Rumor: Dataminers Track Down Switch 2 Components – From Shipping Data?

A new batch of rumored Switch components has appeared, thanks to even more datamining on the shipping manifest.

A group of Nintendo fans, only some of whom are on Famiboards, followed a lead on the factory these Switch 2 parts were being sent to. They collected the data on what was being sent to that location, and verified what they got with each other, as well as with earlier leaks and rumors, to share what they know today.

We won’t go through a detailed explanation of each component, which you can instead see in this reddit from user Fidler_2K. We’ll explain what they shared in simpler terms, with some of our own commentary instead.

First, they corroborated that there are 6 GB RAM chips, which will be paired by twos on the Switch 2 to make 12 GB per console. These chips are made by Micron, and they seem to be unsure if these are really LPDDR5X or only LPDDR5. They’re also listed with a performance of 7500 MT/s, which would only be possible on LPDDR5X.

They also confirmed the 256 GB UFS 3.1 storage chip, which is made by Kioxia.

And then, they identified the T239 which was long rumored to be the Nvidia SoC that will be running the console. The shipping data lists this under the code GML, which they believe corroborates the March 2022 rumor of this chip, under the codename Gimle.

They found several unremarkable chips, that are carrying over from the Switch to the Switch 2. Realtek supplies Nintendo their audio codec, HDMI, and Ethernet chips, and there’s also an NFC and microcontroller chip.

They believe they also identified codes for Joy-Con parts, antennae, speakers, microphone, the headphone/microphone jack, volume buttons, and the dock. And then, there’s a mysterious code: CKUI. This is apparently the first time they ran into the code, and they don’t really know what it is. Fidler_2K believes this is the new Pro Controller, but we may not know until they come out.

An earlier datamine revealed that screens were being supplied by Samsung, but for this round, they didn’t find the same codes to corroborate. It’s possible that some of the first screens will be supplied by Sharp, but Samsung may have also chosen to hide their stuff harder.

Finally, this brave team of Nintendo fan dataminers couldn’t get enough information to confirm the screen size. As for now, they believe it will be 115 mm high, 206 mm wide, but they’re not sure on the thickness. The guess is 14 mm thick, not far from the current Switch.

We knew that more details on the Switch 2 would come out as the floodgates are open, but this is a pretty incredible trove of leaks. It’s also interesting that dataminers got this far, whereas the companies that got to touch a Switch 2 prototype without seeing it, weren’t able to share such details.