Report: Genshin Impact may come to Switch 2

Wccftech reported on May 20 that Genshin Impact may finally be heading to Nintendo Switch 2, reviving a platform plan that dates back to the game’s pre-launch marketing in 2020. The report did not cite an announcement from Nintendo or HoYoverse. It pointed instead to datamined material said to show Nintendo-related account support inside the game’s files. Wccftech said the claim remained unconfirmed and should be treated cautiously. ### Where did this new Switch 2 claim come from? Wccftech said the latest rumor stems from datamined information tied to Genshin Impact version 6.5.50. According to its report, material shared via the Genshin Impact Leaks subreddit indicated that a “Nintendo Switch account Login Manager” had been added internally. Wccftech attributed the finding to a post relayed by “UncleDaWei” on Reddit. (wccftech.com) Wccftech also made clear that the evidence is indirect. The site said there has been no official confirmation from Nintendo or HoYoverse, and wrote that the possibility should be taken “with a grain of salt.” ### Didn’t HoYoverse already announce a Switch version years ago? HoYoverse, then operating under the miHoYo name, published an official Genshin Impact Nintendo Switch trailer on January 14, 2020. (wccftech.com) The company’s news post said at the time that the open-world action role-playing game would come to Nintendo Switch “in the future.” A separate Games Press release from the same date also said the title was scheduled to come to Nintendo Switch. Genshin Impact launched later in 2020 on PC, PlayStation 4, iOS and Android, but the promised Switch version never arrived. The gap between the 2020 teaser and the May 2026 rumor is the reason the latest report has drawn attention. ### Why are people talking about Switch 2 instead of the original Switch now? Wccftech said the original Switch’s technical limits may help explain why the earlier version never materialized. (genshin.hoyoverse.com) The report argued that the newly surfaced Nintendo login reference is more likely to point to Switch 2 than to Nintendo’s older hardware. That is Wccftech’s interpretation of the datamined material, not an official statement from HoYoverse or Nintendo. (wccftech.com) Nintendo Life, citing Universo Nintendo editor Felipe Lima, separately reported on May 21 that evidence of Nintendo user login support had supposedly been found in a recent build. That report also framed the claim as a rumor rather than a confirmed release plan. ### Is there any official confirmation yet from Nintendo or HoYoverse? (wccftech.com) As of May 21, there is no official announcement visible in the sources reviewed that says Genshin Impact is coming to Nintendo Switch 2. The only official Nintendo-related material in the record remains the January 2020 Switch trailer and accompanying HoYoverse post promising a future Switch release. That leaves the current story in a narrow lane: there was an official Switch plan in 2020, there is now a 2026 datamining-based rumor pointing to Nintendo account support, and there is still no formal release date, platform statement or store listing for Switch 2 in the sources reviewed. (nintendolife.com) ### What would count as real confirmation from here? An official Nintendo Direct, a HoYoverse platform announcement, or a Nintendo eShop listing would be the clearest next step. (genshin.hoyoverse.com) Wccftech said readers should wait for a formal reveal in the coming months before treating the report as settled. Until then, the claim rests on datamined files and secondary reporting rather than a published launch plan from either company. (wccftech.com)