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Madword said:
The one thing that is certainly possible is that the dev device sent to developers can be different in looks/design to the actual release unit, this is not uncommon. Though as you get closer to release the dev kits get replaced by proper ones.

Nah I don't believe it.

3DS Dev Kit:

http://3dbrew.org/w/images/2/24/3ds-development-hardware-1-extimgnwm.jpg

Wii U Dev Kit:

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Nintendo-Wii-U-Development-Kit-CAT-DEV-Version-2-DRC-DK1-Collectible-Very-Rare-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/cjAAAMXQkcZRlaYD/$T2eC16R,!zoE9s5ne3OyBRl,YC5NPg~~60_57.JPG