While the Nintendo Switch 2 was not formally present at CES 2025 last week, the next-gen handheld console was one of the stars of the show. Third-party accessory makers unaffiliated with Nintendo came to the show with Switch 2 dummy units on hand, as well as a variety of accessories and various claims about the console. Reports from the show claimed the Nintendo Switch 2 release date is set for April, when all these accessories will also be available in stores. While that release schedule makes sense for the next-gen handheld, there was a crazier Switch 2 claim at CES. The console is supposedly selling on the black market if you have the cash for it. The claim came from accessory makers, with some suggesting their accessories might have been designed based on the actual console rather than a 3D-printed accessory. What's unusual about the claim is that we didn't have other details. If the console is selling on the black market, why didn't it leak? And why isn't anyone talking about the software changes Nintendo might have made to the Switch successor? The simplest conclusion might be that accessory makers are just making things up to drive interest in their products. But it looks like others are making similar claims online. The Nintendo Switch 2 might be selling on the black market, though you shouldn't get too excited. Continue reading... The post Nintendo Switch 2 is reportedly being sold on the black market appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Amazon gift card deals, offers & coupons 2024: Get $350+ free Today’s deals: $20 waterproof Bluetooth speaker, $23 space heater, $200 exercise bike, more Today’s deals: $285 Nintendo Switch OLED, $199 Lenovo flagship Chromebook, $128 Sony ANC headphones, more Today’s deals: $179 AirPods Pro 2, $6 Anker USB-C chargers, 23% off protein bars, $7.50 smart bulbs, more