Nintendo Switch 2 accessories have appeared on China's Alibaba

Important takeaways

Chinese site Alibaba has listed some Nintendo Switch 2 accessories.
It has cases and screen protectors for the new console although Nintendo hasn't revealed anything about it yet.
It's unclear if the accessories are legitimate, but if they're not, it's even less clear what device they're intended for.

You'd think since it's December that everyone will have accepted that we won't hear anything more about Nintendo's next console until at least January. That is where you are wrong. The rumor mill we assumed had been fueled until the new year has reopened as a store in China has started selling accessories it claims were designed for the Switch 2.

The listings appear to have been spotted by Reddit user ertaboy356b who went on to share them on the GamingLeaksAndRumors subreddit. They noted that they are not sure if the listing can technically be classified as a rumor or a leak but it is unclear where these products are coming from and if they are legitimate.

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The cases are pretty simple – just black with a Nintendo Switch 2 logo printed on the lid. If it's the real deal, not only is this the first look we've gotten at the next Nintendo console's logo, but it's the first time we've been told what the console will be called. Although the Switch's successor has been called the Switch 2 to keep things simple, Nintendo still hasn't confirmed what it will be called. I still think the Super Nintendo Switch is the best option, but not many people seem to agree with me.

A store in China is already selling accessories for the Nintendo Switch 2

What do we think, are these The Real Deal?

My first instinct when I saw these alleged Switch 2 accessories was that they are misbranded cases and screen protectors for a normal Switch. But at 11.6 inches long, they've been designed to hold a handheld console that's more than two inches longer than the Switch OLED, the largest model of the console to date. Regardless of what the accessories were created for, it's not a normal switch.

The whole situation is very confusing because there are basically two possible explanations. The first is that Alibaba knows the dimensions of the next Nintendo console and it has gone rogue and released accessories before the Switch 2 has even been revealed. The other much weirder explanation is that Alibaba has gone out and tried to predict how big the next Switch will be and made some accessories for it. Explanation number two would also require the store to guess its name and make its own Switch 2 logo.

As of this writing, the listings are still up, meaning people in China can over-prepare for the Switch 2's arrival and buy what may or may not be compatible accessories for the next Nintendo console. Perhaps even riskier in China than it would be elsewhere as it's already been confirmed that the current Switch's online services will shut down in 2026, casting doubt on what Nintendo's future in the country might look like.