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[Neptonic]

The Switch never being turned on makes me believe it's real, because it's that much closer to the normal Nintendo console experience.

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Day -4 months

FUUuuUUUUUUCK

 

[Dreavus]

I can't tell from some of the pixels, and I haven't seen a lot of shops in my time, but that sure as hell looks 3D printed to me.

The shops are bleeding over into real life. Physical 'shops.

 

[L Thammy]

Nintendo went months and months without a single legit detail leaking. If that were real I'm sure their ninjas would've already taken him out.

I miss Eurogamer and Emily Rogers. RIP.

 

[entremet]

This dude loves his FE waifus.

 

[Sushigod7]

All I can think after watching this is "was his underwear sheer?"

 

[Mellahan]

...alright I concede. #teamfake

 

[Mandelbo]

That's so obviously fake
4 days before release? Sure.
4 weeks before release? It's possible.
4 months before release? No way.

 

[papertoonz]

it's fake

and besides why would nintendo even send him one, like the dude put nigga on one of his thumb nails recently

anyway i hope nintendo exposes his ass, he is doing this just for fucking views cause thats the kinda guy he is

 

[Menitta]

Never forget, Neogaf. Never forget.

 

[Slime Scholar]

I'll never understand why people give Etika their attention and money so that he can act like he's got mental problems in front of a live audience.

 

[KingV]

Holy shit, the joycon looks like shit in his hands....it's baby sized.

My 6'2 hands are screwed...

To be fair, most people's hands are well under a foot.

 

[GrayFoxPL]

The Switch never being turned on makes me believe it's real, because it's that much closer to the normal Nintendo console experience.

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Day -4 months

 

[SwipeLeftHoney]

I doubt Switch is that small. Looks like he's 3d printed stuff on his cell phone to fool the masses.

 

[NegativeCero]

No way this is real. Nintendo, the company that has kept Switch a secret until they announced it, wouldn't let some dude get his hands on it. Besides, I'm sure this guy is just looking for more subs or whatever by showing whatever he's holding.

 

[Rushersauce]

Wow... A vagina in Watch Dogs 2 and now this.

What a time to be alive.

 

[Aztechnology]

Etika posted this on Twitter a few days ago. The tweet is gone but I saved this:

That's too good to be 3D printed. Maybe he got hold of the version used for the trailer/promo? Weren't those just empty shells?

Fake it to make it.

 

[Kamek Koopa]

Nintendo, the company that has kept Switch a secret until they announced it

Yeah right

 

[NegativeCero]

Yeah right

Well you know what I mean. Rumors turned out to be right, but no one knew for sure what NX was. At least that's my impression.

 

[Velcro Fly]

Wonder how many subs/bits/donations he got from this today.

Tons of reasons to fake it and pretty much no reason to believe he'd have something like this 4 months before release.

 

[Don.Abbade]

Well... Dummy unit acording to Tom Phillips from Eurogamer https://twitter.com/tomphillipsEG/status/798322790956986368

That's where one of the Switch dummy units ended up.

So, it's real!

 

[AzaK]

So sorry that this is what the world has come to.

 

[Anth0ny]

Well... Dummy unit acording to Tom Phillips from Eurogamer https://twitter.com/tomphillipsEG/status/798322790956986368



So, it's real!

hmm, even though it's a dummy that's still pretty cool that he managed to get his hands on it

 

[wwm0nkey]

Well... Dummy unit acording to Tom Phillips from Eurogamer https://twitter.com/tomphillipsEG/status/798322790956986368



So, it's real!

Huh, wonder how much that cost him

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

It's real, but it doesn't work.

Yay?

EDIT: Lmao

 

[ThisGuy]

So Darnell Turner got a switch.

 

[N.Grim]

Buttons clearly fake, joycon grip clearly fake

 

[wild wild rice]

Team fake got SERVED

 

[ShockingAlberto]

I am staying the fuck away from this.

 

[Platy]

Useless if it is a dummy unit ... but good for Etika ....and the video was hilarious xD

 

[Spring-Loaded]

Nintendo right now

Attack commences in 30 seconds

 

[Pikma]

This kind of dumb shit happens simply because of Nintendo's unwillingness to properly a reveal a fucking product that's 4 months away from coming out.

 

[robotrock]

Amazing

 

[mStudios]

People doubting my boy Etika.

Never do that again.

 

[VichoCardenas]

Dummy unit, but cool IMO, wondering how did he get it and how much did it cost him.

 

[Skittzo0413]

#TeamRealProp

In the video he actually slides the joycons onto the grip which would be very difficult and very impressive if it was a simple 3D print.

 

[Soul Beat]

What's the point of having a dummy console?

I guess it could be that he's doing it to fool people into subscribing and donating money. Which is extremely shitty.

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

We got us a badass here.

 

[Sylverstone14]

Well... Dummy unit acording to Tom Phillips from Eurogamer https://twitter.com/tomphillipsEG/status/798322790956986368



So, it's real!

Seriously.

 

[User Name Here]

I mean it does look like a demo unit.

 

[Spiral Insanity]

The materials/design elements/finish reminds me of the first DS design. That protruded '-' and '+' and those buttons look gnarly. Black details on a gray plastic base doesn't look too hot.

 

[SURGEdude]

The Switch never being turned on makes me believe it's real, because it's that much closer to the normal Nintendo console experience.

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Day -4 months

Wow. I loled hard despite my love of Nintendo.

 

[Sylverstone14]

Well... Dummy unit acording to Tom Phillips from Eurogamer https://twitter.com/tomphillipsEG/status/798322790956986368



So, it's real!

He deleted the tweet just now.

Says it's a fake.

https://twitter.com/tomphillipsEG/status/798327751166005248

"Okay actually looking at that pic now... no. Downgraded my dummy unit feeling to just fake"

 

[disco]

Why I unable to determine every element of human experience as either real or fiction?! The world is just full of fake news, objects, experiences, politicians...

 

[ArcaneFreeze]

Etika posted this on Twitter a few days ago. The tweet is gone but I saved this:

That's too good to be 3D printed. Maybe he got hold of the version used for the trailer/promo? Weren't those just empty shells?

You know its fake because the screen isn't flush with the casing. It sticks out, and the video as well as the official press release show it to be flush/slightly lower than the casing.

 

[gate stormer]

Whether it's real or not, I really hate streaming culture.

 

[Skittzo0413]

Someone recorded the video, you can see him slide the joycons onto the grip. https://twitter.com/AlexanderPale/status/798294259589791744?lang=en

That would be very impressive for a 3D print but I guess not impossible. I'm pretty sure this is a real prop/dummy unit.

 

[Don.Abbade]

Ok, Tom is confused now.
First he said that is a dummy unit from the ad: https://twitter.com/tomphillipsEG/status/798324741253820416

Dummy unit used for the ad

And now he said it's fake: https://twitter.com/tomphillipsEG/status/798327751166005248

Okay actually looking at that pic now... no. Downgraded my dummy unit feeling to just fake]

PLACE YOUR BETS

 

[-Horizon-]

Looks real to me.

Spoiler

I know, I know. Pre-production unit. Still looks fake.

"Seems legit"

 

[GSG Flash]

Etika posted this on Twitter a few days ago. The tweet is gone but I saved this:

That's too good to be 3D printed. Maybe he got hold of the version used for the trailer/promo? Weren't those just empty shells?

As much as I wish this was real, it's definitely fake. It's a pretty decent fake though.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

i havent laughed this hard in a long ass time