Kotaku unknowingly advertising flash carts?

[Terminator02]

again, as pointed out, these pictures are from waterfield and kotaku just uploaded them to their own servers and put them up

 

[Forstride]

this one shows the cards better (from their site too):

I can see that the flashcart is shopped.
So they probably don't have the flashcart but they still advertise it...

It's not though. On the one picture, you can clearly see the microSD card slot.

 

[MEGAMANTROTSKY]

again, as pointed out, these pictures are from waterfield and kotaku just uploaded them to their own servers and put them up

I understood that. I was asking why they didn't take pictures of their own equipment instead. No doubt it will turn out to be an irrelevant point, though. There's a possibility that the poster was in a rush and didn't check the "offensive" pictures thoroughly.

 

[dinofan01]

again, as pointed out, these pictures are from waterfield and kotaku just uploaded them to their own servers and put them up

I understood that. I was asking why they didn't take pictures of their own equipment instead. No doubt it will turn out to be an irrelevant point, though. There's a possibility that the poster was in a rush and didn't check the "offensive" pictures thoroughly.

maybe because they dont have said equipment? yeah its a big named video game blog but your stupid to assume they get every single piece of equipment for free. The author was just saying "hey check these out. they look pretty cool." Why everyone is freaking out about this idk.

 

[GentleFist]

ShinyLatios does not approve of advertising crappy flashcards... they should've advertised AK2i/SCDS2 instead

when the m3r came out it was the best cart and mine works perfectly up to this day...
the only one that could compete was the original r4 and well...

 

[MEGAMANTROTSKY]

again, as pointed out, these pictures are from waterfield and kotaku just uploaded them to their own servers and put them up

I understood that. I was asking why they didn't take pictures of their own equipment instead. No doubt it will turn out to be an irrelevant point, though. There's a possibility that the poster was in a rush and didn't check the "offensive" pictures thoroughly.

maybe because they dont have said equipment? yeah its a big named video game blog but your stupid to assume they get every single piece of equipment for free. The author was just saying "hey check these out. they look pretty cool." Why everyone is freaking out about this idk.

I agree that it's wrong to assume that they get every piece of equipment for free. I didn't mean to make such a blanket statement. I was referring to "review copies"; game consoles and certain games in terms of "equipment", which Kotaku does receive for free, and ahead of everybody else. I don't think my error was egregious enough so that I should be dubbed as "stupid," though.

Edit: Or what _Chaz_ said below me.

 

[_Chaz_]

again, as pointed out, these pictures are from waterfield and kotaku just uploaded them to their own servers and put them up

I understood that. I was asking why they didn't take pictures of their own equipment instead. No doubt it will turn out to be an irrelevant point, though. There's a possibility that the poster was in a rush and didn't check the "offensive" pictures thoroughly.

maybe because they dont have said equipment? yeah its a big named video game blog but your stupid to assume they get every single piece of equipment for free. The author was just saying "hey check these out. they look pretty cool." Why everyone is freaking out about this idk.

Of course they have the equipment. They're a news site, you'd be crazy not to assume they've taken pictures for their articles before. And someone from the site has to have used the product, otherwise they wouldn't recommend it.

Why everyone's freaking out:
Kotaku does not endorse flash carts and does not support them in the least.
The fact that a picture clearly depicting a flash cart made it into one of their articles is a big faux pas on their part.

 

[Devante]

Wouldn't be the first time.

About 2 years ago I saw a flash card in a case in a bundle in a Gamestop advertisement.

 

[DaMummy]

since you people are so obsessed with this topic, here a video for it, and to also remove any doubt of photoshopping. and as mentioned, this has nothing to do with kotaku, but the waterfield company that makes a bunch of cases for everything thats out there

 

[Snorlax]

I love it.
Hyprocrisy at its finest!

 

[Infinite Zero]

I can clearly see it. HAHAHAHA.
Come on Kotaku.

 

[Sausage Head]

Typical Kotaku: buying an M3.
They should've bought a Supercard DSTWO.

 

[chyyran]

Kotakululs. Is Kotaku trying to revive the M3?

This deserves to be drunk to

 

[The Catboy]

Well at least we know who's been the ones supporting the M3 Cards
EDIT: That's not even close to being hidden. Hell the M3 Real can't even run on the 3DS, silly Kotaku.

 

[Joktan]

hahaha thats great