A
few
days
ago
Chinese
company
Mobapad,
which
develops
accessories
for
the
Switch,
posted
an
article
discussing
details
about
the
Switch
2,
the
upcoming
console
that
is
yet
to
be
officially
announced.
Now,
they
have
provided
further
details
regarding
how
they
came
by
the
information.
Mobapad
made
some
very
interesting
claims
about
what
the
Switch
2
would
feature.
According
to
them,
the
new
console
would
have
an
extra
button
on
each
Joy-Con,
and
the
Joy-Cons
themselves
would
attach
using
a
new
magnetic
system.
It
will
also
have
a
larger
1080p
screen,
according
to
Mobapad,
and
still
be
compatible
with
existing
Joy-Cons.
The
information
was
highly
unusual
because
Mobapad
claimed
to
be
working
on
accessories
for
the
next-gen
machine,
potentially
indicating
some
form
of
relationship
with
Nintendo.
By
sharing
information
about
the
machine,
they
would
be
risking
legal
action
being
taken
by
Nintendo,
a
notoriously
litigious
company.
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The
alternative
explanation
is
that
Mobapad
does
not
have
any
official
relationship
with
Nintendo,
but
was
getting
its
information
elsewhere.
In
my
news
piece
discussing
this
and
Mobapad’s
claims,
I
said
I
would
reach
out
to
find
out
more
about
Mobapad’s
claims
and
its
relationship
with
Nintendo,
and
I’m
happy
to
say
that
Mobapad
has
replied.
I
questioned
Mobapad
on
whether
they
had
official
access
to
the
Switch
successor
and
were
therefore
potentially
breaking
an
NDA
(Non-Disclosure
Agreement)
by
discussing
it,
and
if
they
did
not
have
official
access,
how
had
they
come
by
this
information?
“Regarding
the
information
about
the
Nintendo
Switch
2,
we
have
great
confidence
in
our
sources
and
believe
that
the
information
is
reliable
and
accurate.”
Mobapad
told
me.
“We
have
been
dedicated
to
developing
accessories
for
the
Switch
for
many
years,
and
the
Switch
series
is
crucial
to
our
company.
Therefore,
we
have
been
closely
monitoring
the
development
of
the
Switch
in
order
to
prepare
for
the
launch
of
the
Switch
2
and
to
produce
more
products
suitable
for
the
Switch
2.”
“We
assure
you
that
we
will
not
do
anything
that
could
harm
Nintendo
or
the
Switch
brand.
Even
though
the
information
we
are
currently
releasing
may
be
seen
as
leaking
some
information
about
the
Switch
2,
it
can
also
be
viewed
as
a
form
of
promotion
and
support
for
the
Switch
brand.”
“Regarding
your
question
about
whether
we
have
official
channels
to
obtain
information,
we
cannot
reveal
more
details
at
the
moment.
However,
we
can
assure
you
that
our
sources
are
reliable,
and
we
always
respect
any
confidential
agreements
with
Nintendo
or
other
companies.”
Reading
through
their
answers,
it
seems
Mobapad
are
being
nebulous
about
the
source
of
all
their
information.
On
the
one
hand,
the
company’s
comment
regarding
official
channels
and
its
unwillingness
to
confirm
whether
or
not
they
have
them
could
be
read
as
saying
that
Mobapad
does
have
contact
with
Nintendo.
That
seems
unlikely
to
me,
because
any
official
channels
would
mostly
likely
be
burned
to
the
ground
by
the
sharing
of
any
information,
unless
Mobapad
could
claim
that
the
information
came
from
unofficial
channels.
Even
so,
that
would
be
a
dangerous
game
to
play
with
Nintendo,
a
company
that
is
all
too
willing
to
deploy
an
army
of
lawyers.
On
the
other
hand,
it
could
be
read
like
Mobapad
saying
that
they
have
some
insider
sources
and
no
official
relationship
with
Nintendo,
meaning
they
are
free
to
share
whatever
they
have
learned
without
fear
of
legal
repercussions,
though
there
is
always
the
chance
of
Nintendo
being
less
than
pleased
with
them.
How
do
you
read
Mobapad’s
comments,
and
do
you
think
the
company’s
claims
about
the
Switch
2
having
an
extra
button
on
each
Joy-Con
and
magnetic
suction
technology?
