I Became A Nintendo Insider in 7 Hours (Without Knowing Anything)

WaddleDeeKnows finally gets unmasked
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[@GVG]

First upload had a rendering issue, sorry for the reupload folks - WaddleDeeKnows

[@Twilord_]

Thanks for the guide to doing this. Now that Nintendo fans are hope gonna be more cautious, I will try to find another space without much overlap where I can apply your masterful techniques! Like Xbox, or the MCU! (Joking! BUT seriously this is a great expose that I hope will educate people!)

[@Pixelcraftian]

Luckily WaddleDeeKnows knows about rendering issues, good job!

[@kklogins]

Waddle Dee Knows ... How to Trick You

[@TheGeneral308]

If you do this again in a year with the same account I bet you the video game Journalist fall for it again.

[@militantpacifist4087]

Do you know when Metroid Prime 4 is going to come out?

[@RogersBase]

This is genuinely HYSETERICAL. I had tons of people tweeting at me after the Direct saying "Did you know this one small account got everything right about today's showcase" and before I could even look it up, this was in my sub box. Well done, LOLOLOL

[@shigerumiyamoto9612]

As a prominent director at Nintendo. I can confirm that this is 100% legit. (And yes we tried to freeze Jon and prevent this video from being uploaded in the best quality)

[@shigerumiyamoto9612]

And before you ask Yes... even the cereal facts!

[@InvaderIceStrike]

Zang, how could you

[@justinc.5591]

Where is the Encanto game Shigeru?

[@CBreezie]

@@shigerumiyamoto9612 can I have Among Us amibo

[@Ray_2112]

Give us a new F-Zero finally, Shiggi!

[@ThomasGameDocs]

this is amazing

[@Pownchao]

You're amazing!

[@xrayblaster4874]

It is amazing

[@excadrillo99]

Wow, I can't believe Jon faked his own death in order to trick us into thinking he worked at Nintendo. The absolute dedication of this man is insane

[@extraful1]

This is journalism. Getting into enemy territory and exposing everything at risk to yourself. Bravo.

[@gunnadahun]

Risk?

[@extraful1]

@@gunnadahun Yeah. This could've either been a well-accepted success (which it's turning out to be) or possibly undercut GVG because Jon just admitted to misleading thousands.

[@jarde1989]

Congrats, you’ve stated exactly what modern day Journalist don’t do

[@Midnight93933]

How in the world is this in any way journalism

[@njaisinghaninjl]

@@Midnight93933 it's investigative journalism, which is very scarce in gaming outlets nowadays. I found this fascinating as well

[@NathanielBandy]

I love that you did this lmao

[@crimsonstormsurge]

Agreed

[@ravio3943]

Hey Bandy

[@chillgiver]

Lol

[@Starnana]

I heard of WaddleDeeKnows faking leaks from the gameleaks subreddit earlier, but I would never have guessed it was Jon Gamexplain Nintendo Life Good Vibes Gaming all along. Top 10 anime plot twists

[@artsyomni]

I can't believe you would deceive people like that. Unforgivable.

[@mds_main]

Ahh I see what you did there Mr Omni

[@suicidallysosome4651]

The first thing Waddle Dee Knows reminded me of was your Rayman leak, lmao

[@dandy-jack]

How did Jon return to GVG and IMMEDIATELY cook up such an incredible scheme to come back with

[@torsteing1317]

I would guess he wanted to this a while ago, but probably didn’t want to do it while working for Nintendo Life, since it’s a gaming news site.

[@Daniel-yz3zf]

@@torsteing1317 yeah he must feel a bit more creatively free now, being able to talk about a wider range of topics

[@parakarry434]

the fact that waddledeeknows was jon is so funny

[@simpsons703]

Is Jon waddledeeknows or is waddledeeknows Jon? That's the real question

[@mariokoran]

Forreal

[@militantpacifist4087]

69th like.

[@militantpacifist4087]

@@simpsons703 We have to ask a Nintendo insider for that.

[@harrybest2041]

Plot Twist: Jon is a substitute Waddle Dee in a human suit.

[@IamCanadian3333]

There are people on Gamefaqs that claimed it was still legit even after you admitted it was fake, claiming, "oh he's only faking it because he doesn't want to draw suspicion from the Nintendo Ninjas." And then even after this video was released, there is someone still claiming it was legit for the same reasons. Good job Jon! You were apparently so convincing that people will still bat that this account was real even after it's been outed (by the faker himself even) as a fake even with the mountain of evidence that supported that conclusion.

[@ndl0857]

He isn't gonna shag you Kev

[@okapi_q]

If even a few people come away from this knowing that accounts like SamusHunter, LeakyPandy, and that one with the Detective Pikachu pic are full of bs, then you've done good Jon. Good on you.

[@bernhardihammer14567]

Those three are the worst fr…

[@Pidove727]

No idea how SamusHunter is still grifting, they've been around and lying for YEARS, and yet some Muppets still listen. MADNESS!

[@johnhoftb]

Does LeakyPandy even leak anymore? I mainly just follow for the takes.

[@tuskoub]

SamusHunter, NateTheHate, and Markomaro misfire so much that you’d think it’d be obvious to people that they just guess/speculate stuff but. Nope.

[@tuskoub]

@@johnhoftb they used to be super accurate before Nintendo went after them and their latest was claiming a new Mario Kart Crossover-focused game was in development, which turned out to be SUPER wrong

[@FelixSR]

I actually never though about how easy it is to fake that stuff. Thank you for bringing this for my attention, you're a legend! :)

[@Rubberman202]

I kind of wish I knew who these official news outlets who reported on you were, but I respect that you didn't call anyone out, didn't want to make anyone look like the fool.

[@Mirage475]

VGC did

[@militantpacifist4087]

Even when he didn’t call them out, they’re still putting up their clown make up. It’s like a tree still making noise when no one is around to hear it when it falls.

[@Pixelcraftian]

Amazing video and definitely a good point with accounts like these! Also, I'll be following this account now, need some more Miyamoto cereal facts.

[@Axecon1]

Sadly, this extends beyond the gaming industry. Fake news/reporting is still on the rise, thanks for bringing light to such a critical topic.

[@svenbtb]

yeah exactly. it sucks with games, but with basically anything at all, people are SO QUICK to believe literally anything online because someone on twitter or tik tok simply says something. So many people are perpetually online and don't think twice about if something is real or not.

11:25 If that would have happened, "Encanto published by Nintendo and developed by Bandai Namco" would have been one of the biggest pieces of lost media that never existed.

[@dannysamman3384]

This is/was a genius idea. Perfectly executed. Great job man. Truly. This channel is going to boom because of stuff like this. You have a solid perspective

[@guitaraobscura8802]

gamers put way too much trust in these "insiders". love this experiment to showcase that. Also its true that if you call out a larger account then it will just be buried

[@derrekclay7425]

This is amazing. I heard so many people talking about the legitimacy of this account, only for the curtain to be pulled back in this video. Awesome work, John

[@EasyCure0]

**slow clap** this was just brilliant. I'm actually glad you called out that one news outlet, gaming "journalist" need this sort of kick in the pants to do better.

[@Adrian-wh3mk]

Which outlet? Wanna know who doesn’t check sources

[@EasyCure0]

@@Adrian-wh3mk you'd have to scrub Jon's Twitter, I don't think he called them out here in the video, only referenced that he did so on Twitter and sorta regrets it. But I agree, I'd rather not follow a "news" outlet that doesn't check sources.

[@juanthehylian1250]

I’m a simple man, I see Jon I watch

[@tomsimmons7673]

Even on a reupload.

[@TipperProject]

I like him featuring in the thumbnails makes it more personal. Would like to see the other 3 boys do the same in their videos

[@Catadventures131]

Same

[@simpsons703]

@@TipperProject tbh I just like it so I know who's gonna be the person doing the video. It does make it more personal and many watch for specific people

[@GuardianEnzoMatrix]

This is on the same level as Artsy Omni's Rayman Smash "leak" when it comes to teaching people not to trust everything just because it looks legit at first glance. It was a neat experiment and really got me thinking. Well done!

[@hurraburra849]

Jon is such a great addition to this channel, this kind of content is just what gvg needs, no wonder you reached 75.000 :-) congratulations!

[@janstrom3482]

The Jon effect!

[@yggdrasilsaltar]

ive always been against leaker culture since the best game reveals are the ones you dont really expect (dread and smash bros ultimate as a whole as an example) so im glad they’re starting to get called out now lmao

[@jonathanwilson7949]

lmao same

[@icefiredragon94]

Especially the cases for some leaks within fandoms that are either fake or partially untrue to stir people up if it's cool (easy to do for a mob of people) and doesn't come true...like pokemon's fandom in recent years.

[@TheFPSKingsGaming]

I love leaks but hate the leaker culture as 99% of the time it’s just someone fueling their ego

[@VGAfanatic]

I love that you're tweeting with the Waddle Dee Knows account again, in a time when (as of posting) people are starving for a Nintendo Direct, because now everyone's in on the joke.

[@monadomoron4601]

This exact type of fake account has been a plague on game speculation for a couple years now. Outlets fall for it and ruin discussion elsewhere after almost every Direct. Hopefully this video gains enough traction to stop them for good.

[@TWIP98]

This was very clever but getting Melia and Nia exactly spot on is scarily accurate. I know the Fanbyte leak happened but I don't remember them specifying those characters. Bravo on the guesses hahaha

[@b-bum]

TBF those were both pretty common predictions for a hypothetical Xenoblade 3, even before shit started getting rumored.

[@diabeticman2194]

This was such a fascinating video, really showed how easy it is to be an 'insider' on the internet

[@Kritigri]

I'm just gonna come right out and say it - this account could have fooled me if I'd heard about it. I don't make a habit of following insider accounts or anything like that, but I'd never considered the possibility of guessing a whole bunch of stuff while private, then deleting incorrect guesses before going public. So thank you for shedding light on that practice!

[@andromedasgarden]

There's a channel here on KZbin that uses basically the same trick to "predict" celebrity deaths. It's even easier 'cause you can make individual videos private, and then just un-private the ones that actually happen.

[@MyChannel-dl8if]

There’s something incredibly wholesome about Jon giggling to himself

[@no1much274]

I absolutely love this as an illustration of why we take Information Literacy at school. Why it matters. Plus, appreciate the relative restraint shown. What Waddle Dee Knows: "check your sources, verify what you hear before passing it on."

[@joniivee]

I think my favorite part is people calling out the GameFAQs account and that just straight-up *not working*. Waddle Dee will soon know all.

[@-mhayes86]

This is amazing! I don't follow anything on Twitter or most of gaming news outside a few places, so I wasn't aware of this. It's hilarious how easy you were able to do it. Oh, and I'm so happy to see GVG getting more diverse content!

[@radio2299]

This is brilliant, Jon!! Thank you for exposing how easy this is to do.

[@laggalot1012]

Jon, you sly, magnificent bastard. I think I only caught wind of this Twitter channel in very brief passing, but as someone who doesn't actively use Twitter, that's still pretty impressive. And it goes to show how easy it is to fake a bunch of predictions and appear credible by manipulating the posting date of messages (by hiding them for a time) along with other tricks like you did. By default I disbelieve "leaks", and this just reinforces that notion for me. And uhh, boy, I imagine that's a lot of fuel for people to clown on the news outlets that reported on this as being true...

[@NightFlyStudio]

Jon already bringing amazing content to the channel. This was crazy btw.

[@draco2351]

A fascinating tale only possible with our Internet in the 21st century. Looking forward to more of your unique content here at GVG Jon!

[@joserachi96]

Jon this was amazing lmao You did something I always wanted to try out but never did due to the fear of it actually semi-blowing like you say "people just wanna hear what they want " 😭😂

[@warningdontread5478]

This is like the 2022 version of the ssb4 Rayman leaks, and judging by what happened with the Grinch leak, people won't learn from it.

[@dxninjazero5876]

Sadly... Your right.

[@guardianpigeon2029]

Hilarious and clever. I've known about that method of "leaking" stuff before but it's good to have someone actually show how it's done and just how easy it is so it can spread around more. Keep up the good work!

[@theakiwar9118]

John being a fake leaker had more things right than a true quote on quote „Leaker“

[@Nuvendil]

I appreciate your optimism about improving the state of both the general public's gullibility and the games journalism field. This could be just like how the Rayman Leak killed all that Smash leak BS. Remember that? Yeah, me neither.

[@andrewwright64]

Now every time people pressure to cover a rumor just bring up Waddle Dee Knows!

[@TevorTheThird]

Waddle Dee Knows the Switch Pro will be announced aaaaanyday now. I love the idea of using WDKs as shorthand for sandbagging baseless rumors.

[@MrJobocan]

@@TevorTheThird Heck, Waddle Dee Knows is way more credible than literally everyone that pushed the Switch Pro rumors.

[@kayh.4114]

I would love to see Jon doing stuff like this often, and always do it as "Waddle Dee Knows" - not als Jon from GVG. Like a series of investigative journalism. Waddle Dee is back.

[@DominicanStud101]

This is such a unique experiment. Great content Jon!

[@boredpreston]

Ahhhh.. I'm getting that feeling when the Rayman in Smash leak was debunked by the creator. But you never know about leaks, I remember the entirety of the 2017 Switch presentation being leaked and no one believed it when it was 100% true.

[@BernardoOne]

my favorite part is the one is your prediction about Valve games being quote tweeted by Tyler from VNN (known for constantly taking other people's leaks and data minings and pretending he has inside knowledge about Valve lol)

[@janstrom3482]

About time someone did this! Nice journalism Jon, thanks 👍

[@TheStarBot]

I was on 4chan thread about this, and I love how the Discussion eventually went off topic about whatever Encanto or Coco was the better Mexican Disney movie / who was the hottest character

[@revolvingworld2676]

Both are good movies but Encanto was better than Coco

[@Savvysnek]

This is why we love Jon. Brilliant experiment!

[@scramble7902]

This is one of the most fascinating videos I’ve seen in a minute. Brilliantly executed.

[@emerson_5]

I hear that Gravity Rush 2 pleasure quarter theme :) I’d love to see a video on those games! This video was so inventive and insightful, and I’m excited to see more great content from you guys!

[@SwedenTheHedgehog]

A) I absolutely love this. B) This reminds me so much of when ArtsyOmni made his “Rayman in Smash leak”, and how it finally started to make most people (except all the shmucks who then turned around and believe ‘the Grinch leak’, lol) much more hesitant to believe grainy pictures of a screen, showing unannounced things in games.

[@Ramperdos]

I got some "Rayman is in Smash" vibes from this. A really fun video! I don't really understand how private accounts work so did you basically just enter a lot of tweets early, delete all the wrong ones and made the account public right after the Direct?

[@diabeticman2194]

Yeah, that’s correct

[@kaiaml]

Awesome video. I've learned over the years not to trust every single baseless rumour, but I still learned a thing or two from this video about how easy it is to gain traction

[@jamidude1]

This was brilliant! I'm not a fan of rumours/leaks in the first place, but even this opened my eyes to how crazy it can get.

[@kcant65]

This is one of the best KZbin videos and stories I have ever seen. Fantastic Stuff!

[@LoomDoom]

Jon you’re a mad lad and I hope this will be a learning experience for that journalist and other outlets. If you can’t verify the source, you should not report on it!!!

[@Daniel-yz3zf]

Fantastic work Jon, looking forward to seeing your new creative projects and videos now that you're free from just talking about Nintendo stuff!

[@degrox1062]

Everyone says: Anyone can make a fake leak. Jon: Anyone can be a fake leaker.

[@JacobHayden911]

Good video! Looking forward to GVGCast tonight!🥰 Good vibes!

[@eddybeals611]

You mad lad, Jon. THIS IS AMAZING

[@cedrickterrick]

Well done, sir! Great job! I hope this will make people more sensitive about leaks. I have been following Papa Genos for years so I know how easily leaks can be made.

[@PicardManeuver]

LOL the Samus Hunter approach! Hilarious.

[@Shady_Fungus]

Oh my gosh I love this story and adding to my favorites. When a casual attempt to troll goes semi-viral. Still the best part was Jon laughing about it and going apple red. I couldn’t help but smile along too.

[@ArendAlphaEagle]

Okay but if we get an Encanto game made by Bandai-Namco in the near future, then clearly you're a prophet.

[@dahgameps432]

What a legend! Love you man...

[@ryananderson7492]

I love you John. Glad to see you again so soon after your nintendo life departure.

[@skeleman4629]

Your honor, he was merely doing a mild amount of trolling.

[@Kirbunny]

Masterfully done, Jon! A video like this was definitely needed in light of how many people worship the mighty "insiders" in game/movie speculation circles. Excited to see what else is in the pipeline

[@amp7980]

I never follow this stuff on Twitter. But I was very entertained by your experiment. Good stuff

[@Booksds]

Holy cow, Jon just got here and is right outta the gate with interesting, high quality videos

[@sonchezz]

This is great investigative games journalism! Keep up the good work.

[@TyWashdaddy]

That was awesome and insightful Jon. Also, good to see you. Thought you was gone after Nintendo Life. Guess I'll subscribe to here

[@crimsonstormsurge]

GG jon. You need to do more stuff like this

[@kirindas4691]

Thanks for the video! Very interesting to learn about how to easily be an insider. I hope that the industry learns from this to not report on every would be leaker.

[@ianpittman6544]

Now I want the little tostarena guy in Mario strikers

[@maxmorgan3370]

This was so fascinating to watch and hear just how these accounts can come up with this stuff. We have these fake rumors all the time, and it's incredible how within a day you were able to expose it all for what it is. Don't feel bad, Jon, I think this experiment will do more good than anything!

[@mehdigeek]

can't believe you'd cosplay Samus Hunter

[@CosmicKenza]

This was an awesome little social experiment! Really good video

[@Goolix_Aero]

Wow I can't believe that was actually Jon yesterday. That's hilarious and amazing

[@ryan3730]

Way to get a channel a leg up the grid… Hilarious love it! Well done!

[@militantpacifist4087]

Kudos to you for doing this. I hope this video will spread like wildfire. 😂

[@kewl0210]

Thanks Jon for spreading awareness of this type of thing but the Miyamoto facts about his cereal preferences were true, right? Please John.

[@fantasticfootno3433]

Can't believe I found you here, but I just want to say thank you for the gintama translations you did. Absolutely Goated work there.

[@Christlovesyou1]

Pretty brilliant. Thanks Jon!

[@lunarsoul8049]

Haven't laughed this much in a while. Thankyou so much for sharing. Should be a lesson to all :)

[@LiamACiDLord]

Good to see you again ;) Looking forward to your new content over here!

[@jasongarrett768]

Now for a collab with Artsy Omni for E3 2022.

[@lazygirlgamer]

The hero we needed but not the one we deserve. Mad respect Jon.

[@Crunchbite86]

This is great! Well done!

[@daybreakhorizon2513]

Heavily, INCREDIBLY based move Jon. Absolutely love it.

[@Se7en2107]

Jon at GVG producing nothing but bangers. It's like he was never gone!

[@Ferroreo]

Great journalist work. This is actually quite good journalism.

[@Zorgot.]

I keep thinking of Waddle Dee Nose whenever I hear WaddleDeeKnows

[@deepmind5318]

That laugh at the start was adorable. I'm laughing with him, not against him.

[@PedroMatos482]

Waddle Dee still knows, though.

[@mnibp]

This makes superbutterbuns' song even more accurate "Gaming journalism is bad"

[@-BEN-]

The thing is you did predict like a scary amount of things when you worked at nintendo life. First thing that comes to mind was kirbys extra epic yarn