If you’re one of the tens of thousands of people who saw the new Nintendo Switch and immediately thought, “Oh, what a cute little dog face,” brace yourself.
After a trailer for the new gaming console dropped last week, a few Twitter users quickly pointed out how easily the system could be anthropomorphized into a cartoonish dog.
Can’t unsee the puppy ears… #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/SAj3l5WpD5
— CUTEOSPHERE (@cuteosphere) October 20, 2016
Nintendo Switch のコントローラがこういう犬っぽい何かに見えてしまう呪いにかかったのは自分だけだろうか・・(っ´ω`) pic.twitter.com/18jQOQB9tM
— サカモト教授 Prof. Sakamoto (@pskmt) October 20, 2016
Inspired by those sketches, plushie maker and gaming enthusiast @TheAnnaTheRed quickly hopped on board the doggo train, proudly debuting this Nintendog on Twitter earlier this week.
I couldn’t wait until March, so I made my own #NintendoSwitch. pic.twitter.com/0E7ceNFqyq
— AnnaTheRED (@TheAnnaTheRed) October 24, 2016
*inserts that satisfying CLICK noise from the trailer here* pic.twitter.com/tealRUFRZU
— AnnaTheRED (@TheAnnaTheRed) October 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/TheAnnaTheRed/status/790596072724795392
The details are perfect, from the -/+ eyebrows all the way down to the little x on its butt.
BUTT OF COURSE
— AnnaTheRED (@TheAnnaTheRed) October 24, 2016
If you want to take a closer look (and see him in precious on and off mode), go check out her Flickr gallery.
You can sign up for updates on the Switch preorder, but no word yet on the public availability of this little pupper. For now, he’s one of a kind.
Hope Sony & Microsoft make their next console look like a cute creature, like kitten or dragon. That’s console wars I can get behind.
— AnnaTheRED (@TheAnnaTheRed) October 26, 2016