
Activision has created a limited edition Crash Bandicoot Switch console to celebrate the release of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, but you'll almost definitely never get your hands on one.
As seen in the picture above, the console features a picture of Aku Aku on the back with a green and orange colour theme running throughout - the Joy-Con are actually green on the front and orange on the back. As if to tease desperate fans even more, each system has a number in the top right-hand corner, showing off the fact that only three of these consoles are in existence.

It would appear that each of these systems have been sent to various influencers for online coverage, with one such example shown below. You can check out the console in all its glory thanks to this unboxing video, but we must warn you that the unboxing process itself is almost sickeningly brutal. That poor, poor cardboard.
Surely it can only be a matter of time before Nintendo releases its own character-focused Switch consoles, too, just like the many designs we've seen for the Nintendo 3DS family over the years. Here's hoping for a gorgeous set of Zelda-gold Joy-Con or a space-themed console for Metroid Prime 4.
Would you like to see some new Switch designs based on your favourite Nintendo franchises? Describe your ideal Switch and Joy-Con setup in the comments - you never know, Nintendo might be listening...
[source press-start.com.au]
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I’m really surprised that Nintendo has only been coloring the joycons and I fully expect them to start making switches with the back plate something very nintendo themed. Unless my Switch gives out tho, I won’t buy a new one just to have a colorful switch. I collect games, not iterations of the consoles
Well that's just mean.
It looks great, love the green and orange they used. Thought this would be for a contest, but nope just "influencers".
"sent to various influencers"
Is that part of their Social Responsibility Campain? Why make it even public? Those poor needy influencers...
it feels like they're trying to influence the influencers somehow...
Did they really have to make only three?
Can't help thinking a Switch with a Crash Bandicoot decal on it is akin to a Marshall amplifier with an S Club Seven sticker on it.
I'm surprised Nintendo don't do more of this as I'm sure there's collectors out there who would snap them all up.
But seriously, who opens cardboard like that?! You'd swear it was a difficult box to open!
"sent to various influencers"
This is so obvious that they just wanna get good publicity ! :/
The way the industry is going bothers me.
Only 3.
Only 3
If nintendo were to put out a fire emblem themed switch I would be done for. But it is weird that nintendo has only given us joy con variants outside of the monster hunter bundle in japan
Looks awful.
If he's tearing the box open like that, I feel sorry for that Switch. No skin off my back though - I would prefer a Smash, Dragonball, Pokemon or Mother themed Switch instead. Maybe even Bayonetta.
OH MY GOD CALL THE BOX POLICE!!! THERE'S BEEN A MURDER!!
What is wrong with that person? It's pretty easy to get into a switch box.
That influencer opened the box in the same way a wild cat or my kids would do it. Absurd, and needlessly difficult. I saw an article recently about an influencer only mural in Los Angeles. Made me want to puke. I haven’t been okay since.
It's still a ripoff of Taz the Tasmanian Devil
Worst unboxing video ever, the person can't open a box so glad that one of a three set got sent to this person from the video it's obvious they know how to take care of limited edition items.
Remove the logo and tacky 1 of 3 text, then it would be perfect. I actually like the color combo, and I makes me desperate to see Nintendo release a Starfox or Metroid LE Switch. I've been sitting on 400 dollars specifically for this, since I want my current Switch to be the one I leave out for guests. Lol
When they are this rare, they aren't special editions, they are just custom jobs. I am sorry, but this doesn't count. Not in my opinion anyway.
@LuckyLand @Cobalt Just be glad Activision is more blatant about it. A lot of companies do this, behind the scenes, either rewarding people with gifts or threatening to blackball them, denying them their ad revenue and early review copies.
A lot of Youtubers flat out get paid to play their games, and are obligated say nothing negative. This was pretty obvious during the Battlefront 2 debacle.
Don't say about Metroid lol I'll have to buy another!!! Metroid pro controller or joy con but not console lol
Release gold Zelda Joy-Con (maybe with a Triforce design on it), and I'll finally have something to swap my Splatoon Joy Con out for!!
@DarthFoxMcCloud did you not buy the other Spaltoon Joycons? So you can mix it up from time to time?
@GauBan Nah, I bought the ones that Japan had (which are the reversed order that North America got). I can only spend so much on Joy Con, LOL. If they were cheaper though, I'd get a lot more.
@DarthFoxMcCloud yeah I've brought a couple of pairs. 😂 😜 https://twitter.com/GauBan/status/991060771344969728?s=02
Kinda of an odd choice
@Romeo-75 It shattered me deeply!
What the actual fudge did I just see? I opened Lego boxes more nicely at the age if 5 than that. The console itself looks nice but clearly got sent to a person with no appreciation towards it. They made three and this guy just ripped ones box into pieces.
#neveropenedaboxbefore 😵 rip
Why did they give it to a German who is even too stupid to open a simple folding box? If this is supposed to be Germany's biggest influencer than there is still hope for a lot of people to become one as well... OMG
Update: I am reconsidering my statement as it seems he actually is an influencer reaching all of us and NL even spending a full article on it. Now I feel like the moron.
Way to make me NOT respect you activision. Playing favorites to try to make them like you more in a ploy to get them to sing your praises to the plebs? Yeah, this isn't how you make people like you.
I would pay a comical amount of cash for a Star Fox themed Switch. Glacial white and ice blue color scheme akin to an Arwing with the red weathered star fox logo emblazoned on the back on top of a lylat galaxy of stars in the background. I can dream
looking at that back plate kinda makes me wish that they had made interchangeable back plates similar to the n3ds. I would love a zelda or a FE one...
If Naughty dog somehow remade the game I would buy
It's pretty cool but there only 3 LEL
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