Summary
- Nintendo recently changed its Twitter banner to show Mario and Luigi seemingly pointing at nothing.
- Many believe this hints at the upcoming reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2.
- The company's president has confirmed that the console will be revealed before the end of March 2025.
Nintendo seems to be hinting at the long-awaited Nintendo Switch 2 reveal in a new social media update. Gamers have been eagerly awaiting the official unveiling of the next mainline console from Nintendo ever since company president Shuntaro Furukawa confirmed its existence last May, with the reveal reportedly happening at some point before the end of the current fiscal year in March. So far, the only official piece of information confirms that the Switch 2 is backward compatible with the original Switch’s library of games.
There have been numerous leaks and rumors surrounding the Nintendo Switch 2 over the past few months, including when fans might finally get to see the new hardware. It was claimed that Nintendo had planned to show off the Switch 2 back in October, only for the reveal to be delayed in favor of focusing on then-upcoming Switch games like Mario and Luigi: Brothership. The rest of 2024 came and went without any official look at the new Nintendo console, though alleged images of the Switch 2 were posted online during the holidays.
Meanwhile, the official Nintendo of Japan Twitter account recently updated its banner, and some observers think that it is a sign that the long-awaited Nintendo Switch 2 reveal could happen soon. The banner in question shows Mario and Luigi seemingly gesturing toward a blank background, which some Reddit users like Possible_Ground_9686 on r/GamingLeaksAndRumours theorize is meant to be a placeholder for the new console. However, others have pointed out that Nintendo has used this banner before, even as recently as May 2024.
Social Media Banner Change Could Be A Sign of the Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal
As mentioned before, there have been multiple leaks hinting at what the Nintendo Switch 2 will look like, with most of them claiming that it will keep the same basic design as the original Switch with a few upgrades. The leaked Joy-Con images also seem to support this, while also apparently confirming past rumors of the controllers connecting to the system magnetically.
Of course, none of these rumors and leaks have been officially verified by the company in question, and thus should be met with a healthy dose of skepticism until the Nintendo Switch 2 is actually shown. It is still anyone’s guess when this highly-anticipated unveiling will take place, let alone when the Nintendo Switch 2 will be made available to purchase, and many eyes are on Nintendo as it gets ready to enter a new era in 2025.
