Geoff Keighley is often regarded as one of modern gaming’s most central figures. That status was tested recently, as The Game Awards founder was denied an invitation to try out the Switch 2. While this won’t be affecting how he gets on with his day, it is funny to see someone with so much influence not get his way.
In a now-deleted post on X, Keighley posted about how he wasn’t able to get any hands-on time with Nintendo’s new console. Not long after posting that, he deleted his minor quibble, likely due to embarrassment or behind-the-scenes politics about the company. Either way, the fact that he posted something funny and took it down quickly is amusing.
Nintendo’s Switch 2 is the new hotness right now, becoming an immediate talking point for fans everywhere. Players everywhere are hoping to see major ports from companies like Atlus and Square Enix since they didn’t make it to the first Switch. We wonder what games Geoff Keighley would want to see on the new system, though he’d probably choose something from PlayStation.
Specs for the new console have been leaked for a while, with many sources claiming that we’re getting magnetic joy-cons with hall-effect analogs. That would be a major win for the system and gamers everywhere, given how prone to joy-con drift the original system was. If nothing else, they could be saving that news for someone like Geoff to reveal.
Geoff Keighley hasn’t given an official reason for taking down his Switch 2 post. Many of us are assuming that he received an invite directly from Nintendo after he threw a hissy fit online. Only time will tell if Keighley will get his hands on it early or wait for the system in stores like the rest of us.
For more Switch 2 news, fans can check out everything we know about the mysterious Mario Kart game for the system.