Accessory manufacturer seemingly reveals official Switch successor details (multiple updates)
Accessory manufacturer dbrand has had quite a cantankerous history with Nintendo. Not that long ago, the company came to blows with the Big N over their unofficial Zelda-themed Switch decals, which also happened to share an unsavory message directed at Nintendo’s legal team, reading “go f$@% yourself lawyers.” This showed dbrand’s feelings towards Nintendo, and also revealed how the company is willing to poke the bear in order to stir up attention.
That brings us to today, where dbrand has shared a look at a case they have it the works, and the company seems to be hinting that the product is for the Switch’s successor. You can see an image of the case above, but they’ve also shared the 3D render below.
This video was shared alongside a dbrand website for a product called the “Switch 2 Killswitch.” dbrand has obviously put all this together in order to hop on the recent trend of supposed Switch successor leaks from various accessory manufacturers, but dbrand is the first Western company to do so. (h/t VGC)
Most interesting in all of this is the appearance of what looks to be a new button on the right Joy-Con alongside the home button. As to what that button does, your guess is as good as ours. The one thing we won’t have to guess about is Nintendo’s response to all of this, as whether it’s legit or another fake to drum up attention, the Big N won’t be happy either way.
UPDATE:In a statement to Insider-Gaming, dbrand’s CEO Adam Ijaz was asked if the above pictures/video show off the actual design of the Switch successor, and he flat-out said that’s indeed what we’re seeing.
“That is correct: it is the Switch 2 with our Killswitch case on it (similar in principle to our Killswitch for the Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and ROG Ally X).
UPDATE: In an interview with The Verge, CEO Adam Ijaz has shared specific dimensions of the Switch successor. These are based on a 3D scan of real hardware that dbrand had access to.
- larger and taller than Switch OLED
- roughly the same thickness
- the handheld is 270mm wide, 116mm tall, and 14mm thick
- the console portion takes up 200mm worth of that width
- kickstand will measure around half the console’s height at around 55mm
- a diagonal measurement of the cover points to an 8-inch screen
- Joy-Cons are “magnetically attached” with an “an ejection button” that’s on the back of the Joy-Cons near the top
- the second square button under the Home button has a “C” printed on it
- joysticks stand 6.27mm tall
- D-pad and ABXY buttons protrude by 1.57mm
- 180mm wide kickstand
- back triggers that extend 14.1mm
- Ijaz is “genuinely unsure” about the release date, but are working toward a late March or early April release for their case
- specifics on the dock or LCD/LED screen are not known
