If you listen closely, it feels like you can hear the jingle of plastic and metal for Nintendo’s next console as its manufactured and assembled in faraway factories. You can almost sense its launch lineup coming into focus as the company’s developers prepare to put their finishing touches on whimsical new experiments.

Leaked images of what appears to be Nintendo’s next-generation Switch console have surfaced online, giving gamers a glimpse into the potential future of the popular gaming handheld. The images showcase a device with a larger 8-inch screen,

The purportedly leaked information, if accurate, shows that the design won't change much, but there are major hardware upgrades inside.

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Two leaked photos of the Switch successor have appeared online, followed by mock-ups of what the final design might be

Photos of what appears to be a Switch 2 model leaked earlier this week on a Chinese social media website before making their way to other platforms like Reddit. If the images are