Sneak Peek: Gaming Accessory Brand Unveils Intriguing Nintendo Switch 2 Concept!

A third-party manufacturer of gaming accessories has produced a prototype of Nintendo’s forthcoming video game console, the Switch 2, revealing features that Nintendo has not yet disclosed, including an optical sensor and a new button for the controller.

Genki, a hardware brand based in the US and owned by Human Things, is demonstrating products at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. It has uploaded to its website a video showcasing a supposed replica of a Switch 2 for which it plans to create accessories. Genki asserts that Nintendo will launch its successor to the popular Switch portable console in April, along with several new features for its Joy-Con controllers.

In the video, Genki claims the mockup is inspired by a Switch 2 console it had the opportunity to examine, and the company has integrated a signup form on its website for consumers to receive more updates as they become available.

Features in question include a series of magnets to adhere to the console screen instead of sliding, an optical sensor allowing the controller to function akin to a mouse, and a C button that has also been observed on other anticipated third-party devices. Nintendo has not yet formally confirmed the new console or any new features related to the controllers.

In response to an inquiry for comments, Nintendo distanced itself from Genki’s activities: “Any gaming hardware that Genki is exhibiting at CES claiming to be Nintendo hardware is unofficial and was not supplied to them by Nintendo,” the company stated in a remark to CNET.

Genki did not reply to our request for comments.

Speculation concerning Nintendo’s impending console has proliferated for several years. The new controller details have sparked theories that the optical sensor in the alleged new Joy-Con could be utilized in video games similarly to a computer mouse, a feature that the game developer employed during the Super Nintendo era. Regarding the C button, it might signify “camera” or “chat” or merely be an arbitrary letter assigned to another console function.