A reddit user claims they were behind the original “leaked” photo of an NX controller, and released a video showing his Photoshop work . But what about those other photos?! Well, there’s still reason to think they’re legitimate.
“Hi all,” wrote Idriss2Dev. “Small video.” And then he dropped the bombshell:
Here’s a glimpse into how he reportedly did it:
They also published their renders on Deviant Art:
OK, so perhaps this really is a fake, but there’s reason to stay on the hype train.
Remember, after this photo showed up, a more convincing photo also appeared:
The original image looked a sketchy, but that? That looks awfully convincing.
Here’s the patent Nintendo filed last December:
That’s not far off from the fake, and as pointed out by Digital Eclipse’s Frank Cifaldi, Nintendo patents tend to resemble the products they eventually release:
Shocked that NX controller was fake, considering how Nintendo’s patent drawings always look like the final product. pic.twitter.com/UDJ0bnMA7R
— Frank Cifaldi (@frankcifaldi) March 24, 2016
What a wild ride!
Thankfully, we should be hearing official NX news sometime in the next few months, and everyone can start actually freaking out about the controller then.
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10 responses to “A Strange Update On Those Rumoured NX Controller Photos”
So, are we still saying that the black one might be real? I’d think, seeing as it has a “confidential property” tag on it, Nintendo would be all over whoever leaked the image.
How do we know this isn’t fake?
That’s what I thought, great guerrilla tactics to throw people off the scent.
Either way, still keen to see what they do with the NX.
God I hope Nintendo don’t do anything too close to this. I’m sick of them making crazy, yet annoying controllers so I have to skip entire generations.
NOOOOO… didnt see that coming… /s
If you follow other Nintendo sites.. It has apparently been confirmed by reliable insiders the controller is a fake. Im surprised that isnt being reported? As the news is over 24 hours old now.
The reason I don’t buy Nintendo consoles anymore is the constant barrage of non standard controllers. I just want to use a game pad without gimmicks.
I guess they weren’t lying with the “you will say wow!”, some serious skills there lol.
With 3d printers it’s pretty easy to make a fake controller.
Disgraceful coverage from Klepek and others at Kotaku responsible.
First they claim the breaking story as a Kotaku ‘ first breaking ‘, then when it’s exposed as a fraud that Kotaku built up soooooo much, only then was it a ” strange update” or it was the ‘ internet ‘ so all of us are really guilty for being gullible.
A comedy if it wasn’t such BS
And zero accountability, or lessons learned.