A reader is concerned at the Nintendo Switch 2 leaks so far and worries that Nintendo will be forced to play things safe in the new generation.
There have been so many Switch 2 leaks this week that I don’t think anyone can be in any doubt that we already know what the console looks like. It’s got so bad that even Nintendo has talked about it, although without saying whether the leaks are real or not. I think it’s pretty clear that, even if there are a few inaccuracies, due to them not being the final models, the Switch 2 looks like the leaks show. That is, it looks almost exactly the same as the original Switch.
I can absolutely see the logic in this. The Switch has been a massive hit and the games industry is a lot more volatile than it was eight years ago, so from a business perspective it makes no sense to start getting wacky. But I wish they …