The Nintendo Direct showcase at E3 2021 is arguably the most anticipated exhibition at the online-only event. All eyes are on Nintendo to unveil what its plans are for the rest of the year and going forward. In particular, fans are eagerly awaiting confirmation that a New Nintendo Switch is in the works. This is after weeks of rumors that the upgraded Switch is scheduled to release before the end of the year.
However, GameStop might have just leaked the new system by accident, using the name, New Nintendo Switch, in one of its recent ads. GameStop Accidently Drops Switch-Sized Bomb Waiting for Nintendo to confirm the New Nintendo Switch Pro has made for quite the confusing waiting game.
Fans have long speculated that Nintendo was going to reveal the console before E3 2021. After all, Nintendo Mexico had already leaked the upgraded version of the Nintendo Switch console weeks earlier, so why wait, right? But, considering that Nintendo will take the center stage at E3 2021 soon, we guess that Nintendo thought they might as well reveal it then.
What's more, there is a new listing from GameStop that gives further credence to this theory.
As you can see from the image above, it says, "$50 Extra Credit when you trade select systems toward purchase of a New Nintendo Switch, Switch Lite, or Xbox Series X/S", followed by "Offer valid on systems traded toward purchase of New Nintendo Switch/Nintendo Switch Lite or Xbox Series X/S."
Three things help give this leak a lot of weight. One is that it's from GameStop, which, if real, is a legitimate as it gets.