Nintendo has finally commented on the Switch 2 leaks, but it’s only left me with more questions
- Nintendo has finally responded to the latest Nintendo Switch 2 leaks
- It described the mockup Genki showed at CES 2025 as “unofficial”
- The company has also backtracked on its claim that the mockup was based on an actual unit
Unless you’ve been living under a particularly resilient rock for the past few weeks, you’ll have inevitably seen at least a few of the recent Nintendo Switch 2 leaks.
It looks like we know almost everything about the console before it’s officially revealed, including its alleged overall design, name, and even some of its possible features.
It’s an unusual situation and I certainly can’t remember the last time there was so much information floating around in the wild about an upcoming hardware release. If all that wasn’t enough, third-party accessory makers have shamelessly posted their own Nintendo Switch 2 renders.
Case maker Genki even showed off a mockup of the system on the CES 2025 show floor, which, if accurate, gives us a good idea of the dimensions to expect. It seems like this was ultimately what Nintendo needed to make a statement, but the words honestly just left me with even more questions.
In a comment to CNET Japan which we machine translated, a Nintendo representative stated that “the gaming hardware that Genki claims is Nintendo hardware at CES 2025 is unofficial and not supplied to the company by Nintendo.”
At first glance this is a fairly unremarkable answer. It was already very clear that the mockup was not official, although Genki claimed it was based on a real Nintendo Switch 2 unit. According to IGNthe company has now backtracked by admitting that it was founded based on rumors and leaked information rather than anything concrete.
Yet this statement does not address the plethora of other information available today. It also doesn’t suggest that Genki’s mockup was in any way inaccurate, which could be quite revealing. Either way, we’ll have to wait for the console’s official reveal, or at least some more reliable leaks, to find out.
The company previously confirmed that it will unveil the system before the end of the fiscal year (which is March 31), so the wait may not be that long.