[STEAM] Report: After many leaks, Switch 2 announcement could come “this week”

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Nintendo may be getting ready to make its Switch 2 console official. According to "industry whispers"

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, as well as

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from The Verge's Tom Warren, the Switch 2 could be formally announced sometime this week. Eurogamer suggests the reveal is scheduled for this Thursday, January 16.

The reporting also suggests that the reveal will focus mostly on the console's hardware design, with another game-centered announcement coming later. Eurogamer reports that the console itself won't be ready to launch until April; this would be similar to Nintendo's strategy for the original Switch, which was announced in mid-January of 2017 but not actually launched until March.

A lot of things about the Switch 2's physical hardware design have been thoroughly leaked at this point, thanks mostly to accessory makers who have been showing off their upcoming cases. Accessory-maker Genki was at CES last week with

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based on the real thing, suggesting a much larger but still familiar-looking console with a design and button layout similar to the current Switch.

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