Following CES 2025, where accessory-maker Genki showed off a mock-up model of the Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo is now debunking recent leaks about its still unrevealed console.
Gamers have been glued to nearly every Nintendo Switch 2 rumor that has emerged in recent weeks (and there have been a lot of them), but the most recent was a supposed mockup of the console on the CES 2025 show floor.
Until then, Nintendo had kept mum about the leaks, but now the company has broken its silence and issued a statement. Recommended Videos In a report to the Japanese branch of CNET, Nintendo says: “The gaming hardware that Genki is claiming to be Nintendo hardware at CES is unofficial and was not provided to the company by Nintendo.” <versus-widget x-type=«inline» x-id=«c3b27b42-3f58-427d-b3b2-3c5013ae6598»> Please enable Javascript to view this content</versus-widget> Genki has since backtracked a bit on its own leaks.
The company now says that its mock-up was unofficial, telling the publication Game*Spark that it was simply based on leaked information instead of an inside tip.
This is in contrast to other reports where Genki allegedly said it had a Switch 2 in its possession. If the accessory mockup was based on existing leaks, then it doesn’t corroborate anything after all; instead, it just builds off the idea of the console’s design for a marketing gimmick.