'WWE 2K18' update: Leaked retail listing hints at Nintendo Switch version release

2K Sports is expected to come out with "WWE 2K18" for leading game consoles such as the PS4 and the Xbox One. However, a leak may have accidentally spilled more, hinting that the title will also be hitting the Nintendo Switch.

The leak was spotted from retail chain Libro in Austria, but it was eventually taken down, Gonintendo.com reports. Regardless, seeing 2K Sports and Nintendo collaborate once more seems plausible. The last time a WWE game came out for Nintendo was for Wii with WWE 13. After that, nothing followed.

Of course, most fans know that a lot has changed since then. 2K Sports has applied a lot of modern changes to the WWE 2K series, which could be suited to the latest Nintendo game console armed with upped specs compared to the PlayStation and Xbox game consoles.

While the potential inclusion of "WWE 2K18" is up for debate, some clarity on whether it is going to hit the Switch may be revealed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2017 (E3 2017). As previously reported on IBT AU, the E3 schedule includes a WWE game being unraveled on the 15th. New features and a possible trailer could be unveiled at the Los Angeles Convention Center, hopefully announcing as well which game consoles it would be available on.

The Nintendo Switch is armed with higher specs, more than enough to handle a possible WWE game. With graphics expected to be ramped up for the new console, the listing should more or less have accidentally gone live. All that should be cleared within the next 24 hours at E3.

2K Sports is aware they need to pull off something better to improve on its predecessor, "WWE 2K17." New stars are expected to be led no less by recently named WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle. The current Raw General Manager is a sensible addition, plus more.

Other than the playable characters for "WWE 2K18," there are also murmurs of Showcase mode returning as well. If so, it is believed that the focus will be on the Undertaker, who is now retired. So far, AJ Styles and Cesaro have already undergone re-scanning for the game, though others WWE stars may have followed. "WWE 2K18" is likely to be announced at SummerSlam 2017 like its predecessor.