Lots of the leaks coming now, these are definitely rumors (unlike shipping manifest data and Nvidia hacks) but some of them are being cross verified by other sources it sounds like.

There's a leaker on Reddit who claims to have held the final retail version of the Switch 2. They got verified by the Switch 2 Reddit page's mod by showing them some photos of the system, but it get a bit spicier because apparently The Verge reached out to them also and they shared some photos of the dock and new Joycons to them (or what they purport to be the new dock and Joycons):

https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/18/24324483/nintendo-switch-2-leak-reddit-next-handheld

The "word" is that the name is literally just "Switch 2" and to hammer it home the logo is apparently something like this (Switch logo with a giant "2" to the right side):



If that's true I guess they decided they didn't want to fuck around with any kind of Wii U or even 3DS type confusion.

The Reddit leaker claims he's seen held the final retail unit and seen the final retail packaging (it's red again), which could be possible because the shipment manifests for Nintendo's Vietnamese factory does list that final box packaging and instruction manuals were taken delivery of at the factory in October (not in huge quantities for the box/manuals, but they definitely have the packaging and instructions to make fully completely units as of October).

The say the system they saw was all dark gray, but that they've heard there is an all-white model and hint heavily that Mario Kart 9 is a launch title. But he/she could be full of shit too, that's why I put it in the rumor category, supposedly they're going to leak something more on Dec. 25. 

From another Chinese case leak, you can see the new "U" shaped kickstand (and second top USB port) and differently shaped shoulder buttons here:

Also I'll add the Switch 2 analog sticks are hall effect, which is apparently what the Dreamcast and N64 analog sticks were so that apparently fixes the problem of Joycon drift for those who were worried about that. Again according to this leaker person.

Also another variant of the logo made from the description given by the leaker (NextHandheld is their name):

So many people will claim it's less risky launching with almost the same exact design/name... but I claim otherwise. I don't think you could get much riskier. The three times Nintendo dominated the industry (NES, Wii and Switch) were when they shook things up. The four times they did all right, failed, or outright bombed, they played it safe (SNES, N64, Gamecube and Wii-U). So if the Switch 2 does indeed launch as this leak is stating it will, and it dominates, it'll be a first for the Big-N. Curious to see how all this unfolds.

I can sorta of understand why they would go with Switch 2, I think they are still traumatized by the Wii U and 3DS launches and want to make it plain and clear this is the Switch successor, no questions asked. 

I had my heart kind of set on Super Switch.

For all intent and purpose, I'll only believe in what the Big N will reveal.

Buuuut I do think this rumor has got more merits than the myriads of shell and Switch cases "leaks" we've got in the last week's haha.

As usual, I'd understand the reason to go for the Switch 2 moniker, but I'll always keep in my heart the preferred Super Nintendo Switch title.

Also looks like colored buttons is a no-go, buttons are just black like Switch 1 it seems, according to this person anyway. The retail box is as mentioned above red again. 

NSW2 has to be one of the worst kept secrets in the entire industry lol. At this point, I do genuinely believe we have already gotten several dozen photos of Nintendo’s next system…around a month prior to the official reveal.

I do like logo type just on it's own.



It reminds me of like the 90s trend of doing this for blockbuster movie sequels:

Also if Switch 2 is the name, then Playstation's brand department is totally like:

What ever it is, my current switch and games will keep my busy for years.

There's another Chinese factory leak going around about the Switch 2 Pro Controller ... it comes in all-black or black/gray colors, has a headphone jack like the PS4/PS5 controllers, has rear buttons. Again it's a rumor, but that's what's going around.