Video Game Preservation Museum

Nintendo Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda Prototype Console

The following Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda prototypes were discovered via an e-waste seller in China, both are missing the motherboards.

We can tell these are prototypes, going by the serial information which shows BBE in the front which is used during production.

Physical Object Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Unpopulated board

A selection of Nintendo Switch Joy-Con unpopulated PCB's.

These appear to be rejected boards and ended up in e-waste.

Physical Object Nintendo Switch OLED Prototype

Nintendo Switch OLED Dock Prototype

The follow items are a selection of Nintendo Switch OLED Dock prototypes.

These OLED Dock boards, contained faults and misplaced chips rendering them e-waste.

Physical Object Nintendo Switch Prototype

Nintendo Switch Dock Prototype

The follow items are a selection of Nintendo Switch Dock prototypes.

These Dock boards, contained faults and misplaced chips rendering them e-waste.

Physical Object EDM-AR10 PlayStation 5 ...2 more

PlayStation 5 Prototype motherboard "EDM-AR10"

The following item is a prototype PlayStation 5 motherboard, this version which is EDM-AR10 wasn't released to the public.

EDM-AR10 appears to be the disk based motherboard, another such board named EDM-BR10 exists, which appears to be the diskless version.

Our board appears to be a reject, and was as such disposed off in e-waste, ours also lacks any chips.

Physical Object PlayStation 4 Prototype ...1 more

PlayStation 4 Prototype motherboard "SAF-002" DVT BAOT-041

An early prototype PlayStation 4 motherboard, this one lacks all chips.

This is an early DVT (Design Validation Test) version of what would become the SAF-003 slim motherboard.

Physical Object Cross Products SEGA Saturn

SEGA Saturn CD Switch

Physical Object 7th Gen (2005–2017)Nintendo ...2 more

Nintendo Zone Box

Nintendo Zone was a download service and an extension of the DS Download Station. Users could access content, third-party data, and other services from a hotspot or download station. The service had demos of upcoming and currently available games and may have location-specific content. When the service debuted, users could also connect to the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and DSi Shop.

The Nintendo Zone Viewer application allows the Nintendo DSi and 3DS to detect and use the Nintendo Zone service. This application has been discontinued worldwide, but all other Nintendo Zone functionality remains.