Would you imagine it? The Nintendo Switch 2 appears simply across the nook, eventually, and rumor has it that the long-awaited handheld can even be bundled with a brand new Mario Kart! So says a leaker apparently trusted by the moderators over on the r/NintendoSwitch2 subreddit, anyway.
Since its unveiling in 2016, almost 150 million Nintendo Switch consoles have been bought. That makes the hand-held Nintendo’s best-selling platform of all time. As well-liked as ever, the rattling factor additionally hasn’t been considerably up to date (except for the discharge of an OLED mannequin in 2021), or been given a successor over that span, making it the longest-running Nintendo console of all time, too.
However, rumors of the next-gen Switch have reached a deafening pitch during the last 12 months, and that brings us again to Reddit. On Saturday, the leaker claimed to have a ultimate retail model of the “Switch 2” and opened a thread for an Ask Me Anything session. Of course, there was a catch: You couldn’t ask for proof-of-life pictures.
Usually, such declarations could be hard-pressed to go the sniff take a look at. Except this time round, as a result of the submit stays alive and nicely after the leaker shared some “proof” with one of many subreddit’s moderators. The moderator additionally famous that the OP might solely reply questions concerning the {hardware} as a result of that they had not turned on the console.
One important element they had been capable of share was that their supposed retail unit is “a particular version of the Switch [2]” bundled with a sport the place “the quantity 9 is within the title.” Naturally, many commenters learn that as a tease of Mario Kart 9, a yet-unannounced sequel to 2017’s Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. When contemplating Nintendo first-party franchises prone to launch alongside a brand new Switch, Mario Kart matches the invoice; MK8 Deluxe got here into existence only a month after the hand-held launched and is by far the best-selling sport launched for it, at greater than 64 million copies bought. What new programs and characters may model 9 of the long-lasting kart racing sport maintain? Nintendo can have a troublesome time topping MK8 Deluxe’s 96 tracks and 48 drivers, together with all its DLC.
Some different Switch 2 tidbits the leaker revealed embody white and black colorways, in addition to a game-specific themed one, which presumably refers to that Mario Kart particular version; a cartridge slot related in dimensions to the prevailing console’s, prone to keep backwards compatibility; Steam Deck-like proportions, solely thinner and lighter; and up to date controllers with extra dependable Hall impact analog sticks.
The OP says they’ll “submit proof” on Christmas Day, however that they’ve heard the official Nintendo reveal received’t occur till January. I suppose we are able to maintain our collective breath over the vacations to seek out out if the OP is pulling our Joy-Cons or not. What’s one other week when everybody’s already been ready almost eight years, anyway? Compared to GTA VI, this Switch 2 information is precise progress.
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