Switch 2 inches closer

Plus, nobody really understands playing cards

Our top pick of the week: Switch 2 inches closer It seems like you can't throw a rock these days without hitting a new Switch 2 leak, rumor, or piece of speculation. All for a system Nintendo has only kind of announced!   The leaks ramped up to a new level this week when peripherals manufacturer Genki released a mock-up of the new system (above), playing the old Ubisoft card of jumping the gun on new hardware announcements to promote its own products before the market gets saturated. But, as we learned later in the week, Genki has been giving mixed messages on how much information it has behind the scenes.   All that's left now is for Nintendo to properly reveal the thing, which feels like it can't be too far off at this point. Nintendo Switch 2 leaks are everywhere. 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