Nintendo Switch 2 specs and size measurements leak after reveal
Nintendo Switch 2 specs and size measurements leak after reveal
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There might not have been any official information about the Nintendo Switch 2 tech specs but a series of leaks may hold the answer. The Nintendo Switch 2 console has now been officially announced but inevitably the brief reveal trailer has raised more questions than it’s answered.
Insiders had already warned not to expect much in terms of game reveals (although we did get Mario Kart 9) and the lack of any price or release date info, beyond it being out this year, was also not a surprise. It also wasn’t a shock that Nintendo failed to provide any detailed technical information, something they’re never very interested in talking about at the best of times. But much of that info had leaked out earlier and it certainly seems as if the leaks about the console’s size have now been proven true.
One of the first things to leak about the Switch 2 was information about its screen size, because that has to be handled by a particular component provider. The rumour all along has been that it has an 8 inch LCD screen, which is an increase from the 6.2 inch original Switch, and the 7 inch OLED Model.
Although Nintendo has provided no measurements that does look to be about the right level of increase, to judge by the trailer – which focuses heavily on the differences between the new console and the old, and emphasises that every element of it is bigger.
The leaks get a little less reliable when it comes to the dimensions of the Switch 2, but the mock-up made by Genki for CES earlier in the year measured 10.5 inches (26.7cm) wide, 4.5 inches tall (11.4cm), and 5 inches (12.7cm) thick, which also seems about right based on the reveal trailer.
