Nintendo Switch 2 Is Already On Track For The Most Boring Console Reveal In History

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In 2017, Nintendo released the Nintendo Switch and blew everyone away with its compact and seamless design, as well as launch games like. Now seven years on, rumors of the Switch 2 have been building, but it’s likely that the official announcement and reveal for the next generation console will be abjectly lame.

Alongside what may be a disappointing announcement is a slightly underwhelming follow-up console for the Nintendo Switch, according to the massive number of leaks that have been coming out regarding the upcoming console. It seems that the Switch 2 will be more like an upgraded version of the existing Switch, with better Joy-Cons and improved docks, rather than an entirely new console. While it could be disappointing to not see more innovation from Nintendo, this could indicate that the company is focused on improving on what they see as a perfect console. However, the reveals so far have been less than perfect.

So far, every piece of major news from Nintendo regarding the Switch 2 has come out in the form of tweets from the NintendoCoLtd X account. The first-ever confirmation that a new console was in development came on a random Tuesday in May a little before 3 am EST.

It read, “The tweet continued on, confirming that the next Nintendo Direct livestream would not discuss the Switch 2.

For such a huge piece of information for Nintendo, it was surprising to see it announced with almost deliberately as little fanfare as possible. While it could be because Nintendo would prefer to quell too much speculation from the rumor mills, seeing a next-gen confirmation in a random tweet was still jarring.

The Nintendo Switch 2 has many first-party games that could launch for it. However, for it to succeed, it might need a new Zelda game.

While Nintendo has still not come out with an announcement for the Switch 2, including its name or price, the company did continue to drop feature information in more random tweets. Later in the year, another post from NintendoCoLtd