Dbrand Release ‘Clone Of The Kingdom’ Switch Set

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Dbrand is certainly no stranger to controversy after the company initially started selling custom PlayStation 5 faceplates back in February 2021 known as Darkplates. At the time a Reddit user asked them if the company feared any potential legal action from Sony following the distribution of the plates to which they replied: “We encourage them to try.” This was accompanied by a caption on the Reddit post that said: “Sue us, Sony.”

Today Dbrand have listed a ‘Clone of the Kingdom’ set on their store which gives players a set of Joy-Con, Switch back stickers for either a Switch or Switch OLED as well as a Switch Dock to make players’ consoles look like the recently released Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom limited edition console. The set itself is also available for Steam Deck.

While some viewers looking at a glance would find it difficult to spot the differences between the official Switch and Dbrand’s set the webpage also includes a section titled “The Power of Plagiarism,” which criticize Nintendo’s recent release of the Zelda-themed console and notes that Dbrand’s set is a cheaper alternative.

Dbrand says: “Contrary to popular belief, you need to spend money to save money – specifically, by giving it to us.”

You see, when one of the world’s most litigious companies announces a $359.99 price tag to replace your Switch with a limited edition variant, only Dbrand is up to the challenge of charging you slightly less for a ‘creative reinterpretation’ of their overpriced novelty console… If a dollar saved is a dollar earned, Clone of the Kingdom is the easiest $310.04 you’ve ever made.

Alongside this statement, it also appears that a section of the code on the left of the dock design reads: “GO FUCK YOURSELF LAWYERS.” The code