- Nintendo Switch 2 game boxes could be larger than those for the original Nintendo Switch
- This is per. A listing of a French game dealer
- It can help differentiate Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 -Games
There has been no shortage of speculation about Nintendo Switch 2, although the console was finally officially revealed last month, there are still plenty that we do not know about it.
One of the most interesting new rumors relates to the physical size of the Nintendo Switch 2 game boxes. As reported by Nintendo Life, a French retailer may have given us a hint of what we can expect. An early list for a Mystery Nintendo Switch 2 game shows that its box measures 7.6 in / 19.5 cm with 5.1 in / 13 cm.
In comparison, the existing cases for original Nintendo Switch games come in 6.7 I / 16.9 cm high and 4.1 in / 10.4 cm wide, suggesting that the Nintendo Switch 2 game boxes will be significantly larger. It can be a bit of a pain if you are short on the shelf space, but this actually makes a lot of sense. After all, a bigger box is probably the easiest way for Nintendo to differentiate newer games in the eyes of the average consumer.
Does this mean increased heft that game cartridges themselves will also be bigger? It’s too early to say, but I don’t think it’s outside the opportunity. Like the jump from Nintendo DS cartridges to Nintendo 3DS, I expect a kind of physical difference that would prevent some Nintendo Switch 2 games from being fully inserted into a Nintendo -Switch. That would make sense that we know from Nintendo’s official reveal that new Switch 2 games won’t always be compatible with the original hardware.
Nintendo has officially confirmed that Nintendo Switch 2 will be backward compatible with most physical Nintendo Switch games, so I wouldn’t expect anything radically different in the Patrond Department. It is likely that they will both be compatible with the same slot on the new system. So a slightly larger size could make the rush.
Of course, this is all speculation right now and we will have to wait and see exactly what Nintendo has in store. Hopefully, the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo will directly broadcast on April 2, 2025, shed light on the situation.
