Bluesky account Nintendo Patents Watch has discovered an LCD panel listing, which could indicate a Nintendo Switch 2 with a new display could be on the cards.
Discovered originally by Nintendo Everything, Nintendo Patents Watch states that the display was found on a Chinese resale site and includes a circuit, connector, and cables which are "significantly different" from those of the handheld's original launch model Innolux screen. They suspect it's made by Japanese electronics company Sharp, and that its differences allude to "an updated design—not merely a minor revision."
A new model of Switch 2 LCD panel, most likely by Sharp, has surfaced on a Chinese resale site (img 1). Compared with the launch model from Innolux (img 2), the exposed circuit, connector, and cables are significantly different (imgs 3-4), indicating an updated design—not merely a minor revision.1/
— @ninpatentswatch.bsky.social ( @ninpatentswatch.bsky.social.bsky.social ) 2026-07-01T12:47:37.957Z
According to Nintendo Patents Watch, after some more digging, they discovered that the recently surfaced panel has an LS079T1SX10P model number, and that Sharp included references to “expanded sales for mobile […] applications” during a financial disclosure, which lends more credence to an updated screen design than a flat-out revision.
The account also stated that they discovered that it may be a 7.9-inch, 1080p LTPS glass display. That puts a stop to my hopes that this was alluding to a Nintendo Switch 2 OLED model, as the LCD screen currently part of the next-gen console is already a 7.9-inch, 1080p display made by Sharp using LTPS glass. With that in mind, I'd be curious as to what this new panel could introduce to the Ninty handheld, if anything.
I'm apparently not alone, as Nintendo Patents Watch also iterated throughout their Bluesky thread that they "don’t know how much of a quality improvement this Sharp assembled panel can bring" but that it could address the ghosting issue many players experience.
For those unaware, ghosting refers to an issue where displays with fast-moving objects in games can carry a blurry shadow, which can be nauseating and outright distracting. While I haven't personally experienced it much with my own Switch 2, I'm chronically online enough to know it's been an issue for other players.
Whatever the reason, Nintendo Patents Watch hasn't made the listing they discovered public, so we can't have a gander ourselves at the finer details. Instead, we'll have to wait for any announcement or confirmation from Nintendo that a console with a new screen may be incoming.
While we wait, Nintendo did announce that a new Nintendo Switch 2 is launching in February 2027 in Europe. This new console isn't set to feature a new display, but a new replaceable battery in order to comply with EU regulations. It's still not the Switch 2 OLED I've been dreaming of, but I'm on board with a new console that's designed to help minimize e-waste.
As a reminder, if you are in the market for a Nintendo Switch 2, I recommend not waiting for those prospective models. A price increase is launching on September 1, 2026, and so grabbing the best Nintendo Switch console bundles will help ensure you don't have to pay more than you need to.
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