Nintendo Switch 2 Mockup Revealed by Accessory Maker

A third-party maker of gaming accessories created a mockup of Nintendo's next video game console, the Switch 2, and is showing off features Nintendo has yet to announce, including an optical sensor and a new controller button.

Genki, a US-based hardware brand owned by Human Things, is showcasing products at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. It posted to its website a video of a purported replica of a Switch 2 that it will be making accessories for. Genki says Nintendo will release its follow-up to the popular Switch portable console in April and that its new Joy-Con controllers will have several new features.

Neither Genki nor Nintendo of America responded immediately to requests for comment.

In the video, Genki says the mockup is based on a Switch 2 console it had access to, and included a signup ...