UK government might have let slip that a new Nintendo console is on the way

Posted on : February 21, 2023
UK government might have let slip that a new Nintendo console is on the way

The UK government might have accidentally revealed a new console from Nintendo—before the Japanese gaming giant has even announced anything.

A document from the UK Competition and Markets Authority discussing Nintendo Switch Online said the subscription service "is only avaialble on the Nintendo Switch and [redacted]."

Currently, only the Switch can run the service, which gives you access to multiplayer games as well as Nintendo's emulators.

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Eagle-eyed gamers have spotted the alteration and believe it could be confirmation that the UK authorities know about a second Nintendo device that will work with the Switch Online service.

It may be that the authorities originally had the name of the new console down on the document but were then forced to remove it after realising their error.

The document in question explores Microsoft's proposed buyout of gaming giant Activision. Earlier today, Microsoft president Brad Smith announced a 10-year agreement to port Call of Duty to Nintendo devices "the same day as Xbox, with full feature and content parity".

In a Twitter post, he said that the agreement is 'part of our commitment to bring Xbox games and Activision titles like Call of Duty to more players on more platforms."

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Nintendo hasn't publicly commented on the apparent leak from the UK government, or verified the existence of a 'Nintendo Switch 2'.

However, the Japanese gaming company has previously said it will offer access to Nintendo Switch Online on a new 'integrated hardware-software next gaming system' to be released in '20XX'.

There has long been rumours that the company would launch a new Switch console along with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which is set for release on May 12, 2023.

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