- Nintendo has finally commented on the latest Nintendo Switch 2 leaks
- He described the mockup shown by Genki at CES 2025 as “unofficial.”
- The company has also backtracked on its claim that the mockup was based on a real unit.
Unless you've been living under a particularly tough rock for the past few weeks, you'll inevitably have seen at least a couple of recent Nintendo Switch 2 leaks.
It seems like we know almost everything about the console ahead of its official reveal, including its supposed overall design, name, and even some of its potential features.
It's an unusual situation and I certainly don't remember the last time there was this much information about an upcoming hardware release. If all that wasn't enough, third-party accessory makers have been shamelessly posting their own Nintendo Switch 2 renders.
Case maker Genki even showed off a mockup of the system on the CES 2025 show floor that, if accurate, gives us a good idea of the dimensions we can expect. It seems like this is what it finally took for Nintendo to issue a statement, but honestly, their words have left me with even more questions.
In a comment provided to CNET Japan that we have automatically translated, a Nintendo representative stated that “the gaming hardware that Genki claims to be Nintendo hardware at CES 2025 is not official and is not provided to the company by Nintendo.”
At first glance, this is a pretty standard answer. It was already very obvious that the mockup was unofficial, although Genki claimed that it was based on a real Nintendo Switch 2 unit. According to IGN, the company has now backtracked by admitting that it was created with rumors and leaked information rather than anything more concrete.
Still, this statement does not address the abundance of other information that exists today. It also doesn't suggest that Genki's mockup was in any way inaccurate, which could be quite telling. Either way, we'll have to wait for the official reveal of the console, or at least some more reliable leaks, to find out.
The company has previously confirmed that it will introduce the system before the end of its fiscal year (i.e. March 31), so there may not be that long of a wait.
