A new leak hinting at a potential release date for Genshin Impact on Nintendo Switch has surfaced, nearly six years after the popular action RPG was announced for the platform. HoYoverse’s hit gacha game was released back in 2020 for PlayStation 4, PC, and mobile devices, with the promise that it would soon arrive for Nintendo consoles. The company released its newest generation of consoles in 2025, and Genshin Impact never arrived on Nintendo Switch.
Even though the majority of the community has already put it in their minds that it won’t be available on Switch, a new leak has been hinting at that very possibility, even if enormously delayed. In a post shared by Animegamingnerd on Reddit, there is information from the leaker known as Lunar Kuroo, who mentioned that, within the internal builds for the game, there is a new option to bind the HoYoverse and Nintendo accounts, which could be hinting at a potential Genshin Impact release on Nintendo Switch.
In the post’s comment section, users highlight how much time has passed since the announcement. User Nisha_the_lawbringer mentions that the port for the platform was announced over five years ago and that HoYoverse has gone completely silent...
