In what feels like an unscheduled episode of The Twilight Zone, YouTuber Etika has apparently shown off a Nintendo Switch console during one of his livestreams.
Etika grabbed the console during one of his broadcasts, briefly holding it in front of camera before ducking off-screen to retrieve a Joy-Con pad, which he then assembled and swiftly removed from view.
The video in question has since been taken down, and during the segment, Etika makes several comments about getting into hot water over showing off the system.
You can watch the clip in question by clicking here, but be warned that it contains foul language and a partially-naked, over-excitable YouTuber.
After the clip was posted on NeoGAF, many members stated that the console looked fake and could be a 3D-printed copy, given that Etika never actually powers it up. After the fuss that was caused over the 3D-printed NX, it's certainly the most probable scenario - unless Nintendo's marketing plan revolves around handing out Switch consoles to potty-mouthed YouTubers, of course.
We'll leave you to decide where you stand on this, but in the meantime, we're going off to sit in a corner and ponder exactly why anyone would want to spend their precious life watching a half-naked man talk gibberish to camera for hours on end, apart from the very slight chance they might hold up an as-yet-unreleased games console, of course.
[source neogaf.com]
Comments 89
Ya right!
Except this guy.
My boy etika is freaking gone
It's Etika, so yeah.
His Mewtwo reaction is still his best video.
But wow, these fakes are getting more real by the second
rip mah boi
Etika FTW lol
Mah boi! Etika!
Gotta get them view counts up somehow... Ripped chests don't do it for me.
that guys live-reaction video to the switch reveal was hilarious!
"...we're going off to sit in a corner and ponder exactly why anyone would want to spend their precious life watching a half-naked man talk gibberish to camera for hours on end,"
So basically Alex without a shirt on?
MEWTWO?!
It's very clearly fake. Even if Nintendo does give out units to YouTubers to promote, they wouldn't do so this early surely, and where else would Etika get one.
Even then, if Nintendo give YouTubers them, I doubt they would choose Etika anyway, given his record.
The hype is too much for some people. I just don't understand sometimes. Just wait until 12 January 2017 for real Switch trailer.
If the half-naked person is a guy, then I'm not interested in that video.
I want a 3D-printed Nintendo Switch!!! (Even if it's a non-functioning console...)
@InfernapeKing97 To be fair, Masahiro Sakurai has retweeted one of his videos before (The Mewtwo reaction).
Nintendo definitely knows who he is.
Of course Etika made Nintendo news XD
After the leaked PS4 Slims I tend to not dismiss these types of videos anymore. The only thing that makes me think this might be faked is the fact that he doesn't turn it on.
Never mind spend their time watching this nonsense, some people give them money. That's just beyond me. I understand, don't condone, but understand the adult entertai ment streamers getting money thrown at them. But I really can't wrap my mind around actual people donating to any of these guys. I understand when they stream it for a good cause but it's not always the case.
Well, it got him the attention he wanted. I'm not even gonna watch. Faker.
"why anyone would want to spend their precious life watching a half-naked man talk gibberish to camera for hours on end, "
Change "man" to "woman" and I think that's at least half the bandwidth of the internet.
Nice fake.
At least mine won't be!
Geez. I'm looking forward to Switch myself, but not enough to try 3D printing it months in advance (I mean, even if I actually COULD).
ETIKA MY BOY!!!
In case you don't know Etika, you probably know at least one of his videos:
About the Switch, it's obviously a fake one. An impressive fake, I'll admit that, but one glance at the buttons is enough to know it's fake. Still an impressive copy though
Yeah... because Etika isn't notorious for his clickbait and exaggerated reactions for everything.
Only Etika (mah boi) could wind up getting himself on a news article on a high-profile Nintendo news site.
Is he seriously in hot water? I stopped watching the live stream to see what kind of madness Aaron and Gene were up to on the Sonic Twitch channel, so I missed this.
Of course this stream happened when I was at work. xD
y u do dis etika
"It's a handheld with last gen tech that you can hook up to your TV!"
It's the Sony PSP! Oh, wait...
Lol. I love how 3D Printed has become the new "That is obviously Photoshopped".
He obviously recycled his polyester shirts for 3D printing material.
@Not_Soos That's the first thing I thought!
"in the meantime, we're going off to sit in a corner and ponder exactly why anyone would want to spend their precious life watching a half-naked man talk gibberish to camera for hours on end"
Uncalled for.
"You can watch the clip in question by clicking here, but be warned that it contains foul language and a partially-naked, over-excitable YouTuber."
Nope. I'm not ready to see that. I think I will never be.
All you need to know.
For those who don't know Etika is one of the more entertaining Nintendo streamers (if you can handle the language). This man has no limits.
@whanvee Kinda crazy right? I'm anything but destitute, yet I still wonder what it would be like to be so affluent that money would literally not matter to me at all.
Maybe I'm looking at it wrong though, maybe he is such a quality entertainer, that people feel like he earned everything cent. I can't quite wrap my head around it, but it's still easier to grasp than the alternative of the more-money-than-I-can-ever-waste
I find this guy rather irritating, to be honest.
I do watch some of videos here and there and I guess I like him and I loved his reaction on the Switch trailer lololol
Is he drunk?
I say 3d print.
Yep, if the infamous Hype boy named Etrika is talking about this thing real or not. Then hype levels are certainly at fever pitch.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE
10 points
Never thought I would see the day where Etika would be in a NL article.
Why watch him? Because he's extremely entertaining, try watching the stream so you'll know why he was naked and talking gibberish. It started normal until the donations started, someone donated over $100, then someone did it again, and the other one did it again, and this keep going so Etika drank directly from the bottle multiple times until eventually one of those told him to take his shirt off. All of the reactions were hilarious, after he got more than a thousand dollars I was laughing practically on the floor. Think better before making assumptions if you don't know the context, Etika just happens to be the most hilarious person when he gets drunk, it's not his fault.
lol seem legit...
As legit as his bought-and-paid-for subscriber count.
You had to give this clown exposure. You just couldn't help yourselves, could you NLife?
It's disturbing that he feels the need to post topless vids.
you would think at least he would have a emulator running nes games on the screen
"...potty-mouthed YouTubers..."
"...why anyone would want to spend their precious life watching a half-naked man talk gibberish to camera for hours on end..."
You do know that Masahiro Sakurai retweeted Etika's Mewtwo reaction video, right?
Unfortunately @Nintendolife you have just played right into his hand. It is obvious that this guy wants more publicity and views and your just helping him out by doing this. This Youtuber is obviously desperate. #NoShame
Never understood the whole reaction Youtuber craze or even the people playing games and putting them on YouTube and getting millions of subscribers thing. Surely the more time people spend watching these people play games is the less time they spend playing games. Bizarre.
What a plank, I doubt Nintendo would be giving anyone other than developers consoles at present.
Now I understand Nintendo's stance against YouTube clowns
Suckers!
@TheRedCap30
Remember his (e)"reaction" to Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire?
I wish I had a gif of just the last few seconds to his video, but all I could find was his - thankfully blurred - er... reaction. So no, no pics for this one comment.
It's as NSFW as it gets so I'll just post the video's title, "Etika's Reaction to Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Announcement", and leave it at that.
Showing a legit Switch like that would be like committing cyber suicide... his accounts would have already been banned if it was real in order to prevent further leaks.
The fact that they haven't, but he hasn't posted anything since then makes me think he's just watching the chaos he's caused and is laughing... he can't not talk about it now, but as soon as he does he'll have to reveal it as a fake and his fun will be over.
Etika is on Nintendo Life. This is new.
Yeah, you'd be playing it if you wanted to show it off, he clearly forgot to 3D print the innards! The buttons looks fake and the analog sticks look wonky as hell though.
Ugh. I thoroughly dislike that guy, whenever I come across one of his vids, I'm always like... Nope.
Etika is a little TOO open honestly, and I don't just mean talking about his newly obtained 'Switch'. I was subscribed to him while Smash 4 was still in development because he did cover news and leaks about it in a fairly well done manner, but once the games came out I quickly unsubscribed. Very cringe-worthy dude, really.
@CB85 He seems kind of fake to me... when he starts jumping around in excitement you often catch him looking over at his other screen to check that he's still in frame... if you were really that excited then you'd be too distracted to think about something like that... it's like he only does it for the attention, and I suspect that this is the same.
What a goon. Also, judicious usage of 'the N word' does not make you cool.
On a scale of 1 to annoying, Etika is only one step below all-time biggest YouTube idiot OBE1, with his face and limbs.
And like so many others have already said, this thing is so obviously fake, but nicely executed click bait on his part. The less intelligent part of society certainly fell for it...
https://twitter.com/artsyomni/status/798324838150631424
He doesn't wear pants for most of the videos he records, either; the camera barely missing his waist down.
@Not_Soos I would watch shirtless-Alex vids!
This guy is absolute trash, even for a streamer.
Why is NL gotta get so upset by this? Anyone who watches Etika knows that he did this as a joke. Fans knew it was fake to begin with.
LOL. I can't believe that Etika was covered in this article.
for etika: https://all3dp.com/custom-3d-printed-t-shirt/
Print a shirt instead of wasting your time printing fake console
Fake af. But still a hilarious video!
that's as fake as my plastic Christmas tree
@IceClimbers what's that? A Mewtwo reaction?
Why was he half naked? Was he going to switch it on with the Switch?
If it were real he wouldn't be sharing it. Nintendo would sue the pants off him (which would make him naked apparently...)
Next time keep your personal opinions out of your "news" articles, thank you.
@Niinbendo
Yep!
After the NES Mini chaos there was no way I was going to miss out on the Switch!
I was lucky enough to get an NES Mini but only because I pre ordered it as soon as it was announced.
@AlexSora89 Like I said, no limits. One time he streamed himself walking home from 7-11 at 2 in the morning... He can be interesting...
@TheRedCap30
Seven hyphen eleven? It might have to do with it being 02:36 here in Italy, but I'm too sleepy to understand what you mean. 7-11? Care to elaborate on that?
You guys overreact so hard at times.
Guy is obnoxious.
@Niinbendo
Yeah, if that's anything to go by then most definitely.
@Komi028 Yea sounds very entertaining.
This could be a very important video if Nintendo is in the business of buying out youtubers. What's more likely is a desperate attempt to get adsense money.
Confirmed fake:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvmM6ihpnbw
@AlexSora89 Sorry, its a convience store chain here in America that you can find everywhere.
@TheRedCap30
Hence my ignorance on the matter, I'm afraid. I happen to live on the Boot.
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