Nintendo Designs New Dual Screen Console That Snaps In Half

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The Nintendo Switch 2 is all but confirmed. After mountains of leaks, it was reportedly shown off behind closed doors at Gamescom, boasting visuals that are allegedly on par with the PS5 and Xbox Series. According to reports, it's launching next year, finally putting to bed the Switch 2 rumours and speculation.

However, a new design filing shows a completely different device that we know nothing about, seemingly separate from the new Switch.

Imagine a DS that you can snap in half, but your parents won't yell at you. That's basically what the design shows. As reported by Eurogamer, it's a wireless handheld-only console that, when separated, can be used for wireless multiplayer gaming.

Nintendo made the filing last year but the design was only made public earlier this month. The description provided by the World Intellectual Property Organisation reads,

"This electronic apparatus comprises a first device and a second device. The first device and the second device can be detachably attached to each other. The first device has a first surface, and a first display and a first connection unit which are positioned on the first surface. The second device has a second surface, a second display that is positioned on the second surface, a second rear surface that is on the reverse side from the second surface, and a second connection unit that is positioned on the second rear surface.

"The second connection unit can be connected to the first connection unit in a first orientation or in a second orientation that is the reverse from the first orientation. When in a first connection state in which the second connection part has been connected to the first connection part in the first orientation, the second rear surface is positioned