We are so glad we used the "rumour" tag when we posted that story about a Luigi-themed 2DS console the other day. Although the photos looked utterly convincing and we — like most of the internet — were taken in by the green-and-white system, it transpires that it's not an official product, but a fan-made mod.
Matthew Wiggins — owner of Rose Colored Gaming, a site we've covered in the past — created the custom system for his own personal amusement, and shared photos with close friends.
As you can probably guess, those photos made it into the hands of other people, and an exciting rumour was born. Wiggins admits that he's flattered that people believed his work could be official, but adds that he hopes those same fans aren't too disappointed that the Luigi 2DS isn't going to be a reality.
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I knew that it was too good be true. Well, at least there's still the Legend of Zelda 3DS XL right around the corner.
Wow good job, but I sorta thought nah, not a 2DS anyway. Looks great though, nice one!
Good troll. Maybe he should be apart of Nintendo's console department... Especially since he does such a good job giving them a makeover.
WOW! It looked sooooo real! Great job!
Excellent job. Now if Nintendo were smart they'd jump at the chance to do this.
Nintendo should pay them for this design and then make it officially,
I Knew it was a fake from the start.
Luigi moulded in the back casing, Really?
i had a weird feeling, glad i did now.
what
I don't like the looks of the 2DS. but if this Luigi version was real I'd change my mind!
So basically, the best 2DS version is fake. sigh
I never liked the green d-pad and buttons on the front anyway.
The green edges, shoulder buttons and the embossed Luigi were pretty cool though.
I wonder how many people will contact him to try and buy a Luigi 2DS mod...
Why would Nintendo buy the design of their own product and mascot? They could just take it for free
Wow stunning job this looks sooo good for a 2ds. Nintendo should talk to the guy and give him a cut for his idea and then mass produce.
@ScroogeMcLz yh! Nintendo owns the copyrights to 2ds and they have every right to make a luigi 2ds exactly the same
Aw
Good thing it is not official, because I never liked it. Too white for my tastes.
Quite sad, he clearly only did it to drum up interest on his site.
Wow. He did a really good job!
@Luna-Harmony
I agree.
@ledreppe so? It worked and it was a little bit of harmless fun too
I'm just pointing out that it smells of desperation to me.
@ledreppe the pic circulated, thats not his fault, no desperation here.
er.... I doubt i would've purchased one in the first place....
My boy is actually good friends with Wiggy he says he's been quite busy lately since he just had a kid and is expanding his business. He told me the next time he came down to Cleveland he'd pick up a signed classic GBA with a backlight. Maybe if I'm lucky I could pick up one of those hoax 2DS's
Aww I was gonna buy this 2DS since I need another 3DS but don't want more 3D, if my other one works just fine.
It was a pretty neat mod, looked completely legit.
I hope Ninty does start pushing out cooler designs for the 2DS series. It would at least make up for the small flow of cool 3DS designs making their way overseas. Depending on how it turned out, I'd find a pink or Pikachu themed one hard to resist.
OH well! No biggie!
Very nice! Luigi has a large fan base and considering if this was legit, it would be quite popular with DS users.
Shame it would've sold quite well.
aw, but it would be great for Nintendo to take the idea and make a bunch more. I definitely want one, and I'm going to be keeping an eye on his site for updates on any possible selling of the modded 2DS.
"...he hopes those same fans aren't too disappointed that the Luigi 2DS isn't going to be a reality."
What an @sshole.
Now THATS beauty o.o
Who knows, maybe Nintendo will make a Mario, Luigi, and other versions of the 2DS?
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