Nintendo Switch 2 launches in April 2025, according to accessory manufacturers.

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Accessory maker Genki showed off what it claims are Switch 2 accessories at CES 2025.
Attendees can experience the feel of the console through third-party Joy-Con and console simulation.
Genki claims the accessory will launch in April. This is when Nintendo plans to launch its next console.

The appearance of the Nintendo Switch 2 is one of the worst kept secrets in gaming right now. with leaks from various sources That's been flying left and right, however, and the console mockup provided by accessory maker Genki might be our best look yet at what Nintendo's next console will look like. And it comes with a much faster release window than you might expect.

Genki showed off its Switch 2 accessory behind closed doors at CES 2025, but naturally, Their pictures quickly found their way online. And now it's spreading like wildfire on social media. The image includes some Joy-Con, which is consistent with other leaked images and information about the Switch 2 controller, and more eye-catching is what Genki claims is a Switch 2 mockup used to create the accessory.

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CES attendees were able to “experience” the Switch 2 using Genki's accessories, as the company made good on a promise it made last week. Genki noted that it would be bringing Switch 2 accessories to the event, and here we are. Then Nintendo assumed that contract and you'd have to think it would be fine if they didn't reach out to third-party accessory creators to ask what they were playing.

Genki may offer our best Switch 2 yet.

The wait for Nintendo to confirm something, anything, continues.

While the image confirms previous leaks, one thing Genki reportedly told attendees it didn't know before was a possible release window for the Switch 2, claiming the accessory would launch in April. of this year Presumably that's when the Switch 2 will launch as well. It would be a little strange if there were accessories for the console that weren't available yet.

There's a chance that pre-orders for the Switch 2 will open with a launch in 2025. One thing we know for sure is that Nintendo will confirm details about the Switch 2 by then, as it has promised that Disclosed before the end of the current financial year. So between now and March 31, 2025, if the reveal comes within the next few weeks. An April release might also be on the cards. The response was quick, but at this point Nintendo probably just wanted to get the new console out the door.