The Nintendo Switch 2 will be released in April 2025, according to the accessory maker

Summary

Accessory maker Genki has been showing off accessories for the Switch 2 at CES 2025.
Visitors were able to experience the console through a third-party Joy-Con and a mockup of the console itself.
Genki claims its accessories will be released in April, suggesting that's when Nintendo plans to release its next console.

What the Nintendo Switch 2 will look like is one of the worst kept secrets in gaming at the moment, with leaks from various sources flying in left and right. However, a console mockup provided by accessory maker Genki may very well be our best look yet at what Nintendo's next console will look like, and it comes with a release window that's much earlier than you might expect.

Genki showed off their Switch 2 accessories behind closed doors at CES 2025, but naturally, images of them quickly hit the internet and are now spreading like wildfire on social media. The images include some Joy-Cons that match other photos and information about the Switch 2 controllers, and perhaps more prominently, what Genki claims is the Switch 2 mockup he used to build his accessories. shown.

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CES-goers can “experience” the Switch 2 with Genki accessories, as the company made good on a promise it made last week. Genki mentioned that he would be bringing Switch 2 accessories to the event, and here we are. Nintendo probably found out about this promise, and it's safe to assume it wouldn't have a problem with it if it hadn't contacted a third-party accessory maker to ask what it was playing.

Genki may have given our best look yet at the Switch 2

The wait for Nintendo to confirm something, anything, continues

While the images confirm previous leaks, the only thing Genki told the audience that wasn't previously known is the potential release window for the Switch 2. He claims that his accessories will be released this April, which presumably means that's when the Switch 2 will launch as well. It would be a little weird if you could buy accessories for a console that you can't play yet.

There's a chance it's just when Switch 2 pre-orders open, with a release later in 2025. The only thing we know for sure is that Nintendo will confirm the Switch 2 by then, as it has committed to revealing before the end of the current financial year, so anytime between now and March 31, 2025. If the reveal is anything to go by over the next few weeks, an April release could very well be on the cards. Quick turnaround, but for now, Nintendo probably just wants to release their new console.