Nintendo seems extremely serious about the security of the Nintendo Switch 2, going so far as to create a codename for the system's actual codename.
SciresM, a well-known hacker in the current Switch scene who developed the system's custom firmware Atmosphere, among other things, provided a clarification for the Muji codename that's been making the rounds on the web in the past few hours. The codename, which means plain in Japanese, is a placeholder used specifically to avoid leaking the new codename. As knowing the console's codename would be pretty pointless information, creating a codename for a codename is something that only a company like Nintendo would do.
Muji ("無地", "plain") is a placeholder used there specifically to avoid leaking the new codename.
— Michael (@SciresM) May 11, 2024
Much like reading too much into the Nintendo Switch 2 codename, doing the same with the "successor" expression used by Nintendo's president Shuntaro Furukawa to describe the Nintendo Switch 2 is pointless. In the Q&A session held after the release of the company's latest financial results, Furukuwa-san confirmed how, at this stage, the "successor" expression was the most appropriate one for the announcement, although rumors do seem to suggest the new system will indeed be an evolution of its predecessor.
The Nintendo Switch 2 has yet to be officially revealed. We will keep you updated on the system as soon as more come in on it, so stay tuned for all the latest news.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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