With CES 2025 finally in the rearview, it’s time to move on to the next round of big hardware announcements. Rumors have emerged over the last few weeks,

The announcement doesn’t come as a surprise—especially in the wake of CES 2025, where several peripheral makers were bold enough to display replicas of the unrevealed hardware to showcase their Switch 2 accessories—but you might be shocked at just how closely the upcoming Switch 2 sticks to the form and function of its predecessor.

The Nintendo Switch 2 rumors are coming to a head, and there are now so many reports suggesting that the console will finally be revealed this week ahead of a June launch that after years of hoping and speculation I’m finally starting to believe them.