Switch 2 packaging is probably going to confuse people, retail workers say

As a console, the Switch 2 is definitely one of Nintendo’s more iterative hardware follow-ups. Both pieces of tech have the same overt sleek design with detachable controllers, and both consoles have significant overlap of their game catalogs. You’d think this might push Nintendo to try to differentiate their offerings as much as possible in […]

May 27, 2025 - 18:16
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Switch 2 packaging is probably going to confuse people, retail workers say
Switch 2 console in a box

As a console, the Switch 2 is definitely one of Nintendo’s more iterative hardware follow-ups. Both pieces of tech have the same overt sleek design with detachable controllers, and both consoles have significant overlap of their game catalogs. You’d think this might push Nintendo to try to differentiate their offerings as much as possible in the marketing, but no. The Switch 2, like Switch, comes in a red box.

It’s a smaller box, sure. You might even be tempted to point out the giant “2” on the box. At least, that’s what people are currently arguing about on an X post, where influencer Wood Hawker shared a photo pitting both packages side by side: