Controllers reported to be part of Nintendo's upcoming console have been revealed as hoaxes.

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The fake prototypes for Nintendo NX Polygon . In the videos you can see how the hoaxers created the mock-ups, and then doctored them into photos.The first was created by one David Im. Im created the mock-up as a 3D model, then planted it into a real picture using Photoshop. A copycat faker by the name of Frank Sandqvist even went so far as to 3D print one of the "leaked" designs, further lending credence to the images.The fakes garnered attention for their similarity to a patent filed by Nintendo. Both the images in the Nintendo patent and the fakes feature rounded screens with protruding buttons.Now that we know the controllers are fake you can check out the videos yourself to see how the hoax happened. These likely won't be the last Nintendo NX rumors we see before the company reveals more information about their future console.

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