While there has been no shortage of rumours surrounding the highly-anticipated follow-up to the Nintendo Switch, a new report indicates that the company will unveil the Switch 2 earlier than expected.
According to reliable insider Nate the Hate on a recent podcast episode, Nintendo is getting ready to unveil the Switch 2 in an event scheduled for this week. “I can share with you right now that Nintendo Switch 2 will be revealed in the coming week… I have been told the Switch 2 will be revealed on Thursday, January 16.”
“I have heard some details about what will be in the reveal,” continued Nate. “I consider these details incomplete because it just doesn’t make sense to me, but maybe it will make more sense after the reveal.”
He discusses other details about the Switch 2’s reveal, including that there might not be any games showcased. Rather, Nintendo will apparently focus purely on the new console’s hardware.
“What I’ve heard is that the reveal itself is going to focus almost exclusively on the console itself,” said Nate. “There is not going to be any presence of games. There could be a game shown running on the screen, depending on how the trailer is put together, but software is not going to be a focus.”
“If this trailer, let’s say, is absent of any games, maybe don’t be too surprised about it,” concludes Nate.
Nintendo itself has been largely quiet about when it plans on unveiling and launching the Nintendo Switch 2, and rumours have indicated that we wouldn’t get to see the console until May. More recently, however, a former social media director from Nintendo of America, Kit Ellis, discussed the potential impact of the leaks on the company.
Though he didn’t have any details about Nintendo’s plans, aside from the fact that the company usually has plans for the long-term rather than short-term reactions. They did, however, mention that it is currently an uncomfortable time for the company, as the company bides its time to release its new console and games.
The most recent host of leaks emerged during CES 2025, where accessory maker Genki claimed to have a hardware mock-up of the Switch 2. Since then, however, the company has backtracked on this, and Nintendo itself pointed out that the mock-up was not official.
Other leaks, however, have indicated that the Switch 2 will need a new charger for its dock, as well as a patent outlining the use of its own neural engine for an AI-based image upscaler in the vein of Nvidia’s DLSS technology. Analysts are predicting that the console will be a huge hit for Nintendo, selling more than 4 million units in its first year in the US alone.
