A roundup of major details that was posted this week on reddit about the Nintendo Switch 2, the successor to Nintendo’s best-selling hybrid console, is most likely legit, according to an editor with a major tech publication who got in touch with the leaker and discovered that many of the details he had shared lines up with what he’s heard and seen thus far. “NextHandheld’s source has heard it might be announced as soon as January…I saw a picture of a dock, with the same logo as the original Nintendo Switch, only with a 2 attached,” an editor with The Verge wrote for what is apparently the official name for the console, ending rumors of what some had hoped to be a “Super Nintendo Switch.” See below for the supposed details on the console, including what is speculated to be a $399–$499 price, a March release date, and a new dock that is said to feature some notable changes, including an updated power spec.
…the Nintendo Switch 2 might finally get rid of the infamous “Joy-Con Drift” that plagues its controllers to this day. NextHandheld claims the controllers will have magnetic Hall effect joysticks, which don’t contain the same deteriorating sensor material and can be recalibrated easily.
…the photo I saw of a joystick rail region contains no rail: it’s just a long, rounded, hollow area, with a 13-pin connector that sticks out so it can slot into the Joy-Con. NextHandheld says there’s a physical magnetic click when you attach them, and that you’ll press a much larger button on the controller, one that’s physically connected to a magnet, to release.
The original Nintendo Switch had a tiny, easy-to-topple gumstick of a kickstand, and the Switch OLED had a wide, flat plate. But the Nintendo Switch 2 will feature a U-shaped rail of a kickstand, according to a photo that NextHandheld shared with me.
…NextHandheld says the dock is rated for 60W, while the Switch 2 is rated for 45W, both of which would be substantially higher than the original if true.