Genki has reportedly said its Nintendo Switch 2 mockups weren't actually based on having seen a real Switch 2, after previously having said that they were.

Nintendo's next console, the apparent Switch 2, is the talk of the town in Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show this week due in part to the peripheral company Genki claiming to know what Nintendo is cooking up. Now, for the first time, Nintendo has broken its silence and commented on the leaks.

A third-party maker of gaming accessories created a mockup of Nintendo's next video game console, the Switch 2, and is showing off features Nintendo has yet to announce, including an optical sensor and a new controller button.

Is Genki's alleged mockup of the upcoming Switch 2 a real leak or a publicity stunt gone awry? Here's what we found.

After several mockups and renders were revealed this week, Nintendo finally responded to the Nintendo Switch 2 veracity allegations.

Neither Genki nor Nintendo of America responded immediately to requests for comment. In the video, Genki says the mockup is based on a Switch 2 console it had access to, and inclu