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The Nintendo Switch 2 codename has leaked, and it's as strange as you'd think


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👀 A data breach from Pokémon developer Game Freak has revealed the console’s codename A huge data leak from Pokémon developer Game Freak, as reported by Nintendo Life, included several codenames of upcoming Pokémon games and the internal codename of Nintendo’s next-gen system, “Ounce”. Codenames are generally never final and rarely provide concrete details about what fans can expect.

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