Nintendo started working on Switch 2 “shortly after the release” of Switch 1, the new Genki trial articles reveal

Update 2:12 p.m.: Genki responded to Nintendo's legal complaint, saying that she “takes it seriously” and is “proud of the work [it has] do”.

“You may have seen that Nintendo recently filed a complaint against us. We take it seriously and work with a legal advisor to answer in a thoughtful way,” the statement said.

“What we can say is as follows: Genki has always been an independent company focused on the construction of innovative game accessories for the community we love. We are proud of the work we have done, and we respect the quality and originality of our products.”

“Although we cannot comment in detail, we continue preparations to execute orders and present our new products to Pax East this week.

“We are grateful for the overwhelming support that we have received so far. We will share more when we can, but for the moment, we remain focused on what we do best: the construction of equipment for players.

The original story follows.

Original story: The court documents deposited in California, in the United States, show that Nintendo officially continues the manufacturer of accessories Genki for having violated his brand, as well as to provide unfair competition and false advertising.

The lawyers of Nintendo would have visited Genki on the floor of CES in January after the videos of his console invoicer 2 became viral before the system was officially revealed by Nintendo on April 2.

Nintendo has now filed his copyright request against Genki, accusing the company of “capitalizing” on demand for Switch 2 news and giving “contradictory and inconsistent” statements.

“From at least from December 2024, [Genki] have embarked on a strategic campaign intended to capitalize on the public interest surrounding the new generation console of Nintendo, “court documents said,,

“In January 2025, [Genki] Began to publish that he has acquired unauthorized access to the next Nintendo Switch 2 console in Nintendo, which had not yet been published or even publicly revealed by Nintendo. Following his first demands for access to a real Nintendo Switch 2 console, the defendant's declarations were contradictory and inconsistent, the defendant later declaring that he was never in possession of a console. However, the defendant has since maintained his representation to consumers that his accessories will be compatible with the Switch 2 Nintendo 2 when the console is released. “”

Nintendo said that “ensuring that the compatibility of the defendant's accessories would be possible that and until the defendant has access to a Nintendo Switch 2 console” and insists it that it is neither provided nor authorized a switch 2 to the company. Consequently, Nintendo alleges in Genki the consumers misleading by pretending to have a “real console” when he did not do it, or “illegally or illegally obtained an authentic Nintendo Switch 2, or technical information owned on the Nintendo Switch 2, before the liberation of the console to the public”.

“Genki Boasted Its Alleged Early Access to the Unreleased Console and Allowed Guests to Hold and Measure The Mockups,” Nintendo's Lawyers Said, Adding the Videos, Renders, and Images Genki Displayed at its these booths and on its Website Infringed Nintendo's Copyright and “Garned Attention from the Media and Public Resulting in Confusion Among Consumers as to the validity of Genki's Statements and Association with Nintendo “.

“The public speech and the confusion on Genki's announcements were so important that on January 10, 2025, Nintendo published a declaration to journalists on the incident, clarifying that the game equipment that Genki presented as Nintendo material in these is not official and was not provided to the company by us '', added Nintendo.

Then, on January 20, Genki published a photo of his CEO, Edward Tsai, on his official Twitter account with the legend: “Genki Ninjas Infiltrate Nintendo Kyoto HQ”, which, according to Nintendo, was “an apparent attempt to confuse the public more if Genki had accessed a Nintendo Switch 2 and / or an affiliation with Nintendo “. He then updated his website and advertisements “to boast of his early access to Nintendo Switch 2 information”, saying: “Can you keep a secret? We cannot …”

April 1, 2025 – The day before the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct – Genki de Nintendo – Genki would have “issued the mass its marketing list and published on social networks an announcement of its own” direct “presentation which will be held the same day as the highly anticipated presentation of Nintendo”. Nintendo then challenged the name of the broadcast of Genki – Genki Direct – and its brand materials.

“Genki's compatibility claims would be impossible to guarantee without an unauthorized and illegal illegal access to the Nintendo Switch 2. Thus, Genki misleads and trompe the public on its ability to guarantee the compatibility of its products with the Switch Nintendo 2.”.

Nintendo asks Genki to be prevented from using “Nintendo Switch” in its marketing, destroying all the products or marketing that use the copyright of Nintendo and “recover all the damage he suffered following the defendant's violation, unjust competition and false advertising, and that said that damages are widespread”.

Interestingly, the court documents also revealed that Nintendo has not lost time to design the successor of the Switch, saying: “Shortly after the release of the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo began to plan its successor console, with a formal material development starting around 2019.”

The Switch 2 will be released on June 5 and will cost £ 396. Nintendo is preparing for the launch of Switch 2 by publishing a large update for the original switch. Update Version 20.0.0 adds a certain number of console features, including the new virtual game cards system, which allows players to share their digital games with another console or family group members in the same way that they could exchange a physical cartridge.