Hello
Don't be assholes guys - its real, you better believe it!
I have the same picture as console expert, but of course i plastered watermarks all over it
Not sure if you guys noticed, but normal wii drives have in their serial "AMW"
This one has AMYA
As you can see in picture 1. The two white lines mark the edges of the when the pixels start to go astray. You see that there are around 4 rows of pixels above the lettering that are different from the rest of the chip. Look carefully, you can see the difference in the density of pixels. Above the the "3P3" you can clearly see 4+ rows of pixels that are like the rest of the lettering. And then suddenly it "jumps" into a different set of black pixels that are much larger. If this image were real it would at least blend into the black pixels early on. Not leave 4+ rows of pixel gap.
In the second image notice the Bottom "B." See how it appears to be cut off on the left side. Also at that exact time the pixels go from being dense to un-dense. Follow the row where the "B" is cut off and you will see it leading all the way up to my white line. That is the edge, where the pixels are completely different from each other. In other words you can notice that the pixels on one end of the line and the pixels on the other end are completely different.
You may not understand what I am saying of not believe me. But don't result in profound language. This is just my opinion, and instead of being one of those people who are all talk and no go I have decided to back up my opinion.
This is my opinion and this is why I believe this way. You can think its real or you can think its fake, either way soon enough we will find an answer and that's all that really matters.
That image is so fake it's not even funny! There is absolutely no consistancy to any of the letters/numbers on that chip, the white/grey scaling is off the chart if you actually zoom in and look at it
The pictures are grainy, but I still believe it, if someone were to photoshop it, it wouldn't be hard to make it look legit, I think the flaws that you guys point out are from the camera and (as ozmodchips said) flaws in the JPEG file format.