If you’re sensing that we’re reaching a kind of “crescendo” with the rumors about the Nintendo Switch 2, you’re not alone in that feeling. In the last 24 hours, there have been multiple “reports” about what Switch 2 might be. For example, we’ve already gotten a rumor stating that the console will indeed be $400 at launch, which many would appreciate in this price-hiked world we live in. Then, there’s another rumor that the Switch 2 might go back to the days of the Nintendo 3DS via a dual-screen setup! Then, there’s a third rumor that highlights one of the color schemes that the console might go for.
The ”source” of this is Famiboards, which is a popular talking group in China. They not only reaffirm that the Nintendo Switch 2 will have Joy-Con controllers but that they’ll come in black and white. That might not sound like much, but the OG Switch has never had black Joy-Cons, though the OLED did get some white ones eventually. Furthermore, it raises the question of whether this will be one of the “standard versions” of Switch 2 or whether there will be an assortment of colors at the start, much like the original Switch before it.
All these little details and reports help paint a picture of what the Switch 2 will be like, which is why there is so much discussion about it right now. For example, the presumed $400 price point would make it leagues cheaper than the recently revealed PS5 Pro, which could ensure its success at launch just on price alone. One of the other elements of the reports mentioned above is that the console will have improved performance, better battery life, and so on. Plus, if a report from a previous week is true, then backward compatibility will also be available on the Switch 2. That also could factor into things going well at launch.
The biggest question, though, is when Nintendo will release true information about its next system. The big rumor is that The Big N is preparing to give a big presentation this month, though that hasn’t been confirmed. Plus, we’re on the 16th right now, which means that there are only two weeks left for this “big event” to happen and back up the rumor.
If there is a presentation, gamers will want to see not only the console, but teases of the games to come, because as Nintendo proved definitively during the Switch era: it’s the games that move systems.
