| 160rmf said: Nintendo confirmed all images and videos are fake Oh well... back to imagination since no images |
The accessories aren't fake.
Nintendo's wording was that "The gaming hardware that Genki claims to be Nintendo hardware at CES is unofficial and was not provided to the company by Nintendo."
Which we already knew.
The claim wasn't that these were official Nintendo accessories or that there's a real Switch 2 in there somewhere.
What Genki are saying is that they have obtained the exact measurements of the Switch 2 system. (Presumably from manufacturers.)
Since they know the dimensions, they can create Switch 2 accessories that should fit the system perfectly. They can also create a mock up of what Switch 2 will look like using a 3D printer, or a 3D render. Which are all things that they have done.
These things happen before every iPhone release btw. There's a network of leakers from Chinese manufacturers that probably earn a lot of money providing these dimensions to peripheral companies months in advance, so that they can get ahead of the curve and start producing accessories for the systems before some of their competition.
Here's one selling Switch 2 accessories on Amazon right now, with a mock up of what Switch 2 should look like in terms of size and layout.
The reason people can bet on these being accurate is because these companies wouldn't sink money into factories mass producing these accessories unless they were very certain that they will fit the final product. Otherwise the accessories will be useless and they'll have flushed that money down the drain.
And the reason we are getting leaks for the model and not the lineup (of games) from them is because manufacturers know nothing about the games. All they know is what Nintendo asked them to produce. Which is the parts of the system itself.
And the reason leaks are more common to come out of factories in low labour cost countries is because there is a big incentive, namely money.
Companies like Genki will pay good money to obtain the measurements of the Switch early.
What is the incentive for an employee at a game studio to leak and verify game information? They probably already make a lot more money than the people in the factories in south east Asia. And news oulets aren't usually paying for those leaked stories anyway. When someone leaks a game, it's usually just for clout/an ego boost.
