In the purest sense, the word “Genki” means “energetic” or “lively” in Japanese, so it follows that the aptly named Genki girl is an exuberant, young female stock character.

Today, Automaton Media reported on Nintendo’s statement to CNET Japan about Genki’s claims. Nintendo Co. Ltd. said this: “the gaming hardware that Genki presented as Nintendo hardware at CES ...

During a Jan. 10 interview with Japanese gaming site Game*Spark at the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show (CES), a Genki representative admitted no one at the company has actually seen the Switch 2 ...

Genki also published a video showing a render of the Switch 2, which followed numerous leaked images of the next-gen console. Automaton said that Nintendo told Japan’s Sankei Shimbun these ...

Genki quickly backtracked on that claim, stating on X that it does "not own or possess a black market console." It also told a Japanese publication that the mockup was based on leaked information ...

The Japanese company is expected to launch the console in Q1 of 2025, but several leaks have popped up before its official announcement. Numerama reported that Genki’s stand at CES 2025 in Las ...

Genki might be in the headlines for incurring the legal wrath of Nintendo, but the company is still supporting the Switch 2's launch with a range of new accessories, one of which offers a unique ...

Genki would later clarify that all of its designs ... and was not provided to the company by us,” as reported by the Japanese arm of CNET. Even after the harsh response from Nintendo denying ...

Genki made some new claims about the Switch ... that SNES and Super Famicom cartridges could run on either American or Japanese hardware, and Nintendo differentiated their cartridge slots to ...

We’ve already seen Hori’s Piranha Plant alternative to the Switch 2’s USB-C camera, but Genki has announced a larger lineup of accessories designed to help protect the portable console while ...

The Japanese arm of CNET published a Nintendo statement in response to Genki’s high-profile Switch 2 mockup, which it brought ...