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Earlier this week two supposed images of Nintendo's new NX controller were leaked to gaming website dualpixels.com.

It showed off a rather sketchy looking device, which had some gamers in utter disbelief and others absolutely certain that the controller was fake.Fans said the images were intentionally rubbish. Others highlighted the fact the screen was displaying a Unreal Engine demo from 2014.

And some simply didn't believe because it looked absolutely nuts.

But either way, there was no denying that the controller in those pictures looked suspiciously like a device which featured in a patent filed by Nintendo.

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For those interested, here's how the patent's abstract describes the device:

"The device A non-limiting example information processing apparatus comprises a housing, and a first portion of the housing is formed in an elliptical form when viewing from the front.

"A display panel and a touch panel constitute one main surface of the first portion.

"Holes are formed in left and right end portions of the display panel and the touch panel, and two operation sticks are provided through the two holes.

"When viewing the first portion from the front, an area except key tops of the operation sticks becomes a display area."

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But now even more images have been posted on Reddit and while they won't persuade everyone, they certainly look more convincing than the first batch we saw.

The user who posted the picture also provided a few details about the controller, which we've included below.

• Only the upper ‘nubs’ of the sticks move. The bottom part is static (kind of like the circle pad, but it moves along the bottom ‘sphere’.• The rollers on the top feel and look pretty much identical to a mouse scroll-wheel. Though I do don’t believe this will be the final design.• Haptic feedback feels like Apples ‘taptic’ engine. Not like regular rumble.• 3.5mm headphone jack on the bottom

Following the leak, Andy McNamara, the well respected editor of the Game Informer magazine - who if you don't know generally get the biggest and best inside look at games before anyone else in the world - said that the pictures "match information I had but couldn't confirm."McNamara also stated on Twitter: "I had heard that the NX wouldn't have face buttons, so the leaked pictures match what I was told but was unable to confirm."*** We've put both new pictures underneath for you to scrutinise: ***

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The release of the pictures then sparked a flurry of dissatisfaction from gamers.

Many were once again bemused by the bizarre and seemingly buttonless game pad while others were sceptically reserving judgement until they had seen something official from Nintendo.

"Another gimmick and another failed attempt by Nintendo," one commenter said.

"Nintendo's last nail in the coffin," replied another.

"If that is the controller, the NX is in serious trouble," cried one Nintendo fan.

"They've lost the F****** plot." another irate user responded.

Generally speaking from what we saw online, opinions have been overwhelmingly negative towards the device shown in the pictures.

It's worth noting there is no way of confirming if these new images are genuine or not.

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And Nintendo says they will not reveal anything further on the Nintendo NX until later in 2016, most likely at this years E3 convention in June.So for now we can only wait.

But what do you think about these latest images? Do you think they're real? Would you use it? Are you worried for Nintendo? Let us know in the comments section below.