CNN
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Here’s something you don’t see every day. Pet fish playing a video game Japan He was able to access the Nintendo Switch store, change the owner’s avatar, set up a Pay Pal account, and collect a credit card bill.
And all this was broadcast live on the Internet in real time.
The fish in question belongs to a YouTuber known as Mutekimaru, whose channel is popular among the gaming community for his videos of groups of tetra fish “playing” video games.
Mutekimaru had previously installed sophisticated motion detection software in fish tanks To remotely control the Nintendo Switch console.
But the technology and the fish’s apparent mastery took an unexpected turn earlier this month when Mutekimaru live-streamed a Pokemon game.
Mutekimaru walked away for a break when the game crashed due to a system error and the console returned to the home screen.
But the fish continued to swim like fish and apparently continued to control the console remotely from their tank.
Over the next seven hours, the fish reportedly managed to change the name of the owner’s Switch account before entering the Nintendo store twice, where users can purchase games and other downloadable content.
They were also able to “check” the legal terms, upload a new avatar, and even set up a PayPal account from the Switch – emailing the owner in the process, revealing a video of the live stream.
But things did not end there. Fish was also seen adding ¥500 ($4) from a credit card to Mutekimaru’s Switch account during the live stream — a YouTuber revealing the credit card details in the process in a follow-up video about the episode.
At this point, thousands of comments were pouring in as viewers watched the unexpected capture and event live on the channel. it went viral on Twitter, where thousands of Japanese users share their fun.
Mutekimaru later said he contacted Nintendo to explain what happened and asked for a refund of his ¥500.
Nintendo declined to comment to CNN, citing customer privacy.