Rumor: Nintendo NX Controller Pictures Leaked

The Nintendo NX is the Japanese game console manufacturer’s upcoming system. It’s designed to replace the Wii U and is rumored to be a huge step up in terms of hardware, capable of running the latest and greatest games without compromising performance and visuals.

Little has been shared about the device, which has remained in development for quite some time now.

A few days ago, a photograph purporting to be that of the Nintendo NX’s controller surfaced. It looked rather odd. Shaped like an oval, it had thumbsticks on both sides and a display in the middle.

Today, two more photographs surfaced of the same device on imgur. You can see them in this post.

The redditor who posted the photographs noted the following properties of the device:

• Only the upper ‘nubs’ of the sticks move. The bottom part is static (kind of like the circle pad, but it moves along the bottom ‘sphere’.
• The rollers on the top feel and look pretty much identical to a mouse scroll-wheel. Though I do don’t believe this will be the final design.
• Haptic feedback is feels like Apples ‘taptic’ engine. Not like regular rumble.
• 3.5mm headphone jack on the bottom

It remains to be seen whether this device is in fact the controller for the Nintendo NX or an elaborate hoax.

According to rumours earlier this year, the Nintendo NX will work with the PlayStation 4, presumably in terms of online cross-platform play, as well as PC and mobile devices. Other rumours have suggested that the NX will consist of two devices with a unified operating system. The system is expected to launch this year between October and November, according to reports and ship 10-to-12 million units this year.