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*The phrase "THANKS2 ALLGAMEFANS!" can be found written on the Pro Controller's motherboard, just above {{button|ns|rightstick}}; the message is viewable by holding down {{button|ns|rightstick}} and peering through the transparent plastic in the surrounding socket.<ref>Dickens, Anthony (March 4, 2017). [http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/03/have_you_seen_the_hidden_message_inside_your_switch_pro_controller Have You Seen The Hidden Message Inside Your Switch Pro Controller?] ''Nintendo Life.'' Retrieved February 6, 2018.</ref> | *The phrase "THANKS2 ALLGAMEFANS!" can be found written on the Pro Controller's motherboard, just above {{button|ns|rightstick}}; the message is viewable by holding down {{button|ns|rightstick}} and peering through the transparent plastic in the surrounding socket.<ref>Dickens, Anthony (March 4, 2017). [http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/03/have_you_seen_the_hidden_message_inside_your_switch_pro_controller Have You Seen The Hidden Message Inside Your Switch Pro Controller?] ''Nintendo Life.'' Retrieved February 6, 2018.</ref> | ||
*A copy of 1984's ''[[Golf]]'' is embedded in the Nintendo Switch firmware. Activating it requires the internal system clock to be set to July 11 – [[Satoru Iwata]]'s {{wp|death anniversary}} – and performing his iconic "{{wp|Nintendo Direct|directly to you}}" hand gesture with both Joy-Con controllers on the main menu. If successful, a voice clip of Iwata from a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeVTJu_Yn2Y&feature=youtu.be&t=17s Japanese 2012 presentation] will confirm the input, and an emulation of ''Golf'' with added motion control support will promptly boot up.<ref name=Flog>[http://switchbrew.org/index.php?title=Flog Flog]. ''switchbrew.org.'' Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref> ''Golf'' has significance as one of the first video games Iwata programmed himself for Nintendo while working at [[HAL Laboratory]].<ref>[http://shmuplations.com/iwata/ Satoru Iwata – 1999 Developer Interview originally featured in ''Used Games'' magazine]. ''shmuplations.com.'' Retrieved September 27, 2017.</ref> This version of ''Golf'' was overwritten as of the 4.0.0 update, making it unplayable.<ref name=Flog/> | *A copy of 1984's ''[[Golf]]'' is embedded in the Nintendo Switch firmware. Activating it requires the internal system clock to be set to July 11 – [[Satoru Iwata]]'s {{wp|death anniversary}} – and performing his iconic "{{wp|Nintendo Direct|directly to you}}" hand gesture with both Joy-Con controllers on the main menu. If successful, a voice clip of Iwata from a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeVTJu_Yn2Y&feature=youtu.be&t=17s Japanese 2012 presentation] will confirm the input, and an emulation of ''Golf'' with added motion control support will promptly boot up.<ref name=Flog>[http://switchbrew.org/index.php?title=Flog Flog]. ''switchbrew.org.'' Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref> ''Golf'' has significance as one of the first video games Iwata programmed himself for Nintendo while working at [[HAL Laboratory]].<ref>[http://shmuplations.com/iwata/ Satoru Iwata – 1999 Developer Interview originally featured in ''Used Games'' magazine]. ''shmuplations.com.'' Retrieved September 27, 2017.</ref> This version of ''Golf'' was overwritten as of the 4.0.0 update, making it unplayable.<ref name=Flog/> | ||
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