At the end of 2024, the release date of the Nintendo Switch 2 has never been so close. While an official announcement is eagerly awaited, it is a leak that punctuates video game news today.
Expected for many years, the Nintendo Switch 2 is starting to reveal some of its secrets. The most impatient players hope to hear official announcements from the Japanese company soon, but for the moment, nothing has come to comfort the fan community.
Rather, it’s a leak that reached us today, and it reveals some clues about Nintendo’s next console.
Accessories that say a lot about the next Switch
Stolen images were recently published on the social network Reddit, thanks to user Wario64. Four in number, these highlight two possible carrying cases as well as the potential tempered glass of the Switch 2.
The dimensions that accompany the two covers seem to say a lot about the size of the next Nintendo console. According to Wario64, it would be approximately 29 cm long, 15 cm high and 5 cm thick. The flocked logo on the cover is similar to that of the base Switch, except for the appearance of “2” on the far right.
The measurements of the Switch 2 would, according to this leak, be much larger than the first Switch of the name, as evidenced by the photo of the tempered glasses. In the image, Wario64 has superimposed the protections of the two console generations, which have a notable difference in size.
The images shared by Wario64 are actually screenshots captured on Alibaba.com, a Chinese online sales site. Should we conclude that it is possible to obtain Switch 2 accessories before the release of the console? Or did the sellers design their own rumored products?
A leak that must be taken with a grain of salt
Like any leak, especially when it concerns the Switch 2, it’s important to take a step back. If the products shared by Wario64 on the networks are still accessible on Alibaba, it is not recommended to obtain them. The legitimacy of these announcements remains to be proven.
The rumors are rife at the end of the year, and should not end until Nintendo’s next announcement. The Japanese company could reveal real images of the Switch 2 in a few months, which is scheduled to be released in the spring or summer of 2025.