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[Mihael Mello Keehl]

What an event. This was like that night when ntkrnl randomly appeared. CBOAT levels of fudgery happening. Looks like the saga is over for now tho. Stay strong hiphop. Thanks for the vids. I believed you when you said the console was shipped early. Not sure what to believe now. But whatever. Switch in 2 weeks!

Awww maneee that was a wild night lol. That man just came through and wreck the butt

 

[Crazyorloco]

Nintendon't play.

Hindsight is 20/20 and all, but if I was HipHop I would've posted anonymously. Glad we got the details he shared, but he should have damn well known that he was playing with fire.

Dat E-fame though.

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Not worth it in my opinion. Especially when the law is Involved. Two weeks away too. It's stupid.

Why did hiphoptherobot claim that it had been shipped to him early from a retailer?

Was he involved in the theft?

So it's harder to trace who sent it to him. He's covering for them. No retailer has shipments yet and I don't think they'll be this stupid..

 

[Diprosalic]

So the unit hiphoprobot? received wasn't actually shipped to him from a retailers but was actually resold to him?

well d'uh.
can't believe anybody thought a retailer got a shipment.

 

[Spyder_Monkey]

CBOAT, now that is a throwback

He said he was going to post more in 2016 but it's past 2016 and still no posts. Where are you crazy buttocks man!

 

[RichiRamjag]

Again...the person who made the videos because dumb shits on the internet begged him to and not to sell the console, was not one of the people in trouble. He was the one who bought it.

Obviously he was told to return it to not get in trouble and to help the investigation.

Yeah....they're the dumb shits in this situation...

 

[Biske]

Those were probably systems people had preordered.

Would be a kind of beautiful touch if they were the systems of people who complained in these threads about how shitty/mean nintendo is for taking the systems back.

 

[kraspkibble]

That sucks but glad to hear those responsible are being investigated.

 

[Yarbskoo]

"The individuals involved have been identified, terminated."

 

[guek]

This is such an obvious PR stunt.

can't tell if serious

 

[twothunder]

Wow. they certainly took care of that

Ninjas have this on lockdown

those new squid ninja put in the work

 

[Pandy]

hiphoptherobot
I am, in fact, just some guy in a police line-up.
(02-16-2017, 08:59 PM)

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Thank you for the threads, hiphop.

 

[ArtHands]

Dat E-fame though.

Spoiler

Not worth it in my opinion. Especially when the law is Involved. Two weeks away too. It's stupid.

So it's harder to trace who sent it to him. He's covering for them. No retailer has shipments yet and I don't think they'll be this stupid..

He's not going to be able to cover up for them for long if they take legal actions like obstruction of justice

 

[Double Donut]

Damn, one day hiphop is everyone's hero for showing them the UI, the next day he's scum and should rot in jail.

 

[Japanmanx3]

Awww maneee that was a wild night lol. That man just came through and wreck the butt

Some threads just have to be experienced real time. Names like Ntkrnl, CBOAT, NPD_George, and now hiphoptherobot will forever be on my GAF list of infamy.

 

[Crayolan]

Even if he didn't know it was stolen, if you get your hands on something you shouldn't have that early, you should probably keep your mouth shut.

If he was directly involved with the theft, then whatever, he deserves this.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

The people who stole them are dead!?!

 

[Tusk]

Good thing he didn't go through with selling his Switch and sent it back to them right away. Probably would have gotten in some trouble.

 

[Grassy]

Wow, so hiphoprobot threw these guys straight under the bus for some internet fame. I mean they might have been caught eventually but he just gave them up.

why would thieves sell hiphoprobot a switch at retail price?

They paid nothing for it, $300 profit straight up.

Did he know it was stolen? If he did why would a knowingly buy a Switch that was stolen.

I think it's highly likely he would have known the people he was buying it from and where they worked, getting a new console ~2 weeks before it even launches should have set off alarm bells.

"They shipped it early bro"...yeah sure.

 

[MarkRenton]

The people who stole them are dead!?!

someone needs to make a custom hitman contract for this

 

[EternalDarko]

Damn, one day hiphop is everyone's hero for showing them the UI, the next day he's scum and should rot in jail.

If you knowingly bought a stolen (unreleased) item and also tried to profit from it then yes you are scum. At the very least we now know this is true as it was proven he tried to sell the item on Reddit.

On top of this, several people likely won't get or will have delayed shipments of their item if it was part of the stolen set, which is even more people affected than just Nintendo.

 

[Bronetta]

Lmao what a journey its been folks. A SunhiLegend gif would seal the deal.

 

[Crazyorloco]

As much as I want the Switch I would never post online that I got it early given my knowledge about how strict release dates are for companies. I know hiphoprobot has probably given themselves a little time out from the internet. I know I would.


And for those feeling bad for hiphop, he will probably get a system or he can just create a gofundme (if it isn't created already) and the gaf supporters will pay it.

 

[random25]

I just woke up to this news...Damn. hiphop got lucky that the only bad thing happened to him was getting the Switch confiscated back.

 

[ManeKast]

Can't believe they used THE TERMINATOR on these guys.

Nintendo you maddogs!!!

 

[rpmurphy]

Wow, so hiphoprobot threw these guys straight under the bus for some internet fame. I mean they might have been caught eventually but he just gave them up.

They paid nothing for it, $300 profit straight up.

I think it's highly likely he would have known the people he was buying it from and where they worked, getting a new console ~2 weeks before it even launches should have set off alarm bells.

"They shipped it early bro"...yeah sure.

I think the better question is why would thieves sell it at MSRP two weeks early? Something doesn't quite add up to me, but whatever.

 

[Zee-Row]

Nintendo does not fuck around.

 

[SoldierOfLight]

Even though they had the system, they couldn't do anything with it since it had no game right?

 

[Wandering Robot]

Damn, Nintendo pulled no punches. That'll happen when you steal, though...

 

[ViciousDS]

I'm pretty sure buying known stolen goods is just as offendable as stealing them. Pretty sure hip hop could have had a much more severe punishment

 

[trixx]

oh dear, what a reply. Hope everything is okay with hiphop, would suck if he got into huge trouble

 

[Cerium]

Damn, one day hiphop is everyone's hero for showing them the UI, the next day he's scum and should rot in jail.

The revelation that he was involved with some shady people and at the very least trying to resell stolen goods does change things yes.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

 

[GAF A60-Rim A]

 

[Crazyorloco]

Perfect lol

 

[frankie_baby]

I think the better question is why would thieves sell it at MSRP two weeks early? Something doesn't quite add up to me, but whatever.

Thieves sell things on the cheap

 

[jackal27]

Sad about what? Thieves being caught?

I mean, sad that thieves steal and make stupid decisions. Sucks for them. Sure they deserve it, but it's sad that they thought they could do something like this without any consequences.

 

[EloquentM]

What Nintendo direct was this from?

 

[kurahador]

Just woke up to this. What the hell...this is crazy.

Neogaf is up and up on the internet, I'm so proud.

 

[sunshine and gasoline]

The moral of the story is, if you are involved in something shady keep it quiet.

 

[Scofield94941]

Something was off when hearing hiphop got his early from a retailer and he didnt want to get them in trouble. Bullshit 2 week s early?, he knew he was guilty from the start and lied. Im sure he intended to keep it a secret but neogaf peer pressure got the best of him

 

[mohsinkhan]

Anyone got a link to the hiphop thread?

 

[kuroneko0509]

What Nintendo direct was this from?

it's from Nintendo e3 2014 plan announcement video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghEhI4CJjAM

 

[brinstar]

damn

those nintendo ninjas don't play

freed from this mortal coil

 

[Flying Toaster]

Nintendo should have released this as their response.

 

[Sword Of Doom]

I mean as soon as those systems went online Nintendo probably knew exactly where those systems came from. Whoever stole this from their place of work is an idiot


At least we finally saw that UI...

 

[Phoenix RISING]

This is such an obvious PR stunt.

Lol, really? You sound like #45.

 

[Labrynian Rebel]

 

[EloquentM]

it's from Nintendo e3 2014 plan announcement video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghEhI4CJjAM

Lmao I don't remember this but it's amazing

 

[Astral Dog]

Jokes on them, Switch has no gaems

 

[foxuzamaki]

In that reveal thread I warn that Robot should blur out the bar code. I was told I was being ridiculous because its nothing Nintendo can do





Possession is nine tenths of the law in the U.S

Lmao I remember reading that exact sequence of comments