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Those early Nintendo Switch videos came from stolen consoles

Our first proper look at the Switch user interface came from a stolen console, Nintendo has confirmed.

A Youtuber uploaded an unboxing video late last week, giving us a more detailed look at the U.I. than Nintendo has revealed. We were led to believe the console was obtained due to an unnamed retailer accidentally dispatching stock two weeks early.

However, that unit was part of a small number of Switch consoles stolen and resold by an employee working for a distributor, who has since been fired.

Nintendo America has released a statement to IGN confirming the stolen units.

“Earlier this week [last 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.”


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