In the last few days, several leaks and rumours about the Nintendo Switch 2 have found their way to the internet, with Japanese accessory maker Genki showing off a detailed 3D mockup of how the company’s upcoming gaming handheld at the Consumer Electronics Show.
The mockup, which was followed by several leaked images of the console suggested the Switch 2 will be a bigger version of its predecessor and that the mockup was based on a real Switch 2 system it had used to make accessories.
While the leaked 3D-printed model thrilled Switch fanboys, Nintendo clarified in a machine-translated statement to Japanese CNET that “the gaming hardware that Genki is claiming to be Nintendo hardware at CES is unofficial and was not provided to the company by Nintendo.”
This was later corroborated by the Japanese website The Sankei Shimbun, which also said that the model was “not official.”
VIDEO — La Nintendo Switch 2 en avant-première au #CES2025.
L’accessoiriste Genki indique posséder la vraie console et expose une maquette 3D + des accessoires.
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— Numerama (@Numerama) January 8, 2025
However, a new report by Automaton claims that a representative working for Genki has now admitted to the Japanese publication Game*Spark that its Nintendo Switch 2 mockup was based on leaked information and that it did not represent the actual size of the product. The company also said it hasn’t seen the product, which is surprising considering Genki claimed it came across the Switch 2 just a few days ago.
While nothing is officially known about Switch 2 at the moment, Nintendo has clarified that its upcoming gaming handheld device will be backwards compatible and that it may use AI upscaling technology to run games at a higher resolution.
Nintendo is expected to make an announcement regarding the Switch 2 in the first quarter of the year, so we will have to wait until March to know more.
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