There's a Secret Message in The Switch's Pro Controller

[Steven Bogos]

There's a Secret Message in The Switch's Pro Controller

Nintendo has hidden a secret message for fans in the Switch pro controller.

Easter eggs and hidden code are fun little things developers love to do with games - hiding little messages and references in either hard-to-find places, or within the game's code itself. However, hardware Easter eggs - secrets physically hidden with a piece of gaming hardware, are a bit rarer, and Nintendo has put one inside the Switch's pro controller.

To find the secret, you'll have to tilt down the controller's right analogue stick, and look through the translucent black plastic above it. If you move the stick in just the right way, you'll make out the message: "Thx2 allgamefans!". Twitter user Geo Stream [https://twitter.com/geo_stream/status/837750526322204672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] posted the following images of the secret:

[tweet t=https://twitter.com/geo_stream/status/837750526322204672]

It's a nice little nod to all of the video game fans who made the Switch possible. It's not often we see a cool Easter egg like this one.

Source: Kotaku [https://twitter.com/geo_stream/status/837750526322204672]

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[Saltyk]

Okay. I may be a sentient robot that only pretends to have emotions, but I'm not made of stone. That is pretty cool.

 

[Jacked Assassin]

Be Sure To Drink Your Ovaltine.

A little false advertising that its all game fans.... I'm sure there are game fans who won't give Nintendo Switch a chance.

 

[American Tanker]

I'm sure there are game fans who won't give Nintendo Switch a chance.

Like me.

Nintendo haven't been good since the N64-GameCube era.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Should've been "aquariums suck".

 

[The Enquirer]

This is pretty cool. I hope it does well simply so that there's another actual contender in the ring to shake things up in the console market.

 

[Saelune]

Should've been "aquariums suck".

I dont get it, but this really got me for some reason.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Should've been "aquariums suck".

I dont get it, but this really got me for some reason.

Apparently aquariums (yup, that random) may cause connectivity issues with the JoyCon.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.947733-Nintendo-Acknowledges-JoyCon-Connectivity-Issues-Offers-Solutions

 

[Arnoxthe1]

Not really the same thing, I know, but I think the Launch Team Edition of the 360 given to its original developers were infinitely cooler in terms of console easter eggs. Just. Look. At. Thisss.

Also, on the HDD, their respective gamertags were custom engraved on each one released.

 

[Steve the Pocket]

Neat. My first computer was an OG Amiga, which had the signatures of its development team embossed on the inside of the case, including a pawprint from the one guy's dog. I don't remember what I opened it up for in the first place, because it never broke, but that was a fun little surprise at any rate.