Nintendo Isn't At CES 2025, But The Switch 2 Seems To Be

By Jacob Siegal
Nintendo Switch 2 mockup from Genki. Genki

It's been years since Nintendo has shown up at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in any capacity, but for reasons beyond the company's control, it's making a splash at this year's event. As you've potentially heard by now, accessory maker Genki brought a 3D-printed mockup of the Nintendo Switch 2 to CES 2025, and according to publications that met with the company at the show, Genki claims that the mockup is based on the console's final design.

After going hands-on with the mockup, The Verge reported that the supposed Switch successor is wider than the original, with larger Joy-Con controllers and a bigger screen. As the leaks have suggested, the Joy-Cons attach to the console magnetically, and there's a new button on top of the Joy-Cons that pushes out a pin to more easily detach the controllers.

Here's a video of the Joy-Con detachment in action from the French news site Numerama:

Genki's CEO Eddie Tsai also told the site that the Joy-Cons will feature an optical sensor, which is another detail that has been revealed in recent leaks.

IGN made a point of checking out Genki's Nintendo Switch 2 mockup as well, going so far as to bring a tape measure to check its dimensions. According to their measurements, the Switch 2 is 10.5" wide, 4.5" tall, 0.5" thick, and has an 8" screen. Meanwhile, the Switch OLED model is 9.5" wide, 4" tall, 0.5" thick, and has a 7" screen.

While you might not be able to travel to Las Vegas to see the mockup yourself, Genki has done us a favor by creating a page for Nintendo Switch 2 accessories on its website. It even features a video giving us one of our best looks yet at the console's design:

Nintendo says that it will officially reveal the Switch 2 before the end of March 2025. At this rate, we are not sure what there will be left to reveal. Don't be surprised if a formal announcement for the upcoming console pops up online in the next few weeks.

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