CES in Las Vegas is an opportunity to see a lot of new products... but on products that weren't supposed to be announced right away.
I'm not at all sure that Nintendo was too keen on the "joke". And yet, while the Japanese firm tries to keep as much information as possible about its future Switch 2 console, it was indeed an accessory manufacturer who first presented the new machine. This was all the more of a surprise given that Nintendo had clearly indicated that it would not be making the trip to Nevada's largest city for CES. So it was accessory maker Genki who "let the cat out of the bag", and while there's obviously no question of showing off the real console just yet, we're really not that far away.
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The Numerama website was shown mock-ups and molds of the Switch 2 and, according to accessory maker Genki, these are products made from a real copy of the console: shape and dimensions would therefore be strictly identical to what Nintendo is preparing for us, which is all the more interesting given that the Japanese manufacturer seems to have increased the size of its machine compared to the Switch 1, although we don't have precise measurements. Numerama also explains that Genki presented videos of the Joy-Con 2 controllers, which clearly feature the already famous optical sensor: it's been the talk of the town for a few days now, and if Genki is to be believed, it will indeed be one of the Switch 2's major new features, but the accessory manufacturer has not yet been able to test any compatible games.
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Genki also specifies that it doesn't know what use will be made of the "C" button found on the right Joy-Con, but confirms that both Joy-Cons will now be magnetic. They should also be much more resistant than the first Switch's Joy-Cons, which won't hurt when we remember the console's repeated scandals. Finally, it's worth pointing out that, of course, Nintendo has made no comment whatsoever. So it's not hard to imagine that Genki is trying to make a splash and that its Switch 2 mold is fanciful. That would be a very short-sighted calculation, however, and we'd rather believe that the leaks are real.
