Owner of Nintendo Switch 2 forum forced to deny conspiracy theory that they're a secret Nintendo of America marketing plant
Oct. 18, 2024“Did you know that I work for Nintendo? Because I didn’t.”
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The owner of an unofficial Nintendo Switch 2 forum has denied a theory that he’s a Nintendo employee running the forum as a marketing campaign.
The real kicker, however, is that the owner made a post in the wake of the Alarmo reveal that featured a screenshot of an official Nintendo of America tweet. In that screenshot, however, you can see the ability to “view post engagements” - a tool only available to the owner of the Twitter account behind the post. That was enough to light the spark behind this theory - how would the owner be able to see that option if he wasn’t a Nintendo employee?
The post didn’t last long on the subreddit before being taken down, but that caused further issues as some felt it validated the claims being made. That, in turn, drew a response from the owner, who posted “Did you know that I work for Nintendo? Because I didn’t.” Pointing to the ridiculous Alarmo-themed artwork on the subreddit and the silly posts elsewhere on his account, he also reminded users that he’s already told them he’s a college student.
The owner also explained his reasoning for deleting the conspiracy theory post, saying that it goes against Reddit’s anti-harassment policies. He also says he deliberately included the Twitter engagement stats as a joke, copying the button from one of his own posts. In a tweet elsewhere, he says “I did think maybe a few people would think it was real but I didn’t think I’d get an actual conspiracy thread followed by an actual mob.”
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