Early Nintendo Switch Consoles Were Actually Stolen

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An unboxing video and footage of the Switch’s UI were uploaded earlier this week by one lucky gamer who managed to snag the system two weeks before release. Many assumed it was the result of your typical retail slip-up, but Nintendo has revealed that the units were actually pilfered and sold by employees. While the system has been returned to Nintendo, the leaked materials are still up for anyone to watch.

A Nintendo representative provided the following statement to IGN: "Earlier this week, individuals claimed to prematurely purchase a small number of Nintendo Switch systems from an unspecified retailer. Nintendo has determined these units were stolen in an isolated incident by employees of a U.S. distributor, with one system being illegally resold. The individuals involved have been identified, terminated from their place of employment and are under investigation by local law enforcement authorities on criminal charges. Nintendo Switch will launch worldwide on March 3, 2017, and we look forward to everyone being able to discover the wonders of the new system for themselves at that time."
 
blkt said:
Why would they do that? It is free advertising and makes their product appear highly coveted.
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they were doing it for people posting let's plays. Did you forget all the people that got a notice for streaming themselves playing Mario kart, super smash bros and Mario on the Wii U? They even had it where you had to pay them all ad money you made from a video. A young girl (around 10 i think) dying of cancer who was passing her last few months playing Nintendo games got a notice to remove her YouTube page.
 
Exavior said:
they were doing it for people posting let's plays. Did you forget all the people that got a notice for streaming themselves playing Mario kart, super smash bros and Mario on the Wii U? They even had it where you had to pay them all ad money you made from a video. A young girl (around 10 i think) dying of cancer who was passing her last few months playing Nintendo games got a notice to remove her YouTube page.
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I can't forget something I didn't follow at all, and it does sound like Nintendo's lawyers totally got out of hand, but you are talking about software and character intellectual property and not the launch of a new hardware platform.
 
blkt said:
I can't forget something I didn't follow at all, and it does sound like Nintendo's lawyers totally got out of hand, but you are talking about software and character intellectual property and not the launch of a new hardware platform.
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Even if you use clips under Fair use for reviews and news Nintendo will still try and take all ad revenue from the video. It happens to multiple YouTubers.
 
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