- Nintendo has finally commented on the latest Nintendo Switch 2 leaks
- It described the mockup Genki showed off at CES 2025 as “unofficial”
- The company has also backtracked on its claim that the mockup was based on an actual device
Unless you’ve been living under a particularly resistant rock for the past few weeks, you’ll have inevitably seen at least a few of the latest Nintendo Switch 2 leaks.
It seems we know almost everything about the console ahead of its official reveal, including its alleged overall design, name and even some of its potential features.
It’s an unusual situation, and I certainly can’t remember the last time there was this much information out in the wild about an upcoming hardware release. If all that wasn’t enough, third-party accessory makers have been freely releasing 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 we can expect. However, it looks like it was finally what it took for Nintendo to issue a statement, but its words have honestly just left me with even more questions.
In a comment to CNET Japan, which we have machine translated, a Nintendo representative stated that “the gaming hardware that Genki claims to be Nintendo hardware at CES 2025 is unofficial and not supplied to the company by Nintendo”.
On the face of it, this is a pretty unremarkable answer. It was already very clear that the mockup was unofficial, even though Genki claimed it was based on an actual Nintendo Switch 2 device. According to IGN, the company has now backtracked by admitting that it was created with rumors and leaked information rather than anything more concrete.
However, this statement does not affect the abundance of other information available today. It also doesn’t suggest that Genki’s mockup was inaccurate in any way, 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 has previously confirmed that it will unveil the system before the end of its financial year (that’s March 31), so there may not be that long to wait.
