Nintendo Switch 2 rumours name exact reveal date but there’s a catch
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A reliable insider claims to know when the Nintendo Switch 2 will be revealed and if they’re right it will be very soon. Ever since Nintendo said it would unveil the Nintendo Switch 2 before April 2025, fans have been trying to narrow down a precise date for its reveal.
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Towards the end of 2024, a few sources alleged it could happen in the first half of January. That’s a theory that’s been emboldened by the constant spate of leaks, which have included a logo and Switch 2 related listings at retailers. The latest rumour now points to an exact date for a formal Switch 2 announcement and, if accurate, it’s happening this very week.
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In his most recent podcast, noted insider Nate the Hate claimed a Switch 2 reveal will take place this Thursday, January 16. Nate the Hate is certainly one of the more reliable insiders out there. In the past, he accurately predicted a date for one of the 2023 Nintendo Directs and was among the first to suggest Microsoft would begin porting Xbox games to other platforms.
As for what to expect from the reveal itself, Nate says he’s heard it will focus ‘almost exclusively on the console itself,’ meaning there may not be any new game announcements. You can hear his full comments from the 17:56 mark in the video below.
Nate does say he considers the details he’s heard ‘incomplete,’ arguing it wouldn’t make sense for Nintendo to show no games running on the Switch 2 whatsoever. He posits that we could see a few seconds of a Switch 2 game playing on either the console screen or a TV (be it an unannounced title or an enhanced Switch game), but if games are otherwise absent, ‘maybe don’t be too surprised about it.’.
