After its absence at The Game Awards 2024, the latest Nintendo Switch 2 rumours claim its reveal could be mere weeks away.
Rumours about Nintendo’s next console have been around since long before the company formally admitted it exists but after months and years of uncertainty an official reveal finally feels like it’s just around the corner.
As well as a flurry of accessory leaks, many of which appear to give away the console’s appearance, one source has claimed to have already got their hands on the Switch 2 and is promising to share proof on Christmas Day.
Here are the latest claims.
When could the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal date be?
With a proper reveal unlikely to happen before the end of the year, new rumours claim Nintendo will finally show the console off in early January.
The first rumour comes from GamesIndustry.biz’s Chris Dring, who suggests a Switch 2 reveal could take place as early as the start of the new year. Although he is keen to stress that that’s not from a direct source.
‘It’s just chatter from other people they think, I’m told, it may even be right when the new year starts,’ says Dring on the latest episode of The GamesIndustry.biz Microcast (you can hear his comments from the 12:30 mark).
Dring’s not the only one though. Elsewhere, NintenTalk, a Twitch streamer specialising in Nintendo coverage, also believes a Switch 2 reveal is slated for January.
He claims to have heard this from a contact of his at a ‘major third party developer,’ who added, ‘Get ready to play modern AAA offerings on your Nintendo system in 2025.’
Another Nintendo content creator, NintendoPrime, then chimed in to say he’s heard the same thing, while Samus Hunter (the same person who leaked the Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition announcement) claims Nintendo may wind up pushing the Switch 2 reveal forward due to all the accessory leaks.
Samus Hunter also theorises such a reveal could take place before the release of the Donkey Kong Country Returns remaster, which is slated for January 16.
A Switch 2 reveal would certainly be an exciting way to kick off 2025 and it would make sense for Nintendo get ahead of the curve with official details, if these accessory leaks keep happening. This also lines up with a previous rumour from November, that also suggested a January reveal.
Whether it takes place in the first or second half of January, that month is a logical choice for the unveiling. After all, Nintendo has already said the Switch 2 will be shown by April 2025, meaning it only has a few months left to do so.
Not to mention other sources have claimed the Switch 2 will launch in either March or April. If that’s the case, Nintendo will want at least a couple of months to drum up excitement.
This is Nintendo we’re talking about, though, and the company could very easily delay its plans should it feel like it. In fact, it reportedly delayed the Switch 2’s release once already to ensure it would have a stronger line-up of launch games.
There’s also uncertainty around threatened US tariffs for foreign-made goods, once Donald Trump begins his presidency. That’s something Nintendo will have no control over and could significantly impact their launch plans.
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