7 years after the console’s launch, a prototype menu mockup for the Nintendo Switch has reportedly surfaced online.

These images were first shared by @PaulFelixKelly on social media, and are claimed to be pulled from the Nand storage of a Prototype Switch. The mockups show what are believed to be early concepts for the Switch menu interface, dating before the current “Switchboard” menu style was settled upon. Some differences include the initial locations of the profile and game icons, as well as some unreleased avatar designs.

You can check them out below:

Switch Menu Mockups recently discovered on a Prototype Switch Nand. They seem to come from early in development as the "Switchboard" Menu style was already set in stone mostly in 2016. So it is assumed that these pictures come from a point before then. pic.twitter.com/XPwnmKONpE

— @pfkelly.bsky.social 📯🦝 CORPONATION Out TODAY (@PaulFelixKelly) January 22, 2024

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