IGN visited Genki’s booth at CES today and spoke with a Genki representative as they examined their Switch mock-up. The rep expressed surprise at all the fervor over their mock-up, saying they felt all information about the Switch 2 had already been leaked, and Genki didn’t say anything new. “I didn’t expect this much media attention, to be honest,” they said. While Genki’s mock-up appears to add significant weight to a growing pool of previous leaks about what the Switch 2 will be, it’s worth noting that Nintendo still hasn’t officially revealed anything about the system, and all of these claims are subject to change or total debunking. A formal announcement is expected in the first quarter of this year, according to Nintendo.

While the Genki rep didn’t know the technical specs of the Switch 2 or anything about the motherboard, they said they could witness “physically what’s there, what’s printable and what’s not.”

They confirmed again that the Joy-Cons attach to the system via magnets on the system side and metallic SL/SR buttons on the Joy-Cons that can be released via a button on the back of each Joy-Con.

The Genki representative stated that the new console looks like it could physically fit into an old Nintendo Switch dock, but certain indentations appear to prevent it from actually being usable in the dock itself. Additionally, while the current Joy-Cons will not physically attach to the sides of the new Switch, the Genki spokesperson said the company “assumes” they will still work as wireless controllers, stating that other accessory makers are banking on this capability.

Unfortunately, the rep said they didn’t have any information about a new “C” button on their mock-up of the real Joy-Con. They said there had been some rumors among accessory makers that it was camera-related, but they couldn’t verify the actual feature and didn’t know if the Switch 2 even had a camera.

Finally, the representative stated that there is an additional USB port at the top of the Switch 2, which they claimed could be used for handheld charging “at a minimum.” They could not confirm if the Switch could be docked upside down.

We brought a tape measure to the meeting so we were able to check the dimensions of Genki’s mockup. According to our measurements, the Switch 2 is 10.5″ wide, 4.5″ tall, 0.5″ thick and has an 8″ screen. Compare that to the current Nintendo Switch OLED model, which is 9.5″ wide, 4″ tall, 0.5″ thick, and has a 7″ screen.

Genki’s mock-up seems to tie in with most of the recent rumors and alleged leaks about Nintendo’s upcoming new system, all of which seem to converge on the idea that it’s a bigger, more powerful Nintendo Switch system with some slight differences in shape. Along with Genki’s information, we’ve also seen leaked images of a supposed new Joy-Con from Chinese social media that match the mock-up we saw, and a leaked image of alleged internal components. Given the rapid pace of increasingly credible leaks and rumors, it’s possible that an official Switch 2 announcement is imminent — but we won’t know until Nintendo emerges from behind the curtain and makes it happen.

In the meantime, catch up on everything we saw at CES 2025 right here.

Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. You can find her posts on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Got a story tip? Send it to [email protected].