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Images of a peculiar variation Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Nintendo Switch OLED Model person surfaced online, with photos of a Zelda-themed dock and acceptable of Joy-Con, positive the box.

Apparently recovered connected the Chinese forum Tieba and posted to Famiboards by idiosyncratic Kysen (thanks, My Nintendo News), they amusement a brace of golden Joy-Con sporting greenish (left) and achromatic (right) motifs from the crippled and achromatic rear panels to lucifer the dock. The dock has akin golden markings emblazoned crossed the front, with the rear of the console itself (black) featuring subtly embossed motifs akin to those recovered connected other peculiar variation OLED consoles.

Here's the container — you tin find much photos astatine the links above:

Whether these images are morganatic oregon elaborate fakes is unclear astatine the moment, though they bash look impressively (and possibly a small boringly) authentic.

The crippled launches connected 12th May 2023 and if this is the existent McCoy, we ideate this peculiar variation Switch would motorboat astir that clip oregon successful the weeks conscionable prior.

Breath of the Wild launched alongside the archetypal Switch backmost successful 2017, of course, though a brace of peculiar variation Zelda Joy-Con were released erstwhile Skyward Sword HD launched backmost successful 2021.

Remember these Skyward Sword HD Joy-Con? — Image: Nintendo Life

A fewer days agone immoderate leaked selling materials for the crippled showed a Nintendo Switch Online label, starring to speculation that the crippled mightiness see immoderate benignant of online functionality oregon multiplayer component. However, it's conscionable arsenic apt that the NSO statement is related to unreality saves, truthful don't get your hopes up.

Like the look of this caller SKU? Wish determination had been a peculiar variation Switch that looks similar a Sheikah Slate? Let america cognize beneath if you deliberation this is legit oregon not, and stock your thoughts connected the design.

[source famiboards.com, via resetera.com, mynintendonews.com]