A New Nintendo Switch Prototype Leaked On Twitter

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By: Hypron || Mar 13, 2021

A new Nintendo Switch prototype has leaked online, giving Nintendo fans an early peek at the console. On Twitter, Nintendo’s enthusiast, Forest of Illusion, recently announced that they had acquired an early Nintendo Switch system from a Hong Kong vendor dating back to April 2016, almost a year before the Nintendo Switch was released and not long before it went into production. And as Forest of Illusion points out, this is the first Nintendo Switch model to be found so far.

With the help of @Akfamilyhome we have secured a development Nintendo Switch system (EDEV) from a seller in Hong Kong. The unit is from around April 2016, making it the earliest Switch to be found so far, predating the retail release by almost a whole year. pic.twitter.com/rPdy7Hr4Cf
— Forest of Illusion (@forestillusion) February 15, 2021

As you can see in the pictures above, there is not much difference between the finished product and the prototype, although it has different volume buttons and different screws.

“We’ve secured the production of the Nintendo Switch System (EDEV) from a vendor in Hong Kong,” the Twitter post reveals. “The unit is from about April 2016, making it the first Switch to be found so far, almost a whole year before the retail release. The data (factory test files) cannot be released because it is too recent, but all the files have been securely backed up and the system has been sent to someone to keep them safe. Other things to note are the different screws, the volume buttons, and they are being reset.

With that said, we have no confirmation reports regarding this product whether it is legit or not what types of games can be played on this, what will the price going to be, and most importantly when it is going to launch, Stay tune with us to know more.

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