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Nintendo Breaks Silence on Switch 2 Mockups and Photos Leaks

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Nintendo has commented on the various Switch 2 mockups and photos that have leaked in recent days, insisting they are not official.

The Japanese arm of CNET published a statement in response to accessories manufacturer Genki’s Switch 2 mockup, which it brought to CES 2025 in Las Vegas and showed off to press. According to Automaton, Nintendo told CNET that “the gaming hardware that Genki presented as Nintendo hardware at CES is unofficial and was not provided to the company by us.”

Genki also published a video showing a render of the Switch 2, which followed numerous leaked images of the next-gen console. Automaton said that Nintendo told Japan’s Sankei Shimbun these images and videos “are not official.”

Genki Nintendo Switch Mockup Images from CES 2025

IGN met up with Genki at CES 2025 to find out more about its Switch 2 mockup. At the time, Genki insisted that the mockup was based on a real Switch 2 system it had seen and used as the basis for its accessories. A Genki representative expressed surprise at all the fervor over the company’s mock-up, saying they felt that all the information about the Switch 2 had already leaked and Genki wasn’t saying anything new. “I didn’t expect this much media attention, to be honest,” they said.

While Genki’s mock-up does appear to add significant weight to a growing pool of past leaks on what the Switch 2 will be, it’s worth noting that Nintendo still has not officially revealed anything about the system, and all these claims are subject to change or total debunking. A formal announcement is expected in the first quarter of this year, per Nintendo.

Subsequent reports have suggested that the Joy-Con’s alleged sensor may be used to turn the controller into a mouse. Meanwhile, alleged retail listings for Switch 2 MicroSD Express cards suggest the console supports the newer standard of SD cards. Via Reddit, a GameStop employee allegedly found a number of Switch 2-related SKUs on the retailer’s system, including Switch 2 MicroSDs in 256GB and 512GB form.

Following the appearance of alleged images of the Nintendo Switch 2’s internals, fresh images allegedly showing the next-generation console’s Joy-Con appeared online. The images, which show a left Joy-Con, were reportedly first posted to a Chinese social media website before they made their way to the Nintendo Switch 2 subreddit and western social media.

They include larger SL and SR buttons than on the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con, which you’d expect given the Nintendo Switch 2 is reportedly a bigger console than the original. These new Joy-Con allegedly ditch the railed lock method used by the current Switch in favor of electromagnetic suction controllers.

In September, unverified images — a mix of Computer-aided design (CAD) images and printed circuit board (PCB) photos — that were said to have originated from a Chinese website before making their way onto Reddit, depicted a device similar to the existing Switch console but with a larger screen and magnetic Joy-Con. There is reportedly a USB-C port on the top and bottom of the console, too.

Accompanying the images was an alleged specifications list that mentioned 12GB of RAM (the original Switch has 4GB), and 256GB of internal storage (the original Switch has 32GB). There’s a new “C” button on the right Joy-Con, allegedly, but no-one seems to know what this is for.

We also have a patent, filed July 2023 but published for the first time last week, that describes AI image upscaling technology that would help keep video game download sizes small enough to fit on a physical game cartridge while offering up to 4K textures.

Here’s what we know for sure: Nintendo has confirmed that the yet-to-be-announced Switch 2 will be backward-compatible with original Switch games and will feature Nintendo Switch Online. Nintendo has also said it will announce the Switch 2 by the end of March 2025, which means the reveal is fast approaching. As for a release date, the console is not expected to launch during Nintendo’s current financial year, so it will arrive April 2025 at the earliest.

We even have developers outright saying they plan to release their upcoming games on the console, with others teasing a Switch 2 release for their games. When Switch 2 does eventually come out, Nintendo expects to have plenty of stock available, which in turn will hopefully combat scalping.

Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.