I would genuinely make a japanese account if only for the fact that there are likely to be some great themes that only ever get released there.
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Nintendo Switch UI video from some guy [named hiphoptherobot]
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I would genuinely make a japanese account if only for the fact that there are likely to be some great themes that only ever get released there.
Brrrrrrrrrr!
I got a GBA about 3 weeks early when they launched in the US due to retailer error.
Edit: Bought it at the register, there was apparently no sell-by-date on the package in the stock rooms, and the systems were not advanced enough at the time to enforce the street date. This was way back though, and I was like 11 or 12 years old and I had a pre-order card.
//ARCANUM
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Nintendo released a statement: http://m.ign.com/articles/2017/02/17/nintendo-switch-operating-system-menu-details-leak
Case closed I guess.
Case closed I guess.
runnin_blue
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Ah, that's better. Official details.
That Damn Kid
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EDIT- sorry that was probably a bit immature. We should definitely wait for more facts about the situation...
//ARCANUM
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Let's chill. We don't know all the info/what he was told/lied to/etc.
It's over. Official details. Time to move on.
Meme Master Flux
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Man all the details here are now confusing, but at least it removes any little doubt I had from it being a really really well done fake leak.
some random dude has a switch, saying that he received early by mistake or something?
turns out it was a stolen switch and nintento took it from him
I think he was trying to drum up interest for his sale; he tried to pawn it off on reddit.
Not the smartest move in retrospect but there you go.
Wyndstryker
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Tag should be something like "the one who lived"
Oh, he was trying to resell it? Lol. That's just pushing your luck at that point.
mdtauk
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Nintendo might of been able to track the serial number of the missing units, deactivated them, and the thing could have been bricked.
In the end, no harm has been done, and Nintendo has their property back.
Diablohead
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What a ride.
Mechanized
Member
Isn't knowingly purchasing stolen goods a crime?
frankie_baby
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Yes, even unknowingly isnt exactly legal
I'm in support of the "Snitches don't get Switches" tag suggested in another thread.
Mohonky
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Highly likely they still would have tracked it the second it went online given Nintendo will know the serial numbers on the consoles missing and the hardware ID when connected online.
Mohonky
Member
Not really.
If they can prove you could have reasonably suspected it was stolen then you might have some explaining to do (which would apply here I would have thought beinf the syatem isnt even out yet that would raise eyebrows).
But its not illegal for you to own something you purchased and had no way of knowing it was stolen. It just means it will be taken back and returned to the owner or kept by some department somewherel but you wont be refunded or given any compensation, you're out whatever you oaid or traded or whatever it was you did to get the item to begin with, in which case you have to track down whoever sold you the item and sue them to get anything back.
Kamina
Golden Boy
So this proves that hiphop did not steal it and likely/possibly didnt know it was stolen.
Him trying to resell it originall was suggested to him by half of GAF, so thats no proof he knew either.
I think he deserves the benefit of doubt.
not originally, no. he tried to sell it long before the ui video/thread was posted here. No one was interested/thought it was a scam until he started posting video proof. Don't try to group me in with this fuckery. i just wanted more info on the wifi web login
heheh
CrispyBoar
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Wow, what the hell happened?
Silurus
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Harm was done. Stock was stolen and opened. Nintendo cannot sell as new now. Nintendo has lost money due to it.
jts
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That's true but it's pocket money for Nintendo, especially in the context of such a launch where they expect to sell millions of it.
I think it's a much bigger loss the fact that the UI details and whatnot got revealed by someone, when, for better or worse, Nintendo surely wanted to control that message.
D.Lo
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Maybe they have/had a Direct planned, or exclusivity agreement with someone, to reveal details like the UI and other features. And that rollout is off the rails now.
Reminds me of the iPhone 4 reveal which got leaked by the stolen phone in the bar. At the official reveal they said 'so some of you may have seen this...'.
SinCityAssassin
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Save it for the refurb stock on the online store.
You actually thought the packaged parts, the manuals, the working Switch hardware with a working screen and working LEDs, the UI videos with functional touchscreen, and unboxing of retail packaging could have still been all an elaborate fake?
Really?
jts
...hate me...
Haha yeah, thought the same. Nintendo can only hope it means such a good omen for the Switch as well (minus antennagate).
Wrestlemania
Banned
People are still expecting a Direct to cover the system features? Given how barebones the UI is, I really don't think there's anything worthy of dedicating a Direct to. As most I'd expect a video covering the smartphone app like the Bowser parental controls video.
Nintendo also probably lost a huge chunk of money in wages for people to crosscheck the entire stock and distribution system of Switches.
As well as future preventative measures / negotiations with the company where the theft happened / loss of future stock and profit for that company if a single other issue happens
Quote
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Something still feels off about all this, in a 'didn't get caught and don't want to temp fate about people finding out the full details' kinda way.
I do not believe for one second that a retailer shipped the console, which would mean that whoever sold it him obviously did so under the table and thus he was at the very least partially aware.
I do not believe for one second that a retailer shipped the console, which would mean that whoever sold it him obviously did so under the table and thus he was at the very least partially aware.
:lol these two things would've happened regardless. Companies operate around shrink all the time and this isn't significant
yah, its a bit of a reach to call this "harm". its something Nintendo has accounted for most definitelyQuote said:
Lol, you mean like running the serial number through a database search?
Is Nintendo still using paper?
family_guy
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I'd consider that one or more of these units may have been people's pre-orders though. I don't care about Nintendo's loss, but screwing over paying customers is a different story.
Turns out he lied about how he got the Switch, was involved with some shady people, tried to resell stolen goods, no one believed it was real until he started posting videos on GAF, and that's when Nintendo ninjas struck.
But don't worry he can explain.
It's not like who he bought it from would tell him it was stolen. It could've just been something like "Hey we accidently got shipped some consoles early. Do you want to buy one?". Not that hard to believe.
We'll probably never know where he bought it from so it'll always be nothing but speculation. Nintendo seems satisfied things are taken care of so it should be good enough for us.
Black Republican
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*bird noise* brrrrrrrrrr
It is very hard to believe and no one believed that he got shipped anything several weeks early?
Before the full unboxing and the dock was shown everyone I spoke with about it was confident it was being opened up in the bathroom/breakroom of a retail outlet or distribution center. Or would have had to have been slipped out in a jacket pocket without most of the accessories or charge cable
Maybe it only got stolen for the second video, I guess Nintendo's handling it now but I'm quite glad they actually track their serial numbers competently and people didn't get away with their absolutely flaky excuses
HipHop used the moderator interview to say he planned on selling the Switch early for a profit to pay bills. That doesn't really strengthen my positive instincts on the matter. Not that I really care or have some investment in the matter, I'm glad to have gotten a peek at the interface.
Naked Snake
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Hiphop why didn't you blur/block the serial number from the photos when you put it up for sale? Rookie mistake.
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