2024 in Gaming This story is part of our 2024 in Gaming series. Follow along as we reflect on the year’s best titles. Updated less than 37 minutes ago Table of Contents AI, GDC, and dreams of a 2024 launch Nintendo joins the fray So close, yet so far
For a video game console that didn’t even come out in 2024, the Nintendo Switch’s successor left quite an impact.
Colloquially known as the Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo’s follow-up to its hit console-handheld hybrid had rampant speculation surrounding it the entire year. Even once Nintendo eventually confirmed it would talk about Switch 2 on its own terms, the rumors did not slow down. While it now seems highly unlikely that Nintendo will discuss Switch 2 again before the year is over, 2024 will, in my mind, forever be tied with ludicrous Switch 2 speculation.
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It has been a comedy of errors, with the leaks and rumors for Nintendo Switch 2 ranging from preposterous to quite plausible. Before Nintendo shows off its next piece of gaming hardware, let’s stroll down memory lane and look back at the biggest Switch 2 leaks, real or not, that dropped throughout 2024.
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AI, GDC, and dreams of a 2024 launch
As 2024 began, fans had a feeling that this could finally be the year Switch 2 was announced and released, especially as multiple developers claimed in an anonymous survey that they were working on games for the platform. A lie from an AI company played into those sentiments almost immediately. Around the time of CES in January 2024, Digital Trends spotted a press release for an AI version of GameShark that claimed that the Nintendo Switch 2 would be released in September 2024. It seemed suspicious that release date confirmation would come from a company other than Nintendo, and Digital Trends quickly confirmed that the company
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