Nintendo Switch 2 live: Rumors say a console reveal is coming today, but Nintendo remains silent

Nintendo is probably very mad about the leaks

You know what, I’ve worked as a member of the video game media for well over a decade at this point and I honestly can’t recall an occasion where Nintendo has been hit with so many leaks. The company is historically tight-lipped, operating on its own time and under its own rules. 

So I can’t say that I was all that surprised to learn that former PR managers for the publisher are suggesting that Nintendo is “really mad” to “the most severe level” about the Switch 2 leaks. “We would hear 30-minute lectures [on] the value of surprise,” says Kit Ellis. 

Well, you know what, I would probably be “very, very, very upset” too if I worked at Nintendo. Thankfully, I don’t – so have been instead watching with mild curiosity as everything from potential specs to the console’s refreshed design have leaked onto the internet over the last six months. Hopefully an official reveal will finally put an end to the chaos.

How did Nintendo reveal the original Switch?

Nintendo unveiled the original Nintendo Switch on October 20, 2016. The company signalled that an announcement was incoming the night before – teasing the news at 5:30pm PST before going live with a reveal trailer at 7am PST. 

The first look provided precious little information, instead opting to focus on the hybrid-console’s versatility and its ability to bring people together no matter where they wanted to play. Interestingly, Nintendo pulled that original trailer off of its YouTube channels last year – believed to be because of music licensing issues – although you can still find an archive of it over at the official NoA Twitter if you want to take a walk down memory lane. 

Now it is worth noting that Nintendo is yet to signal whether any announcements are coming today for the Switch 2, although that doesn’t necessarily mean that one isn’t. The truth is, the internet has changed a lot in the last eight years, and the Nintendo Switch has proven to be so popular that the company could quite easily get away with shadow dropping a reveal and still pulling the attention of all mainstream media outlets onto its reveal. 

What’s the situation right now?

Why is everybody expecting the Switch 2 reveal today? It all started back on January 13, when multiple outlets corroborated reports from industry commentator Nate the Hate that Nintendo was preparing to release a Switch 2 trailer on January 16, 2024.

“I can share with you that Nintendo Switch 2 will be revealed in the coming week… I have been told Switch 2 will be revealed on Thursday, January 16,” said Nate the Hate. “I’ve heard that the reveal itself is going to focus almost exclusively on the console itself. There is not going to be any presence of games. There could be a game shown running on the screen, depending on how the trailer is put together, but software is not going to be a focus.”

Well, today is the day and we’re still yet to get any indication from Nintendo that anything is happening today. That doesn’t mean that Nintendo isn’t going to surprise drop a trailer at some point today, however. Last night, Nate the Hate was sticking by their reporting, when asked whether Ninty was preparing a shadow drop.

Which is all to say that there’s still a lot of noise. Naturally, the second we hear anything firm we will let you know!

Is today really the big day? Let’s find out together.