronger console. That's pretty much it.

More power, faster UI, better joy cons and im set. Nothing else really needs to change imo.

I wouldn't mind if these leaks were real at all. I just want a more powerful Switch, no need for Nintendo to do anything drastically different this time.

@VoidofLight the leaks tell you about the specs. I can't post them, but you can easily find them & apparently the leaker is a trusted source. I have Switch games I haven't even opened and will not rush out to buy a incremental upgrade. I actually respect that they are taking the NES to SNES approach. Just stronger, refined and not forcing any more lame gimmicks. Plus still no D-pad is crazy.

And I thought the NX rumors were out of control back in the day, we just keep seeing new methods that say the same information, it's just a switch but bigger

Sure , 100% legit ...

@NintonicGamer rather " misinformation "

The U shaped kickstand clearly means it will be called the Nintendo Switch U /j

Switch Pro confirmed. 😂

I think it’s possible all of these case and accessory manufacturers were told the Switch 2 would be announced by now so they’re ready to go, but maybe Nintendo has a software problem, like, none of their big AAA launch titles are ready yet. I know a lot of people like me want a Switch 2 but not without the games. I’m not a fan of year long “ launch windows”. 😝

Leak culture continues to be a pestilence. Only the most desperate and stupid people will take this at face value.

@NintenGuy I didn't mean specs themselves. I meant internal features like your streetpasses or miiverse. What that weird second screenshot button does and the like.

Stuff that only an official reveal can really showcase.

Also given that the source is a redditor, I doubt any of what they're saying is true at all.

100% fake since the poster on reddit used a lot of AI texts there… So so so sad! The thread is now 3-4 days old snd still not taken doen by Nintendo. So nothing of value there otherwise it had been nuked in a blink of eye then.

I have feeling that Nintendo is really having a good laugh over all those tragic fake rumors and leaks now. Some people are doing anything for some attention, even if it’s a fake information. The rouse is everything for those cretins.

@VoidofLight Oh those. Lol! I was happy when they were removed. Street pass was a novel gimmick that people eventually turned off to save battery life & Miiverse quickly turned into a toxic echo chamber. The best part of the Switch was that it focused purely on games. I hope those lame gimmicks stay in the past.

Probably more social media & streaming integration. I can see a camera/live dedicated button. Kinda like on PS. Since that's so big now a day. It would make more of an impact with a portable.

Rumour has it that the rumours are true!

Nintendo Switch Grande. 🤭
Glinda edition and Elphaba edition.

@rjejr Mario is due for a new 3D entry. Would be a nice suprise. I didn't get a Switch at launch because I could just play Zelda on my Wii U. When Mario Odyssey came out my ears perked up and I went and got one.

@NintenGuy I mean the switch already has a share button on it, so I don't see a need to make a new secondary share button for livestreaming. Especially given that the console is a handheld device. Most people aren't going to be constantly connected to the internet and I doubt it'll see much use.

Also those gimmicks were probably my favorite things about the 3DS. I miss when Nintendo consoles had side functions that weren't just for playing games. When they would do something new with their consoles instead of just constantly making the same system but more powerful. If I want something like that, then I would go buy a PC.

! 45w powerful switch but in meantime can the handheld handling well with the heat ?

Lol… if they had gotten their hands on a Switch 2 illegally and leaked it for real…. You’d think Nintendo’s lawyers would be sitting with their arms crossed? This would be the biggest lawsuit we’ve ever heard of. It’s a fake people.

I mean, a few years ago some people were hunted by Nintendo for millions just because they leaked a few Pokémon.

@VoidofLight True. The share button was probably the least used thing on Switch. I'm just thinking of a way to take that to another level. It would need a forward facing camera for that to work. I see livestreaming is so big now especially to the younger crowd.

I understand. I know a few people got enjoyment out of it. I think most people are just tired of useless gimmicks. There is a reason they were canned.

Also had an r/GamingLeaksandRumors moderator look at the images and say he felt unsure about them, singling out the logo as looking particularly suspicious, so...who knows

I think this guy's just out for attention. He could very well have held an actual Switch 2, but when he started referring to vague sources about a bundle with a "9 game" he all but stated was Mario Kart (this doesn't track with Nintendo treating Tour as mainline or their usual trend of switching up the names for the series every 2 games) and a January 11th presentation (that's a Saturday), he lost me. I don't think everything he's said is accurate.

@PikaPhantom To me, the leaks that say it's officially called the "Switch 2" feel extremely dubious honestly. I doubt Nintendo would go with a name similar to what the fans are calling it.

The best news in my opinion is the hall effect joysticks. It would've been a slap in the face of consumers if Nintendo didn't address the infamous stick drift.

Although I've said many times myself that I just want a more powerful Switch and that they don't need to reinvent the wheel, I can't help but feel slightly underwhelmed by these supposed leaks.

I guess it all comes down to what's under the hood and how powerful the thing is.

In other words how much prettier will my games look & run.

If this thing looks the way the leaks suggest, is this not a Wii U situation? How will the 'general public' see the difference?

Those images, any images, can be Ai made. I hope it’s all fake, every rumor. Just to get all the speculation to quiet down, to discredit all the liars.

@Everythingnotsaved Exactly. I just do not see how Nintendo will be successful in convincing the casuals to buy the new system Release a new Animal Crossing? But why won’t it play on my Switch? Wrong Switch, miss. Oh.

I heard it also makes coffee and toasts your bread. That one might be legit as well.

@Koda1000 Announce a new Mario Kart and it will sell millions.

@Everythingnotsaved The difference boils down to how they market it. Make it an obvious successor (essentially, call it Switch 2), give it a killer app or two (which the Wii U essentially didn't have for an entire year), and it should be just fine

if its real, it's the worst possible console reveal ever

I can't wait for the official reveal so this ***** storm of rumours will finally stop. From what we've seen and heard so far, it's basically just going to be a Switch Pro situation. Regardless, I will buy it day 1, as I've done with all Nintendo consoles since the GBA/GC era.

@Everythingnotsaved Well, the smartest thing they could do is just name it the Switch 2, then. So people will know the difference, just like with PlayStation...

@NintenGuy for me i think what we're getting is just Switch with more power and refinements. Im fine with that as I think theyre onto a winning formula with the design (hybrid) but it really does make me wonder where they could go next with a console - thats where the creative ingenuity at Nintendo comes in

"Might be legit" is hardly news is it? I mean, the idea of leaks in the first place is that they might be legit.

As long as they don’t call it “Switch 2” I’m happy.

I honestly care about a great name more than any feature or spec.

I'd love for it to be called something different but after the confusion woth the Wii U, I think "Switch 2" makes the most sense.

It would be lovely if there was a word where leaks were ignored and we all waited for the company to officially reveal a product in their own time so we could all enjoy the surprise without spoilers.

Just me? 😅

@BenAV This, if they Have Mario Kart 9, Splatoon 4 and a Mario Odyssey 2 within the first 18 months then it should sell well. I would bundle the new Mario Kart with the system and advertise it heavily.

Is no-one in games media verifying the legitimacy of sources anymore? Some random Redditor can claim something and it guarantees an article. Journalist standards must have been higher in the days of print media because I don't recall two page spreads in gaming magazines with utter fabrications from clout-chasers off the street

Not really sure this is enough for me to rush out and get one, unless they go crazy with the software. Bring back 3DS features like streetpass and themes, add Wii and GC to the virtual consoles (I can't believe they haven't utilized the Joycons for Wii emulation. I thought they worked great for the Mario Galaxy port), and add more native communication features to bring Switch online more in line with other online services. Nobody wants to use the phone app to talk with friends, and maybe add in achievements that tie into platinum points or something like that.

Suspected it was real once I saw ivoler were sending out cases to YouTubers. I can’t see why a company would go through the effort of designing and manufacturing cases for something that doesn’t exist (and they’re a legit company, I have a Steam Deck dock by them).

@TheBigK I’m not convinced, I’m gonna need to see a rumour confirming that the rumours that these rumours are true, are true.

RUMOUR STABILITY PATCH UPDATE 2.0!!

THE RUMOURS ARE VERY STABLE NOW!!

They've all been legit since 2018. If the Verge wants to be (or persist?) as another tarpit of this legitimacy, more power to them. Nothing personal, but ditto with reposters of this stuff.

Three months left at longest, folks. And yet it's a miracle I'm still not the only commenter on Saturday posts because all this Gen 10 starvation really suggests the fandom has somehow run out of games to play.

Anyhoo, to be a bit more "constructive" on the topic at hand - fabled clickable wheel photos or GTFO.👉

@Kienda
Agree largely with you. I'm very glad we are not getting games and footage leaked of the new console but I'm honestly not particularly bothered about product dimensions and physical attributes getting leaked. I honestly feel like we have done well to get to this point without more surfacing.

My aging body is ready.

Ugh, please don’t just call it Switch 2. Call it Super Switch or New Switch XL, but not literally the same name that fans and the Internet have called it in recent years. That alone should make one wary. A reputable news source can still be hoodwinked by some random Internet person.

@Yoshi3 what are Nintendo's lawyers supposed to do about it? Let's assume person A already has a Switch 2, because they are a game developer and they give it to person B. If B leaks information about the Switch 2, Nintendo can sue A because of breaking an NDA, but they can't sue B as they have no business relations and the leak doesn't break any laws. The only thing they could try is take down posted images with a copyright claim, but as I understand it, the leaker only showed them to The Verge and hasn't made them public.

I just don't believe it will be called Switch 2

@abe_hikura Wii U's confusion was that Nintendo was too lazy to change the brand logo, all they did was added a U at end of the name which many thought it was just another redesign of the Wii. Every Nintendo systems in the past whether they are part of the same brand or use an entirely different brand had their own unique logo that tells consumers those are a different product. The Wii U situation didn't do that, it's just the Wii logo with an ugly U added and it's not unique. If the Switch 2 had a unique logo and design that could tell consumer that it's a different product then it may be able to succeed but if Nintendo doesn't learn from the Wii U then Switch 2 may face a similar fate.

So, a rumour was confirmed by a different rumour? 🙄

All these Switch 2 rumors are doing the opposite of what one might expect. They're making me not want a Switch 2.

Not because I think it will suck, but because I'm getting sick of seeing about it everyday.

EDIT: Reading about the Wii U naming issues and how it was believed to be an accessory for the Wii, how come that confusion didn't happen between the DS and 3DS? The 3DS logo is just the DS one just with a red 3 added, kind of like how the Wii U logo is the Wii one with a blue U.

This is so meta. A rumour suggesting that another rumour is true. What a web of BS.

@Red_211 That’s pretty much set to happen, although its release date may likely be sometime between March and June depending on when they reveal it and how long they choose to market it for after the reveal

@Dev1024 Based on how the Joy-Cons will snap in with magnets rather than sliding in or out, it felt like a missed opportunity to call it “Nintendo Snap”

I don't really get the almost dogmatic hatred against leaks shown by some in these comments. Burned too much in the past? Some leaks are wrong, some are spot-on. The Switch 2 has had a notably consistent stream of leaks, shipping logs and the like, all corroborating each other, so fair to think it's a poorly kept secret at this point.

Whether or not the dock ends up having its own fan, I'd say feet on the back of the dock are a good idea. Some people have shelved setups where it's easier to fit things laid flat rather than standing up.

@countzero you just answered your own question. We would be having articles about 1) the developer being looked into for breaking NDA and being sued to kingdom come 2) looking into how person B got his hands into the developers kit, which, the developer would defend itself saying it was in an illegal way, so a lawsuit would apply to person B too.

These developer kits are well guarded as they have proprietary technology that Nintendo wants to keep secret to avoid piracy situations in the future.

This is obviously a fake just by Nintendo’s silence alone.

As I said, if they cared for a bunch of Pokemon being leaked… imagine a whole next gen console being leaked like that. There’s no precedent to it and there’s no logic behind it.

It’s a fake through and through

Also… developer’s kits are not final console’s design… or even logos… just something to think about.

Lately the fan on my Switch is getting louder when I turn it on, and then it goes somewhat quiet after.

Hoping for the Switch 2 to have a quieter fan, especially for the dock

Doesn’t look like it will be much longer before the reveal, then we will see if these rumors were correct

All untrue. The actual next-gen hardware will be the Nintendo PlaySphere. The console and controllers will be very rounded. Even grandpa will know that it’s a new Nintendo console. It will reach all the fans who thought that just improving Nintendo’s most versatile console the Switch was not Nintendo at their best. It will have that weird Nintendo charm and probably work out.

We only saw the outside no one knows what's the gut of Switch 2 so to say one would pass on the Switch 2 if that's the new is just hypocritical in itself. They would buy on in a heartbeat when it comes out-otherwise why even make comments rather don't buy one when it release. When people rail at Switch 2 not buying they will be the first in line.

I was really hoping for analog triggers, so if it is true it doesn't have those, that's disappointing. I like the bigger screen but I'd really like oled. I'm going to buy this as soon as they do a splatoon version (Have the Splatoon Wii U (just the pack in with the game and smash) and the Splatoon 2 switch and the Splatoon 3 OLED switch so when the Splatoon 4 Switch comes out, I'm down!

If these leaks are actually real, seems like a dangerous move on Nintendo's part. Honestly, as long as they don't call it "Switch 2", then I don't think we'll have another Wii U situation on our hands, where people don't even realize it's a brand new console lol

I’m hoping for dual screen gameplay either by using the extra usb c slot on top, and 2.) by pushing cast button on controller to stream to dock to TV.

I hope the magnetic rails mean we can flip the console vertically to play DS games, as some rumors have suggested. I think that would be a nice extra feature to have besides just stronger specs.

Even tho there are rumors on the outside looks, we still don’t know its true specs and how the UI looks (as well as the eShop)

This is really Star Fox Grand Prix quality lol. That is, it’s a leak designed to test how stupid gaming media and its followers are. It’s clearly not going to be called Switch 2, and « switch but with marginally better graphics and magnetic joy cons that don’t drift » is something internet people would invent out of thin air (not something Nintendo would actually market as its next console).

Oh god, they just don’t stop: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-switch-2-will-reportedly-fix-the-originals-biggest-flaw/

The power section is probably wrong.

It just means that the dock has usb ports, which need to deliver power to charge stuff without blowing the power supply. We are talking about at least 2 USB ports. If one port has power delivery this alone can require 20W or even more depending on the requirements.

USB-C power delivery can even handle more than 100W! Devices discuss this with the charger before enabling power and voltage modes. One reason the Switch1 charging explodes when used with the wrong charger is a faulty implementation in this department.

Even if it is just a normal USB port 5W per port are required to handle basic controller/peripheral charging.

If the dock has network, the chip needs power, too.

So 3 times USB plus network and HDMI hardware is easy resulting in a 20W power consumption.

Any rumours about "blue light filter" function in Switch 2?

= "The rumors say that the rumors are true"

@NintenGuy You won't buy it because the excellent design is still excellent? Well you do you I suppose..

Remember that you won't be able to play Switch 2 games on the Switch 1 (unless the game developer specifically decides to back port the game to the Switch 1 as well)

Sounds like the switch 2 is really just the switch pro from a few years back.
Probably running the same switch pro hardware specs too from that timeframe.

@DaniPooo Yeah I'll do me and save my money. Also we all know how console compatibility work. Thanks for the reminder I suppose... Lol!

@NintenGuy Believe it or not I have seen people think that the Switch 2 is going to be like what the PS5 pro is to the PS5, that it will just be a more powerful Switch but play the same games.

I don't assume that people have any idea about how things work anymore

Idk where else to put this, but I'm calling it now-Mario Kart 9 isn't going to be named Mario Kart 9. Nintendo has always changed the MK names generationally. Double Dash and Super Circuit, MKDS and MKWii, MK7 and MK8. The cycle is up, now each entry will have distinct naming conventions.

@DaniPooo I dont doubt that you've seen those remarks. A small online minority doesn't speak for the masses though.

@tsim21 The only rage I see is in your comment. Tells alot about you. 🤭

@Geit_de Hoping for the Switch 2 dock to also have a fan

@NintenGuy Sure, it was not my intention to offend you

@DaniPooo Oh no offense taken. I like hearing all opinions. It's what keeps communities honest.

I heard a rumor… they say you got a broken heart…

@Kidfunkadelic83 @roy130390
yeah thats my big hope too.

i feel like as a concept the switch is pretty much perfect so a more powerful system which can play more games would be ideal for me and if anything im hoping for more improvements on the "inside" such as improved button remapping or other such options and an improved eshop (with music!)

plus the switch being more "normal" as a system didnt stop them from experimenting with things like labo, mario kart live tour and ring fit and first party games ended up having some really refreshing entries.