Another day, another Nintendo Switch 2 leak, this time involving images purporting to be of a Joy-Con for the Nintendo Switch successor.
As Tom reported a while ago, we’ve had a pretty good idea of what the Switch 2 will look like for a while, at least since a prototype console case and internal components appeared online in late September. But more images have been released in recent weeks, this time from accessory companies now taking orders for Switch 2 add-ons, showing close estimates for Nintendo’s next console in greater detail.
We now have brand new images of what is said to be the next generation of Joy-Con controllers with magnetic Joy-Con attachments and an additional button below Home on the right Joy-Con.
Supposedly originating from China, the Joy-Con shows off its new magnetic attachment, as well as a revised color palette that differs from existing Joy-Cons.
Manage cookie settings
If the images are authentic – and there is no proof at the moment – it seems we can also expect enlarged SL and SR buttons, and perhaps even a mouse-like optical sensor. You can see the photos yourself in the X post above or in the subreddit thread included below:
New alleged photos of the Switch 2 Joy-Con shared from Chinese social networks
byu/thisSubIsAtrocious in GamingLeaksAndRumours
Manage cookie settings
If the images are not fake and in fact come from a Chinese factory making the new machines (the Joy-Con apparently has a system serial number that is supposedly validated by Nintendo’s Verify Warranty page), it looks increasingly Nintendo is unlikely to beat its self-imposed deadline of March 31, 2025 to show off its Switch successor.
When it arrives, fans are hoping next year’s long-awaited blockbuster Metroid Prime 4 will launch on Nintendo’s new hardware. Nintendo has also confirmed that Switch 2 will be backwards compatible.
