The Nintendo Switch will release on April 2, 2025, according to the accessory manufacturer

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Accessory maker Genki has claimed Switch 2 accessories at CES 2025.
Participants have been able to get a feel for the console through a third-party Joy-Con and a copy-up of the console itself.
Genki claims its goods will be released in April, suggesting that's when Nintendo plans to launch its next console.

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

Genki is showing off its Switch 2 accessories behind closed doors at CES 2025 but naturally, pictures of them quickly found their way online and are now spreading like wildfire on social media. The images include some Joy-Con, along with other photos and information that have leaked about the Switch 2 controllers, and perhaps more notably, what Genki says is a Switch 2 replica that it's using to create its accessories. was shown

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CES attendees are welcome to “get a feel” for the Switch 2 using Genki's accessories as the company makes good on a promise it made last week. Genki noted that it would bring Switch 2 stuff to the event and well, here we are. Nintendo probably got wind of that promise and you have to assume it has no problem if you don't get in touch with a third-party accessory creator to ask what it's playing.

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

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While the images confirm previous leaks, one thing Genki is reportedly telling attendees that wasn't previously known is a potential release window for the Switch 2. It is claiming that its goods will be released in April this year which probably means when that is. Switch 2 will also start. It would be a little weird if stuff was available to buy for a console that couldn't be played yet.

Pre-orders for the Switch 2 are expected to open in 2025 with a later release. One thing we know for sure is that Nintendo has already confirmed details about the Switch 2 as it has made a commitment. Disclose before the end of the current fiscal year, so any time between now and March 31, 2025. If the reveal comes within the next two weeks, an April release could very well happen. cards. Quick turnaround, but at this point, Nintendo probably wants to get their new console out there.