In the quiet anticipation that precedes every new console era, whispers have begun to circulate about Nintendo's next chapter. An anonymous source, speaking to multiple gaming outlets in early September 2026, claims that a new Super Smash Bros. and a revival of the long-dormant Nintendogs are in development for the Switch 2 — titles that, if real, would speak to Nintendo's enduring faith in the power of familiar names to welcome players into new hardware. The claims remain unverified, and Nintendo has offered no comment, leaving the gaming world in the suspended state it knows well: hopeful, s