Overview
- A Bluesky user identified an unused product code labeled OSM on Nintendo's Account Portal that returns a Nintendo Switch 2 image and appears in the site script.
- Queries using random or invented codes trigger errors on the site, indicating OSM is a distinct entry rather than a generic placeholder.
- Nintendo-focused outlets on Jan. 16–17 corroborated the finding’s behavior, and the company has not commented on the code’s purpose.
- Community theories suggest a possible Switch 2 variant, such as an OLED refresh or an 'Ounce Small Model' Lite-style device, but these ideas remain unverified.
- Analysts point out that prior Switch hardware used codes like HAC, HAD, HDH, and HEG and that Switch 2 is associated with BEE, making OSM an outlier and not proof of new hardware.