In Japan, pet fish playing Nintendo Switch run up bill on owner's credit card | CNN

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Pet fish playing a video game in Japan managed to log on to the Nintendo Switch store, change their owner’s avatar, set up a Pay Pal account and rack up a credit card bill.

Here’s something you don’t see everyday. And it was all seemingly livestreamed, in real time, on the internet. The fish in question belong to a YouTuber known as Mutekimaru, whose channel is popular with the gaming community for its videos featuring groups of tetra fish that “play” video games. Mutekimaru had previously installed sophisticated motion detection tracking software in fish tanks, enabling the fish to remotely control a Nintendo Switch console.

During the next seven hours, the fish reportedly managed to change the name of their owner’s Switch account before twice logging into the Nintendo store, where users can purchase games and other downloadable content. They also managed to “check” legal terms and conditions, downloaded a new avatar and even set up a PayPal account from the Switch – sending an email out to their owner in the process, video from the livestream appeared to show. But things didn’t end there.

 

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NO WAY!

Why is this showing Pokemon?

Why your fake reporters don’t talk about what’s happen in the other side of the world…

NO WAY!

None of that shit you typed up there really happened. Please stop.

Hmmmm

I'm amazed at what we can do with technology and yet we can't solve the food crisis cures for diseases you get the point I'm trying to make 🤔

Right and I’m Elvis

Gavin Walker, Zach Bough of Edinburg Illinois, just big pounds of meth. And gets cocaine from “the Valley”. Said if they see cops there they shot a warning shot. Edinburgh Texas. I hear they go to the mall everyday and buy clothes

Zach Bough of Edinburg Illinois said he is connected to the cartel. He went to school with them. He says they live in south Texas. The Valley is the area he said. Well there is an Edinburgh there. Is there an Edinburgh Cartel. It’s the capital of Scotlan

Well, now I’m not quite as impressed with my friend’s 4 year old who did the same thing.

That’s exactly how I explained a credit card bill to my wife.

Gives new meaning to 'phishing.'

I love this.

SethAbramson I need that tech savvy fish.

My dog ate my lunch

I am sensing dog '🐕 ate my 🙃' vibe!!!

So many questions 🤔

Uh… I don’t think so.

SethAbramson Of all the things that didn't happen, that didn't happen the most.

Wouldn't be surprised if he was hacked since it's a live feed

Szóval unatkozik a hírcsárda részleg.

No, they aren't.

Strontium90 in the water from Fukushima will do that to fish

So the game is set to take advantage of trained muscle memory to get people (& fish) to make purchases unless they’re constantly on guard. That’s … not great.

Yeah right

Something about this story seems fishy.

What a fishy excuse after overspending on a game 😂😂

$4 lol

🤣🤣

What a fishy fish😄

I’m not high, I just wanna get that out of the way for a second, but this tweet just made me feel like extremely ass high for some reason

I wonder if the fish could show my parents how to do that?

Wait, what?!

Sounds fishy...

“What No! It was the fish! It was the fish!! They did it! It wasn’t me, officer! It was the fish!!!”

That fish certainly isn't a Cheep Cheep.

International news is reporting several drone strikes in Iran, one hitting an ammunition plant and at least one hitting an oil field, and you're reporting on avatars 🤣🤣 That's good journalism right there

thecroftonshow

Conveniently when the owner went off camera.

I thought it was just this blunt hitting too hard lmaoooo

Sounds more like someone overspent on a game and is now blaming fish 😂🤣

I call bullshit

Smarter than any republican!

Can they PLEASE help my parents with their tech problems? I’m tired of doing it.

This is the news I needed today. Ta'.

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