Last week, we noticed what gave the impression to be the very first ‘Switch 2’ equipment showing available on the market in China. Ever eager to one-up itself, the ‘Switch 2’ hearsay mill has at present thrown up one thing even juicier: the primary ‘image’ of the console… for those who actually, actually squint.
All this stems from accent producer Satisfye and its new trailer for the upcoming Switch grip, the ‘ZenGrip 2’. According to the corporate’s web site, the upcoming accent is designed “for Next-Gen Console”, so how else would you showcase it in a reveal trailer apart from by sticking a positively actual ‘Switch 2’ in there?
You see, the trailer (which has subsequently been eliminated, solely including gas to the fireplace) does mannequin the grip round a console which vaguely resembles a Switch, however the picture is so blurred that it is tough to see any sort of element.
Naturally, those that noticed the trailer have been fast to seize screenshots and share them on-line, as seen within the following tweets from @nRAYm2002 and @1DaP_PaD1. We suppose that proper Joy-Con seems somewhat completely different with its further button on the underside, and we’re positive it is a full coincidence that the blurred design mirrors these ‘leaked’ ones from a number of months again. Hmmm.
The blink-and-you’ll-miss-it picture, the blurred focus, the quickly-removed trailer, all of it smells a bit like an elaborate advertising and marketing stunt to us. Coincidentally, the product’s web site specifies that the ZenGrip 2 at the moment has an “Expected Design”, which might be “tuned to remaining specs”. If you had your palms on the ultimate ‘Switch 2’ mannequin, why all of the tuning? Hm?
While Satisfye rapidly took the trailer down, that did not cease some speedy staff from recording and re-uploading it to YouTube. If you need to see simply how fleeting a look it supplied, you’ll find the trailer within the video beneath from Aero.
The ZenGrip 2 is at the moment listed for $49.99 with an anticipated delivery date of Spring 2025, although we might be very stunned if Nintendo is that sort of turnaround for the Switch successor’s announcement and launch.
Chalk this one up as a false lead, we might say. We’ll be ready on that official Nintendo announcement earlier than we begin getting too excited over further Joy-Con buttons.
