Dbrand Seems To Have Shared Images Of Switch 2 Inside Its New Case

It's not switching it up

by · Nintendo Life
Image: Dbrand

Update [Fri 13th Dec 2024, 8:26pm]:

Well, this is pretty bold — Dbrand's CEO has told InsiderGaming that the image of the device in the case is that of the actual Switch 2.

If that's true, then it really does seem like the Switch 2 isn't going to diverge from the OG Switch much at all.

More on the potential case and console below...

Original Story: Canadian accessory manufacturer Dbrand — known for its controversial social media stunts — has shared images of what it claims is a case for the upcoming successor to the Nintendo Switch.

As VGC reports, the company shared a teaser for the case on Thursday on X (formerly Twitter) along with the statement "We will not be answering any questions at this time."

Now, however, it's not only posted a handful of images of the case but also a link to a product page. The page has a translucent rotating render of the case with a console inside it along with the word Switch 2 KillSwitch.

The case itself is in line with many of the rumours that have been floating around, including the extra button on the right Joy-Con next to the Home button. And, on the render, you can see hexadecimal code which VGC converted to text — it says "why are you decrypting this".

If you go to the website's menu, there's even a section under Gaming and Nintendo for Switch 2, but it doesn't currently lead anywhere.

Of course, given Dbrand's history — such as releasing a Clone of the Kingdom decal for the Switch right around the time Nintendo's own Tears of the Kingdom OLED dropped, which has (via VGC) "go f*** yourself lawyers" written in code on the dock — this may well just be a way of them poking the bear.

But the case reveal does follow on from a number of potential reveals and rumours that have popped up over the past few weeks. Last week, Chinese vendors started listing supposed Switch 2 accessories for sale online. And earlier this week, a 3D printed model was sent to SwitchUp, potential images of the upcoming console were spotted by fans in a trailer, and rumours that the Switch 2 will support of Samsung MicroSD cards popped up.

Time will tell, though it's looking extremely likely we won't find anything official out until 2025. And hey, Nintendo did acknowledge the future in a sizzle reel at The Game Awards yesterday, saying "there's more to come."

Do you think this is a Switch 2 case? Share your thoughts in the comments.

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I'm wondering how they're allowed to reveal the console like this. Especially if Nintendo hasn't showcased the thing yet.

Sad times, everyone but Nintendo has revealed it.

I don't understand the shape of this, why does it bulge out so much for the joy-cons, and then swoop in where the screen would be...the joy-cons aren't going to stick up out of the top above the screen are they?

man, it seems like anybody who can make a 3D model of Switch 2 based on rumors can get an article about it these days, maybe I should make one

Now we're grasping at straws here

What's kind of interesting is the position of the left stick (and "D-pad") compared to the Wii U and Switch(1) and right stick and (ABXY buttons).

Edit: or maybe it's just upside down (though then the + and - buttons would have relocated)

Man is trying to speed run license revocation

Hope the 15 minutes of fame are worth it

dont blame them tbh, waiting for Nintendo to have the right timing on showing this bloody thing that is visually ready for ages is liek watching paint dry. Just do it. Someone else had to because nintendo wouldnt. There is being a tease and then there is being a bore. Nintendo just keeps dragging it

@shgamer It's mirrored for some reason.

So the screen is taller than the joy con's, now that's just strange if it's real.

YOU leaked the switch 2, HE leaked the switch 2, I leaked the switch 2!!! Are there any OTHER switch 2 leakers I should know about?!

I'm gonna laugh so hard if Nintendo finally reveals the next system and it looks NOTHING like all of these leaks that are happening. xD

Another day...

(Make the comment longer text)

Nintendo are not going to be happy with the D-Brand CEO.

@AmplifyMJ Not boring at all. Pretty good in fact.

Edit - I thought the back was the actual console but it's just the case. Meh, still pretty boring.

So they moved the home button to the left joycon. That’s terrible. Why???

someone explain to me how this wouldnt be a "switch pro," 3 or 4 years late

Yea, that’s not real.
The thumbs sticks and buttons are in the wing places. If you disconnect those Journ, you’ll be using your right thumb on the stick and left on the buttons. Or flip it over and have to press the shoulder buttons with your pinkies…

If this is the final design, Nintendo's marketing department have really got their work cut out for them. It's going to need hell of a gimmick to get the average consumer to upgrade.

If it looks this close to the OG Switch, then I think they will have a similar problem that they had with Wii/Wii U. People (parents, grand parents etc) will think this is just the same machine, only slightly upgraded with a bigger screen.

I think going for something that works is okay (no need to reinvent the wheel), but it should be unique in the way it looks at least.

Company known for publicity stunts does publicity stunt.
Glad someone is keeping tabs on this.

Anything for a bit of attention.

I've never seen such a concerted effort to try to force a company to officially (fully) announce something.

Speaking for myself so I'm not saying it hasn't happened, just that I haven't seen/noticed it. Just pre-empting any replies where people insist that I'm trying to pass off perception as reality.

Oh and this company is apparently known for being troll-ish. It's easy to disregard the "confirmation."

Would be so funny if Nintendo showed Switch 2 and it was a pure home console looking like a new sort of game Cube.
Won’t happen but fun.

@BoFiS the thumbsticks are the highest point. The case sits above the joycons rather than just moulding over them. I quite like the case...assuming of course any of this is real. Very much looks like a Switch V3 rather than Switch 2...

I really don't know why some people are so upset with these rumors. It's fun to me and not that serious. I just want to know how true they were when the console is officially revealed. If you don't like these articles why comment? Just keep scrolling

@Vlash I think the naming is particularly important.

Everyone understands the PS4 or PS5. Strangely many understand the XBOX series nomenclature. If the call it a Switch 2, that will be it set

Real 3d printed Switch 2 model CEO forgot to mension ...

@VoidofLight sometimes I wonder if Nintendo is completely aware of viral marketing and gave them a pass. Even as a kid waiting for Ocarina of Time, or a little older with the Revolution/Wii, the speculations and rumors would drive up the hype.

Come to think of it, the Wii U was the only time that didn't happen for me.

"It's a secret to everybody."

I'm still more interested in the new dock. Hoping it does something more than just allow it to work on the TV etc...

I'll only play it at home on the TV.

And of course it'll look similar to the Switch. The 3D printed prototypes they have here are so they can design the cases in preparation.

Roll on the full reveal next year.

No, they are not saying it's an actual Switch 2, they're saying it's the actual DESIGN of the Switch 2. So another 3d print.

Did you flip this image? The (+) Joy-con with the joystick lower and the extra (C) button is shown on the left side.

On the Dbrand website the case is shown rotating all over the place, but it shows the + and - Joy-Cons on the correct sides. It looks like for this article's image someone took a screenshot while it was upside-down, and then rather than rotating it 180 degrees, they vertically mirrored it.

@EightyTwoStu It looks right if you take the image and flip it horizontally, so that the blue is on the left side of the image.

@burndive Looks like they accidentally left it mirrored when trying to show the right rotation

The Switch 2 doesn’t really need to diverge from Switch 1 in terms of overall design and economics. It’s a pretty solid design that so many have tried to copy like Steam, Asus, MSI, and Lenovo.

It basically just needs to pack more power and ability than Switch 1.

Also to those thinking this would lead to another Wii U issue, not if they brand and advertise correctly. Wii / Wii U was a marketing disaster even though the systems look different. Whereas IPhone hasn’t changed design much since the initial Iphone. Just bigger, better screens, better cams, better internals, etc. but the look is still mostly the same.

People are use to branding like IPhone 1-16, or PlayStation 1-5. Tossing letters in, or making up new numbers like Xbox to Xbox 360, confuses matters. Doubly so if you fail to advertise and market correctly. Something Nintendo did, where MS managed to communicate the 360 was a beast of an upgrade over original Xbox, causing it to sell like wildfire.

I hope not but to me it looks like it's some kind of portable dock... I hope "Switch 2" isn't some kind of enhancing peripheral in the vein of 64DD or the Expansion Pak or others like 32x or even the SNES Playstation or whatever it was supposed to be called. I'm fairly certain I've heard other things Nintendo was trying to do with the likes of even the NES and GameCube and even the Wii, but can't remember off the top of my head if they were true or just rumors.

I've got an OG Switch. The battery is flagging and my backlog staring at me. I for one would like Nintendo to get on with it and take my money with the Switch 2.

@AllBLK I don’t get it either. Rumours are fun and it’s really not difficult to not take them seriously.

It’s possible Nintendo sent out hollow shells to 3rd party accessory manufacturers so this could both technically be and not be Switch 2. It’s Schrödinger’s Switch 2. 😎

@BoFiS doubt the joycons will stick out but the sticks will just like the OG switch.

@smithyo dragging it out is entirely their right.

Maybe grown adults should have a little more patience than a 5 year old waiting for their Happy Meal.

@PinballBuzzbro “Meow…”

@MrCarlos46 I thought that, but then the +/- buttons on the wrong side.

@xenobladexfan my nan and her dog revealed it last week!

@VoidofLight Hype building for Nintendo

@Dee123 Nah, Nintendo Switch 2 is a meme at this point. It's almost taken them as long as it took Gearbox to release Duke Nukem Forever. And we all know how that turned out. It was expired upon release

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