Yup, the Eurogamer report had gained some traction amongst those paying attention & I remember the Boogie interview. When he said you could take "a form of the game with you as you go," I wasnt sure what to expect lol but the reveal relieved all that. I've become a big fan of your videos man, good stuff.
The difference is this OP has red flags. I will concede maybe it's bad translation, maybe the factory worker story was meant to be a red herring. But the OP doesn't understand the assembly process for something like the Switch. Also the pics shouldn't be of a prototype that is at least 2 iterations old if it came from someone working with actual assembly. Not to say it won't kinda line up, because the "leak" is the most likely course for Nintendo to take. It may come down to specs to determine if the leak was accurate or not. To make it short. If the specs don't match it was fake, if they do the factory worker story was a cover.
It was a truly great and memorable time. I remembered thinking at the time that in the future we’d look back fondly on those days. And it turned out to be kinda right.
Most people missed out on the NX rumors because the Wii U was the current system... So not a lot of people were Nintendo fans. No wonder why only a subset of folks even knew about this.
The biggest difference between now and the NX days is that Nintendo: 1. Revealed the code name as the NX for we can speculate what it could be (in hindsight it was pretty obvious when you think of NX as Nintendo Crossover - as in crossing over home console and handheld as one device - though no one thought about this until post Switch reveal) 2. Nintendo released a lot of patents during the NX period which help fuel all of the "leaks" (we need a better term for this) and if you are creating "leaks" based on official patents, then someone will get something that is similar enough to the real thing. Plus making things based on patents creates something that is more convincing to be potentially real since Nintendo themselves did release that design publicly.
The only thing that perhaps Boogie was not exactly right, is that he said that you were going to be able to take with you and play the mobile version of the game. He also said “some form of the game” and it ended being the same version of the game.
That’s actually a good example of how abstract and foreign the concept was “at that time”. That kind of verbiage showcases how limited our concepts of this idea was. Pre-Switch we all could only think of console gaming and portable gaming as totally separate games. Think Wii and DS versions of the same title. In that context his explanation pre-Switch totally tracks and makes sense in the moment. To me it’s still very accurate given the context.
@@Ruleof2Review it is for sure, and it also showcases that the “hybrid” concept was a thing, and that switch was not just a portable console that you could connect to your tv. Because having exactly the same experience was not possible or thinkable at the time. Now there is more competition in the portable market with the steam deck and some other portables, but the tv experience is not at that level in my opinion. The competition is not working on the tv experience for those devices, and nintendo is actively working with developers in that regard. That’s a hybrid.
Man. I had only barely gotten back into the Nintendo fandom in October 2016 and golly goodness do I still miss that October 2016 - December 2017 time period! I’m sure this switch 2 early days season will be great too! But will never be quite the same. Thanks for your coverage all these years!
Hey man just wanted to say that I'm glad that you're active a lot recently because I know that you've said off and on that you plan to be doing RUclips less but I'm glad to see that at least for the moment that's not the case. Definitely one of my go to channels
I'm so looking forward towards Nintendo finally showing us what the final design of the Switch 2 handheld is going to look like even other things. I do remember so well about this NX/Nintendo Switch leak that looked very promising years ago! Have a great weekend mate & stay safe Rob! 👍
4:53 I still want that car headrest holder thing. I recall Scott the Woz mentioning that it was barely ever released. Need to find one for the SuperSwitch128NewXL4k.
3:39 this was just a patent that they reported on, but this is not the switch and actually looks like what a DS hybrid would be. Do note that the one screen is 4:3 dimensions, but the other screen is 16:9 which is what the 2 screens for the 3DS had. The biggest flaw to the wii u was the 16:9 wii u pad screen as it made the console wider and thus uncomfortable to hold for extended periods of time - 4:3 screen does not have this problem and offers more height to serve as the 2nd touch screen use case scenario a lot better. If anything this would be more likely to occur as the Switch successor - DS hybrid that still has the joy-con.
@@nightruler666 playing with the joy-con is a lot better, the only benefit the wii u pad had was the 2nd screen touch screen which was easier to see the mini map and use super jumps and the like.
I wonder how often Nintendo employees have to go through that eye rolling information security training. Somebody always leaks something 😂. It’s honestly like chasing your tail but Nintendo does a really good job with being secretive.
Thanks for this Rob, I just remember that everybody knew the NX was an hybrid console and use cartridges, dunmo if these were planned leaks to get people talking and hyped for the Switch
I think that Nintendo never cared too much for the console to leak because how similar it looks to the og switch. Honestly, those leaks doesnt show me a lot other thab the switch 2 is going to be a more powerful switch. What I am interedted in see the games that are coming and how they run in the new console ( the old ones and the ones exclusive for switch 2)
I think people forget about the NX Name leaking and Hardware leaks because nobody in 2016 had believed it would actually happen, the switch idea was very unheard of at the time. Many still believed at the time that the NX would be a home console with a small gimmick and not a hybrid.
I remember seeing that July '16 Eurogamer report and dismissing the idea about the possibility of the then NX being a hybrid console but little did we know it ended being true after all.
Love your channel Rob. Been following you for a year or so now. I’m super introspective in my personality - so your videos always appeal to me. Thanks!
This should be number one video out on this right now! I have been telling so many can we go back before switch was released to hear what creditable sources said then about switch and now going forward to now I think what we are seeing is what the system will be. I think with the Tegra chip we will get better performance and open up to other game or ports coming over that will blow community away. I wouldn’t be surpsurprised if a COD comes over to the new switch. I personally would love to see Nintendo do a mini switch pocket size or similar to the 3ds but not sure if they will go that route. I also think at some point Nintendo teams up with Disney and starts selling movie cartridges. You heard that here from me first. lol
I don't think as many people found the concept of the switch as confusing as you think. I certainly didn't it wasn't hard to get. So you were once lucky covering a story, that's why everyone jumps on every tiny rumour just to feel special for clout and views regardless of being real. Which is all part and parcel of RUclips everyone trying to be first so if you report every rumour your bound to stumble on a real one eventually. This is basically it happened once it can happen again which is true. it's like fomo starts before a console is even out people wanna be that first person who hears when it doesn't matter if they were.
Hell yeah, friend. You have a keen eye and great taste! This shirt is actually one I bought from their farewell tour show that I went to just a few months ago. I’m lucky to say I’ve seen them twice. 🤘
@@Ruleof2Reviewthat’s awesome man, I saw them once in 2015 when they did their 10 year anniversary tour. Where are you from btw. Ive been watching your videos for years waiting for Metroid prime 4, I think you might have mentioned you are from Texas?
The fact that we don't even have a code name for this next Nintendo thing is interesting! Almost like a step was skipped regarding the pattern of Nintendo consoles, a code name is revealed, one and a half to two years later the console is revealed then released a year after that!
Not only with the Switch. It has happened to Nintendo consoles going back to the snes, for those that read magazines. Arlo is not very good source of information, entertaining for those that like Muppets, but not great on analysis. But recent Nintendo consoles like Switch, WiiU,Wii got info leaked. American gaming press has been crap in relation to Switch 2 leaks. Just obviohs bs passed as info. As for the leaks validity, we have some public patents that tell us what kind of characteristics the new console might have.
I am sad your channel never blew up like you said.. and you know.. I love yours more than the 3 main channels I watch (but hate) Thos 3 channels have a lot of subs gained in a short time.. and you know how they did it. They scream.. make clickbait videos and are hyper active the whole video.... While you are very calm and talking facts. But still some feedback for all nintendo talk channels.. I hate how long the videos are conpared to what is told. I never watch 50% or more.
And that other channel likes to throw mud to other channels so the audience abandonthem. Plus its constlying to his audience about having insider access. Stop watching that guy longago, although he is fast with the news cycle.
This is exactly why I don't believe these "leaks" because it doesn't have anything innovative (at least in plain sight) we are talking about nintendo here, they always do something that evolves or even revolutionize their hardware, so unless this is the same switch concept with nothing new, just more power, wich will make this the most conservative nintendo hardware ever, by far (for me before was the gamecube, and even that has a funny looking controller) This has to be completly fake, just a compilation of all of the "leaks" we had so far and then someone with a lot of time 3d printed the concept, I mean, come on, it didn't even change the color and form of the joy cons, that's even lazy, but who knows. Btw Rob, the wii u was leaked, there was talking about a controller with a screen, I remember because there was a concept art of a gamecube controller with a screen in the middle 😂
@@saladoc try having an actual good opinion next time instead of expecting a multibillion dollar company to shed all the momentum they’ve built up with a successful product to do some weird unnecessary shit just to make you happy
So you said.... because someone told the true for the nx 3 months before the reveal... means this "leak" made on a free 3d software is true ?... and of course he has the cad data but not the name of the next nintendo game console... I think I will comment all the youtube guys after the reveal of switch 2 to remind you all your mistake
I think you need to A) pay closer attention to the conversation. And B) watch the whole thing because near the end I specifically state that this video isn’t meant to say that the new leaks are real. And at the beginning I state was Arlo’s comments that inspired me to revisit this scenario in a video. Context clues, my friend. Context clues.
I'm now thinking of the "factory worker" being a cover story. Well they may be a factory worker, but not for final assembly. Of course that's IF it's real. The inconsistencies make my 1st reaction FAKE. I'm talking about them not understanding final assembly process, and the old "prototype". If they have a 3D printer having etching tools is completely reasonable.
The only real aspect it could be is special early "dev kits" where they are heavily modified versions of the current console, Nintendo did this with the Wii U as well where devs were using a next generation capable modified Wii U to run what would later be Switch games. These types of consoles have nothing to do with the actual next console however, both in design and what parts are inside, they also do not have all of the console features and are very basic.
There was that rouge ubisoft employee that said what the switch was, but that was only word of mouth. it was still very vague and unclear to what it was still even with that.
Let us never forget our past, friends. This did happen before! Who else remembers this?
Yup, the Eurogamer report had gained some traction amongst those paying attention & I remember the Boogie interview. When he said you could take "a form of the game with you as you go," I wasnt sure what to expect lol but the reveal relieved all that. I've become a big fan of your videos man, good stuff.
The difference is this OP has red flags. I will concede maybe it's bad translation, maybe the factory worker story was meant to be a red herring. But the OP doesn't understand the assembly process for something like the Switch. Also the pics shouldn't be of a prototype that is at least 2 iterations old if it came from someone working with actual assembly. Not to say it won't kinda line up, because the "leak" is the most likely course for Nintendo to take. It may come down to specs to determine if the leak was accurate or not.
To make it short. If the specs don't match it was fake, if they do the factory worker story was a cover.
@@SRF_1031 thank you! And yeah it was a very exciting time for those who were around and following it.
I've got to admit. The more time goes on, the more I'm convinced the Switch 2 leaks are legit.
Yep! I remember reading this article back in 2016! Used to scour the big names back then for any and all NX info. Good times.
This video honestly made me remember how much of a wild ride the days of the NX was and all the leaks and patents just flying around left and right
It was a truly great and memorable time. I remembered thinking at the time that in the future we’d look back fondly on those days. And it turned out to be kinda right.
You were a go-to for NX rumors, dude. I was watching! Fun to reminisce on those exciting days.
That’s awesome to hear! Thanks for sharing and for sticking around so long lol. 👊
Most people missed out on the NX rumors because the Wii U was the current system... So not a lot of people were Nintendo fans.
No wonder why only a subset of folks even knew about this.
The biggest difference between now and the NX days is that Nintendo:
1. Revealed the code name as the NX for we can speculate what it could be (in hindsight it was pretty obvious when you think of NX as Nintendo Crossover - as in crossing over home console and handheld as one device - though no one thought about this until post Switch reveal)
2. Nintendo released a lot of patents during the NX period which help fuel all of the "leaks" (we need a better term for this) and if you are creating "leaks" based on official patents, then someone will get something that is similar enough to the real thing.
Plus making things based on patents creates something that is more convincing to be potentially real since Nintendo themselves did release that design publicly.
Thanks ! That's true, just based on all the patents you can guess it.
The only thing that perhaps Boogie was not exactly right, is that he said that you were going to be able to take with you and play the mobile version of the game. He also said “some form of the game” and it ended being the same version of the game.
That’s actually a good example of how abstract and foreign the concept was “at that time”. That kind of verbiage showcases how limited our concepts of this idea was. Pre-Switch we all could only think of console gaming and portable gaming as totally separate games. Think Wii and DS versions of the same title. In that context his explanation pre-Switch totally tracks and makes sense in the moment. To me it’s still very accurate given the context.
@@Ruleof2Review it is for sure, and it also showcases that the “hybrid” concept was a thing, and that switch was not just a portable console that you could connect to your tv. Because having exactly the same experience was not possible or thinkable at the time. Now there is more competition in the portable market with the steam deck and some other portables, but the tv experience is not at that level in my opinion. The competition is not working on the tv experience for those devices, and nintendo is actively working with developers in that regard. That’s a hybrid.
Man. I had only barely gotten back into the Nintendo fandom in October 2016 and golly goodness do I still miss that October 2016 - December 2017 time period! I’m sure this switch 2 early days season will be great too! But will never be quite the same.
Thanks for your coverage all these years!
Hey man just wanted to say that I'm glad that you're active a lot recently because I know that you've said off and on that you plan to be doing RUclips less but I'm glad to see that at least for the moment that's not the case. Definitely one of my go to channels
Thank you! I appreciate you and your kind words. Been a good few weeks for my ability to have some convos and make some videos. 😉
Man, time really flies. As we say over here, you won't have time to turn around, and we'll be waiting for Switch 3 leaks lol great video, Rob
I'm so looking forward towards Nintendo finally showing us what the final design of the Switch 2 handheld is going to look like even other things. I do remember so well about this NX/Nintendo Switch leak that looked very promising years ago! Have a great weekend mate & stay safe Rob! 👍
The Juice is Loose podcast is something I haven't heard in years. Takes me back
A lot of the guys are still around doing stuff! Make sure to check them out and watch! I still talk to them occasionally too. Great memories.
4:53 I still want that car headrest holder thing. I recall Scott the Woz mentioning that it was barely ever released. Need to find one for the SuperSwitch128NewXL4k.
That old room of yours takes me back. Good times 2016 is when I found you channel and I was looking for Wii U and NX videos back then.
It was good times. Simpler times. Love to see that you’re still around after all these years. 🙏👊
3:39 this was just a patent that they reported on, but this is not the switch and actually looks like what a DS hybrid would be. Do note that the one screen is 4:3 dimensions, but the other screen is 16:9 which is what the 2 screens for the 3DS had. The biggest flaw to the wii u was the 16:9 wii u pad screen as it made the console wider and thus uncomfortable to hold for extended periods of time - 4:3 screen does not have this problem and offers more height to serve as the 2nd touch screen use case scenario a lot better.
If anything this would be more likely to occur as the Switch successor - DS hybrid that still has the joy-con.
I played alot splatoon back in the day and the controller was comfortable. Most people said it was comfortable
@@nightruler666 playing with the joy-con is a lot better, the only benefit the wii u pad had was the 2nd screen touch screen which was easier to see the mini map and use super jumps and the like.
I wonder how often Nintendo employees have to go through that eye rolling information security training. Somebody always leaks something 😂. It’s honestly like chasing your tail but Nintendo does a really good job with being secretive.
Thanks for this Rob, I just remember that everybody knew the NX was an hybrid console and use cartridges, dunmo if these were planned leaks to get people talking and hyped for the Switch
I think that Nintendo never cared too much for the console to leak because how similar it looks to the og switch. Honestly, those leaks doesnt show me a lot other thab the switch 2 is going to be a more powerful switch. What I am interedted in see the games that are coming and how they run in the new console ( the old ones and the ones exclusive for switch 2)
I remember when the Switch was revealed I thought "WOAH! This is a gamble, I dunno man", especially coming off the Wii U, it seemed so risky. Hahaha.
I think people forget about the NX Name leaking and Hardware leaks because nobody in 2016 had believed it would actually happen, the switch idea was very unheard of at the time. Many still believed at the time that the NX would be a home console with a small gimmick and not a hybrid.
I remember seeing that July '16 Eurogamer report and dismissing the idea about the possibility of the then NX being a hybrid console but little did we know it ended being true after all.
Amazing that Boogie wasn't lying back then lol
Interesting I never heard the euro gamer one. But I do remember Boogie saying that. Forgot about it too😂😂😂😂😂
How the mighty have fallen.
I love watching arlo's videos along with yours, there's just something about how you guys discuss things that I really like.
Love your channel Rob. Been following you for a year or so now. I’m super introspective in my personality - so your videos always appeal to me. Thanks!
Thank you for the kind words. I appreciate you! 👊
This should be number one video out on this right now! I have been telling so many can we go back before switch was released to hear what creditable sources said then about switch and now going forward to now I think what we are seeing is what the system will be. I think with the Tegra chip we will get better performance and open up to other game or ports coming over that will blow community away. I wouldn’t be surpsurprised if a COD comes over to the new switch. I personally would love to see Nintendo do a mini switch pocket size or similar to the 3ds but not sure if they will go that route. I also think at some point Nintendo teams up with Disney and starts selling movie cartridges. You heard that here from me first. lol
I don't think as many people found the concept of the switch as confusing as you think. I certainly didn't it wasn't hard to get.
So you were once lucky covering a story, that's why everyone jumps on every tiny rumour just to feel special for clout and views regardless of being real. Which is all part and parcel of RUclips everyone trying to be first so if you report every rumour your bound to stumble on a real one eventually.
This is basically it happened once it can happen again which is true. it's like fomo starts before a console is even out people wanna be that first person who hears when it doesn't matter if they were.
Took me 10 minutes to realize you were rockin a Misery Signals shirt bruh that’s so sick
Hell yeah, friend. You have a keen eye and great taste! This shirt is actually one I bought from their farewell tour show that I went to just a few months ago. I’m lucky to say I’ve seen them twice. 🤘
@@Ruleof2Reviewthat’s awesome man, I saw them once in 2015 when they did their 10 year anniversary tour. Where are you from btw. Ive been watching your videos for years waiting for Metroid prime 4, I think you might have mentioned you are from Texas?
I'm so nostalgic for those days when we had no clue what the Switch or Wii U Zelda game were
Indeed, Rob, the early bird, gets the worm & now we are waiting on Nin to deliver the trailer or going into the account transfer trailer for Switch 2.
The fact that we don't even have a code name for this next Nintendo thing is interesting! Almost like a step was skipped regarding the pattern of Nintendo consoles, a code name is revealed, one and a half to two years later the console is revealed then released a year after that!
Technically the code name is the nintendo switch successor. Can't forget about that.
Nice vid Rob. Shows you are a true OG of Nintendo RUclips. Lol
Thank you! Yes I’m an old 11-year veteran of this Nintendo RUclips game. 😂
I appreciate you.
Thank you for your dedication to gaming preservation
I think the Nintendo Switch 2 will get revealed next month in October.
Kinda makes sense if they do. They revealed the OLED then.
@@BowsettesFury They also revealed the original Nintendo Switch in october too.
exactly, nothing is gonna happen this month Switch 2 will be revealed in October and released in March '25
@@codezero7981source: Trust me bro
Not only with the Switch. It has happened to Nintendo consoles going back to the snes, for those that read magazines.
Arlo is not very good source of information, entertaining for those that like Muppets, but not great on analysis. But recent Nintendo consoles like Switch, WiiU,Wii got info leaked.
American gaming press has been crap in relation to Switch 2 leaks. Just obviohs bs passed as info.
As for the leaks validity, we have some public patents that tell us what kind of characteristics the new console might have.
Yes that nx leak turned out to be true.
Powder gets you hyper.
So, what you're saying is history is about to repeat itself with the Switch 2?
Possibly 👀
About? It already did!
wow you looked so much younger back then
Great video sir
I am sad your channel never blew up like you said.. and you know.. I love yours more than the 3 main channels I watch (but hate)
Thos 3 channels have a lot of subs gained in a short time.. and you know how they did it. They scream.. make clickbait videos and are hyper active the whole video....
While you are very calm and talking facts.
But still some feedback for all nintendo talk channels.. I hate how long the videos are conpared to what is told. I never watch 50% or more.
And that other channel likes to throw mud to other channels so the audience abandonthem. Plus its constlying to his audience about having insider access. Stop watching that guy longago, although he is fast with the news cycle.
This is exactly why I don't believe these "leaks" because it doesn't have anything innovative (at least in plain sight) we are talking about nintendo here, they always do something that evolves or even revolutionize their hardware, so unless this is the same switch concept with nothing new, just more power, wich will make this the most conservative nintendo hardware ever, by far (for me before was the gamecube, and even that has a funny looking controller) This has to be completly fake, just a compilation of all of the "leaks" we had so far and then someone with a lot of time 3d printed the concept, I mean, come on, it didn't even change the color and form of the joy cons, that's even lazy, but who knows.
Btw Rob, the wii u was leaked, there was talking about a controller with a screen, I remember because there was a concept art of a gamecube controller with a screen in the middle 😂
Delusional comment😂
@@xAfroMetalHead1990x 🥱 try again later when you get better material, ok champ
@@xAfroMetalHead1990x 🥱 try again later when you get better material, ok champ
@@xAfroMetalHead1990x 🥱 Try again later when you get better material, ok kid.
@@saladoc try having an actual good opinion next time instead of expecting a multibillion dollar company to shed all the momentum they’ve built up with a successful product to do some weird unnecessary shit just to make you happy
The hype is real
I like your content, but this shows that you are a og in this game of RUclips 🎉
Thanks! I appreciate the kind shoutout. I really have been around for a long time.
Yikes, Arlo believes it? Now it's almost certainly fake.
Road to 30K 💪
Thanks, friend! I hope to get there! 🙏
Doing youtube for 10 yrs and only got 22 subs is crazy
Arlo 🤮 It's sad people give him such a loud voice.
So you said.... because someone told the true for the nx 3 months before the reveal... means this "leak" made on a free 3d software is true ?... and of course he has the cad data but not the name of the next nintendo game console... I think I will comment all the youtube guys after the reveal of switch 2 to remind you all your mistake
I think you need to A) pay closer attention to the conversation. And B) watch the whole thing because near the end I specifically state that this video isn’t meant to say that the new leaks are real. And at the beginning I state was Arlo’s comments that inspired me to revisit this scenario in a video.
Context clues, my friend. Context clues.
Arlo thinks the leak is legit
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Well it's now seems like the mock ups of the "Switch 2" are fan made fake but the joy cons and the inside of the tablet are real but are from 2023
just seems like a prototype… Not fake
I'm now thinking of the "factory worker" being a cover story. Well they may be a factory worker, but not for final assembly. Of course that's IF it's real. The inconsistencies make my 1st reaction FAKE. I'm talking about them not understanding final assembly process, and the old "prototype". If they have a 3D printer having etching tools is completely reasonable.
The only real aspect it could be is special early "dev kits" where they are heavily modified versions of the current console, Nintendo did this with the Wii U as well where devs were using a next generation capable modified Wii U to run what would later be Switch games.
These types of consoles have nothing to do with the actual next console however, both in design and what parts are inside, they also do not have all of the console features and are very basic.
There was that rouge ubisoft employee that said what the switch was, but that was only word of mouth. it was still very vague and unclear to what it was still even with that.
I have a question. Do you work?? Nintendo switch 2 is not out life. You are obsessed by it. It will happen when it happens
Then why are you here? He is making money you went out of your way just to complain.
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I remember those times, I think October will be the month it gets announced.