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posted by Fnord666 on Monday February 20 2017, @10:26AM   Printer-friendly
from the so-it-was-a-hot-switch dept.

Nintendo says that some Nintendo Switch consoles were stolen in an isolated incident that led to the termination of a distributor's employees and possibly criminal charges:

On Wednesday, a video surfaced of a Nintendo Switch in use, which gave us a good look at the device's software and how its menus work. Nintendo claims that the device in question had been stolen from a distributor.

The maker of the video had claimed that the Switch was a preorder that had shipped early, but walked those statements back. In a statement made to IGN, Nintendo said that the device and others had been stolen by the employee of a US distributor, and the one in the video had been resold.

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.

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  • (Score: 2) by ledow on Monday February 20 2017, @06:29PM

    by ledow (5567) on Monday February 20 2017, @06:29PM (#469366) Homepage

    Seriously, what's so damn hard about putting the camera on something static rather than waving it around like a damn looney?

    And I'm sure those few clicks on a basic white Wii-like menu were worth theft-charges.

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