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[Nerrel]

It doesn't make sense at all for the game/application to show only the cropped top of an interactive 3D world, though. How would the game camera work? It's like displaying only the top half of a film. If this was indeed a real application running, the shot in the demo would be centred.


I don't know where the device come from, but the image on it makes no sense.

This is what I was thinking. The moment I saw that source image skewed and overlaid on this "leaked photo" and how well it matched up, it was pretty hard to believe it could be real. If someone did photoshop that on there, they did a really shitty job with what was otherwise a great fake. If it is real, then... the controller screen hasn't been set up to display anything in a logical way.

It will


emulate old ones.

Ouch.


...I'll take it.

 

[Beefy]

This thread is crazy.

 

[Zombie James]

I know someone linked this the last thread about NX, but it's still applicable.

https://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63251

That thing everyone scoffed at would end up selling 100 Million units. I feel like we don't have the full story on this controller- I'll be shocked if it's exactly what it looks like and we really just end up with regular touch screen buttons. I have faith that Nintendo is going to make this weird-ass controller work, because they've made weird-ass controllers work since the N64.

The Wii is a horrible example. Yeah, people laughed and then it ended up selling a lot but there's much more to it than that. It was Nintendo's only post-SNES console success and even then it was a fleeting one that never gravitated with traditional gamers. The people it did attract bailed out as soon as the novelty wore off. Also, despite the Wii's success, motion controls had no staying power and continue to take a back seat to traditional controllers, only recently getting another look thanks to VR.

Again, a horrible example.

 

[slapnuts]

lmao at the people trying to support this ugly shit

 

[Chezzymann]

A 3D printed device, maybe, or a rear-view mirror with finely cut acrylic and nipple nubs put in? Seems plausible.

I was teamreal, but after the tweets, I've turned coat.

TeamFake all the way, and thank god. Not a good idea for a new console from Nintendo.

Me too. Its kind of stupid in hindsight. Why nearly exactly copy the patent image? That ugly oval shape was just done like that cause its crude art. Its always like that with patent images and the final product generally doesn't ever resemble them this closely. If anything the oval shape is actually the main giveaway that this is fake, not only cause its stupid but also because its the exact oval shape as in the patent image.

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

So like, if this is fake, do we assume both sources are using the same 3D printed design? Did they share the CAD files? What are they both using for the nipples?

 

[Beefy]

Me too. Its kind of stupid in hindsight. Why nearly exactly copy the patent image? That ugly oval shape was just done like that cause its crude art. Its always like that with patent images and the final product generally doesn't ever resemble them this closely. If anything the oval shape is actually the main giveaway that this is fake, not only cause its stupid but also because its the exact oval shape as in the patent image.

And if it's real?

 

[TheLegendOfCap]

Nah fam you can't leave us like that

Check out the acrylic he posted. It's too clear the images in the reflection. The ones on the controller are kinda blurry.

Come back to #teamreal fam

back to #teamreal because i lowkey LIKE the thing.

Spoiler

only god can judge me

 

[Chezzymann]

And if it's real?

I flip my avatar upside down forever.

 

[Already Torn]

That its fake. You don't use acrylic for a screen, and that's super reflective.

I've seen screens that reflective before. It ain't fake.

 

[L Thammy]

The Wii is a horrible example. Yeah, people laughed and then it ended up selling a lot but there's much more to it than that. It was Nintendo's only post-SNES console success and even then it was a fleeting one that never gravitated with traditional gamers. The people it did attract bailed out as soon as the novelty wore off. Also, despite the Wii's success, motion controls had no staying power and continue to take a back seat to traditional controllers, only recently getting another look thanks to VR.

Again, a horrible example.

I don't think that's really true.

 

[RM8]

I've decided I'm on #teamfake but I wonder if that's because I desperately want it to be fake, lol.

 

[UncleSporky]

I wish there was a more consistent way to inform everyone entering the thread of the possibility of it socketing into a shell that adds traditional buttons...or even slotting into a VR headset as the display.

Maybe those things won't happen, but maybe this isn't even real in the first place. The main thing is just being able to recognize that ounce of possibility, get the creative juices flowing on how this could really work.

 

[Deleted member 13876]

So like, if this is fake, do we assume both sources are using the same 3D printed design? Did they share the CAD files? What are they both using for the nipples?

More importantly, how did they fake the trees?

 

[Mr. Smiley]

I can picture Reggie on stage.
"This may look like an ordinary touch controller, but there's more to it than meets the i.
Introducing… . The New Wii U"

L O L

 

[BackBackPunch]

^There ya' go. Took me under an hour, and I could send it to a 3D printer with a few minutes of extra prep. Then it's just a matter of inserting a screen, or photoshopping reflections onto the 3D printed chassis.

But...like I said, that doesn't mean it isn't real. But it's simple enough that it's really, really easy to produce, if someone had enough motivation.

Will be interesting to see how this turns out.

 

[UnemployedVillain]

motion controls had no staying power and continue to take a back seat to traditional controllers, only recently getting another look thanks to VR.

Lol, maybe if you ignore mobile or the fact that the XBO controller is the only modern gaming input device (across both consoles and handhelds) that DOESN'T have motion sensing capabilities, and even then they still had the Kinect which sold a good amount. But sure, chalk it to VR

 

[MrV4ltor]

^There ya' go. Took me under an hour, and I could send it to a 3D printer with a few minutes of extra prep. Then it's just a matter of inserting a screen, or photoshopping reflections onto the 3D printed chassis.

But...like I said, that doesn't mean it isn't real. But it's simple enough that it's really, really easy to produce, if someone had enough motivation.

Will be interesting to see how this turns out.

Wait, so you made this how exactly?

 

[J@hranimo]

So did that Swedish guy leaked all of the controller stuff get caught yet?

 

[SinCityAssassin]

Wait, so you made this how exactly?

Probably blender.

 

[Maniel]

I've seen screens that reflective before. It ain't fake.

I'm with Vena on this. Between the reflection and other problems, I think it's likely that this controller is fake.

 

[UncleSporky]

Probably blender.

Watch it spin round to a beautiful oblivion.

 

[BackBackPunch]

Probably blender.

Winner winner chicken dinner!

 

[TheLegendOfCap]

I'm with Vena on this. Between the reflection and other problems, I think it's likely that this controller is fake.

I just realized a screen this reflective would be made of glass. Nintendo doesn't use glass screens. They use plastic.

Wii U's screen isn't reflective, its almost matte.

 

[Vena]

Watch it spin round to a beautiful oblivion.

Blender is a 3D modeling program.

 

[Protann]

^There ya' go. Took me under an hour, and I could send it to a 3D printer with a few minutes of extra prep. Then it's just a matter of inserting a screen, or photoshopping reflections onto the 3D printed chassis.

But...like I said, that doesn't mean it isn't real. But it's simple enough that it's really, really easy to produce, if someone had enough motivation.

Will be interesting to see how this turns out.

I'd love for you to 3D print that thing if you can.

 

[BeforeU]

oh my god

that shit was real?

this makes no god damn sense.

when you put your hands on, half that shit is covered with your hands.

 

[MilkBeard]

I can picture Reggie on stage.
"This may look like an ordinary touch controller, but there's more to it than meets the i.
Introducing… . The New Wii U"

Lol. That's exactly what it is, sans the buttons. That's why it can't be right.

 

[Orayn]

Wait, so you made this how exactly?

A 3D CAD program like Solidworks that can generate highly quality renderings. It's made out of simple shapes, not exactly hard to model.

 

[L Thammy]

oh my god

that shit was real?

this makes no god damn sense.

when you put your hands on, half that shit is covered with your hands.

I still don't get people saying this. When I use a controller, the only thing covering the surface is part of my thumb. The rest of my fingers are on the sides or back. Do you wear Hulk Hands when you're using your PS4?

 

[Already Torn]

^There ya' go. Took me under an hour, and I could send it to a 3D printer with a few minutes of extra prep. Then it's just a matter of inserting a screen, or photoshopping reflections onto the 3D printed chassis.

But...like I said, that doesn't mean it isn't real. But it's simple enough that it's really, really easy to produce, if someone had enough motivation.

Will be interesting to see how this turns out.

That looks super fake though

 

[BY2K]

That looks super fake though

It would look a lot more real if he could 3D print it.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

That looks super fake though

That's because he made it on a computer, he can easily prep a 3D printer to make it in real life and do the rest of the work (acrylic screen, fabrication) himself.

 

[UncleSporky]

Blender is a 3D modeling program.

It was a reference.

 

[Kiddy Dong]

I was firmly in Team Real after the idriss2dev leak, but the more I look at these new photos, the more suspicions I get. I will remain in Team Real for the time being as this only reaffirms the first leak.

It seems like these shots were carefully shot at certain angles, with certain items deliberately placed in the frame to make it seem like a cluttered office space of a developer. But what are those items? A Macbook, an HDMI cable, a mid-range looking Samsung monitor, and a pair of earbuds. All consumer-grade household items, really. Does that give off the impression of a developer's desktop to you? To me, it feels like someone tried to make it seem like that by having various cables and stuff strewn about the shot.

Now, here's the grand conspiracy: what if the two leaks we've witnessed are not two separate incidents, but the doings of the same person. Think about it. Both originated on Reddit within one week of each other, by newly created accounts each with a distinctive alibi of internet 'presence', if you will. They could have easily spray painted the controller blank in that amount of time and reupload it as a separate 'leak'.

Major fucking props to whoever did this, if my theory is even remotely true. You have me fooled.

 

[James Scott]

Question:
On my iPhone I use a tempered glass screen protector...or something like that.
Can't one use a sheet of that to make it look like reflective glass?

 

[Apoleptica]

Guys if it's fake then why would the fakers go through the trouble of making both a white and black model? Doesn't make any sense. #teamreal

 

[MilkBeard]

I still don't get people saying this. When I use a controller, the only thing covering the surface is part of my thumb. The rest of my fingers are on the sides or back. Do you wear Hulk Hands when you're using your PS4?

But if you notice, there are no handles. Which means, the palms of your hands go around the side, thus covering up part of the sides of the screen, along with your thumbs below the nubs, rendering the corners on each side useless screen space.

It's a dumb design.

 

[Nosgotham]

Watch it spin round to a beautiful oblivion.

rendezvous AND im through with (wii) U

 

[-Horizon-]

I still don't get people saying this. When I use a controller, the only thing covering the surface is part of my thumb. The rest of my fingers are on the sides or back. Do you wear Hulk Hands when you're using your PS4?

Hey, you know what they say about guys with small big hands...

 

[NimbusD]

The Wii is a horrible example. Yeah, people laughed and then it ended up selling a lot but there's much more to it than that. It was Nintendo's only post-SNES console success and even then it was a fleeting one that never gravitated with traditional gamers. The people it did attract bailed out as soon as the novelty wore off. Also, despite the Wii's success, motion controls had no staying power and continue to take a back seat to traditional controllers, only recently getting another look thanks to VR.

Again, a horrible example.

N64 was a success dawg.

 

[Already Torn]

That's because he made it on a computer, he can easily prep a 3D printer to make it in real life and do the rest of the work (acrylic screen, fabrication) himself.

But could he? Would it look as good?

 

[Dmax3901]

Guys if it's fake then why would the fakers go through the trouble of making both a white and black model? Doesn't make any sense. #teamreal

Different 3D printers, different materials.

 

[MrV4ltor]

Guys if it's fake then why would the fakers go through the trouble of making both a white and black model? Doesn't make any sense. #teamreal

What if it's the same model just painted over?

 

[bman94]

What if the consoles are on-par and the iterative PS4/xbone aren't much to upgrade to? Then the multiplat would be easy to do.

It doesn't matter how powerful the system is, it's not gonna have 3rd parties knocking on Nintendo's door asking for Dev kits. If anything having to program extra shit for a unique system just means more resources used up and they probably won't see the financial value in doing so.

 

[Silent_Ocarina]

The Wii is a horrible example. Yeah, people laughed and then it ended up selling a lot but there's much more to it than that. It was Nintendo's only post-SNES console success and even then it was a fleeting one that never gravitated with traditional gamers. The people it did attract bailed out as soon as the novelty wore off. Also, despite the Wii's success, motion controls had no staying power and continue to take a back seat to traditional controllers, only recently getting another look thanks to VR.

Again, a horrible example.

Whether you like Wii or not, it was a commercial success. I don't see how you can claim motion controls have no staying power when all sorts of devices use some kind of motion control today. Trying to downplay its resurgence on the back of VR is like saying analog sticks are only being used because of 3D gaming. It's still a big deal. GAF was wrong then, and they can totally be wrong now. But who knows. I think no physical buttons is a stupid idea, but I won't pretend I can predict market failures to any degree of success.

I was firmly in Team Real after the idriss2dev leak, but the more I look at these new photos, the more suspicions I get. I will remain in Team Real for the time being as this only reaffirms the first leak.

It seems like these shots were carefully shot at certain angles, with certain items deliberately placed in the frame to make it seem like a cluttered office space of a developer. But what are those items? A Macbook, an HDMI cable, a mid-range looking Samsung monitor, and a pair of earbuds. All consumer-grade household items, really. Does that give off the impression of a developer's desktop to you? To me, it feels like someone tried to make it seem like that by having various cables and stuff strewn about the shot.

Now, here's the grand conspiracy: what if the two leaks we've witnessed are not two separate incidents, but the doings of the same person. Think about it. Both originated on Reddit within one week of each other, by newly created accounts each with a distinctive alibi of internet 'presence', if you will. They could have easily spray painted the controller blank in that amount of time and reupload it as a separate 'leak'.

Major fucking props to whoever did this, if my theory is even remotely true. You have me fooled.

I didn't put much thought into this, but I admit I have thought about those earbuds before. It's as if it were purposely placed there only to show it had a headphone jack at the bottom. I dunno.

 

[amnesiac]

Guys if it's fake then why would the fakers go through the trouble of making both a white and black model? Doesn't make any sense. #teamreal

Because that's what they want you to think

 

[TheLegendOfCap]

What if it's the same model just painted over?

which explains the missing mic hole.... BY GOD THATS IT.

 

[BeforeU]

I still don't get people saying this. When I use a controller, the only thing covering the surface is part of my thumb. The rest of my fingers are on the sides or back. Do you wear Hulk Hands when you're using your PS4?

wtf?

Now don't look at my exact marks, didn't have time to get the proper lines in. But you get the point.

When you put your thumb on those two sticks, the corners are practically hard to see.

This whole design makes no sense.