{"id":42628,"date":"2025-01-10T17:03:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T08:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=42628"},"modified":"2025-01-10T17:03:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T08:03:53","slug":"nintendo-switch-2-accessories-by-genki-were-made-based-on-leaks-not-actual-device-company-representative-confirms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nintendo-switch-2-accessories-by-genki-were-made-based-on-leaks-not-actual-device-company-representative-confirms\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Switch 2 accessories by Genki were made based on leaks, not actual device, company representative confirms\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>US-based gaming peripheral manufacturer Genki has been at the center of rumors related to the Nintendo Switch 2 after showcasing a mockup of the unannounced console and its accessories at CES 2025. Some of the subsequent news coverage has presented these as being based on an authentic copy of the Nintendo Switch successor, but this does not seem to be the case.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespark.jp\/article\/2025\/01\/10\/148376.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Game*Spark<\/a>, Genki\u2019s representative confirmed that their Nintendo Switch 2 cover was produced based on leaked information that\u2019s circulating in the industry, and that the official size of their product is not decided yet. They also admitted that they have not actually seen Nintendo\u2019s new console.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1019\" height=\"572\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250110-42628-001.jpg\" alt=\"Genki\u2019s Switch 2 mockup and cover \" class=\"wp-image-42633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250110-42628-001.jpg 1019w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250110-42628-001-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250110-42628-001-768x431.jpg 768w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Genki\u2019s Switch 2 mockup and cover (Image belongs to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.numerama.com\/tech\/1877968-la-nintendo-switch-2-se-devoile-en-avant-premiere-au-ces-2025.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Numerama<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOnly Nintendo can tell whether accessories for the Switch will be compatible with the Switch 2,\u201d Genki commented for Game*Spark, suggesting that they are not in possession of accurate information about the console.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, Nintendo itself <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nintendo-switch-2-mockup-revealed-during-ces-2025-is-unofficial-and-was-not-provided-by-us-nintendo-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">was quick to address the matter<\/a> too, commenting that the images and videos related to the Switch successor are not official, and that they did not provide Genki with a device.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Switch\u2019s successor is due to be officially announced within the current fiscal year (by the end of March 2025).&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genki&#8217;s representative confirms that the company is not in possession of an authentic Nintendo Switch 2 or accurate information about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":42642,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17,33],"class_list":["post-42628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news","tag-nintendo"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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