Updated: Surprise: those Nintendo NX controller leaks were elaborate fakes

Updated: Surprise: those Nintendo NX controller leaks were elaborate fakes

By Nick Pino

Updated: Surprise: those Nintendo NX controller leaks were elaborate fakes

Update: We’ve learned that this leak, along with the one that came before it, is the result of an elaborate, incredibly convincing hoax that the Reddit user has owned up to. The user even posted a video detailing how he created a 3D-printed render of the previous Photoshopped “leak”.

The moral of this story, kids? Trust no one.

Original story follows…

If Nintendo wanted to keep its next system under wraps until E3 2016, it’s not doing a very good job.

First, two patent documents slipped out on NeoGAF that painted a vivid picture of how the system would work before a marketing partner outed the system’s features. Then, Nintendo watchdog Dr. Serkan Toto confirmed that Bandai Namco has more than one or two titles planned for the successor to the WIi U.

Now, we might have our first look at a genuine Nintendo NX controller, courtesy of a Reddit user going by the name “perkele37“.

The controller in question matches the patent documents we saw a few months ago. You’ll notice a distinct lack of traditional face buttons, which the patent says will be replaced by contextual controls on the touch screen.

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Source:: techradar.com – Gaming

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