[Warning: This article contains spoilers for an upcoming Nintendo Switch game]
As reported byIGN, however,some players have immediately leaked details surrounding the upcoming game before the playtest even starts, as they were given access to both pre-downloading and a special informational website as of October 21. Although the playtest hasn’t started yet, images from the website, such as those posted by@Ethan_ThisGuyon X,have already revealed many of the game’s specifics, and have quickly been taken down by Nintendo.
Nintendo Switch Leaks Seem To Be A Tradition
Nintendo’s Secret Playtest Is The Latest In A Long Line Of Leaks
It’s far from the first time that details surrounding an upcoming Nintendo Switch game have leaked -Pokémon Z-Ahad details leakedearlier in October, for example - but it’s especially notable thatNintendo is treating this upcoming playtest with a greater degree of secrecy. As discussed in IGN’s article, although details from the website were posted almost immediately after access was granted, Nintendo has been almost equally quick at taking those images down wherever they’ve been able to.
Although Nintendo’s been quick on the draw, most of the damage has already been done by the initial leaks - while the images of the website are harder to find now, details from them have already been spread through various forums. General details about the game, as outlined by the website, can be found relatively easily when searching through the right – or wrong – places. More specific details aren’t likely to come out until the playtest actually starts on October 23, butit’s almost a foregone conclusion that there will be another leakwhen players get hands-on with the title.
Spoilers Of The Latest Nintendo Switch Title Run Rampant
Despite Nintendo Takedowns, Spoilers For The Playtest Will Be Hard To Avoid
Unfortunately for those who don’t want to be spoiled,it’s unlikely that Nintendo has managed to take down every image of the website that’s been posted on the Internet, especially on platforms like Discord, and even without the images, it would probably be difficult to avoid discussions surrounding the game. With the assumption that this is a game that Nintendo is planning on fully releasing in the future, those who don’t want to be spoiled should attempt to avoid discussion of the playtest, including the next paragraph of this article which will discuss the leaks in further detail.
First Game Releasing On Both Nintendo Switch & Switch 2 May Have Just Been Revealed
A recent Nintendo leak may have revealed one of the first games that will release on the Nintendo Switch 2, but Switch 1 owners won’t be left out.
According to the leaks,the currently unnamed game being playtested starting October 23 will be a sort of building-focused MMOwith strong social elements, where players share a planet, and can build on their own private territories, or in publicly shared spaces. Details about the game, including the ability to farm resources and share user-generated content, have some fans speculating, as in thisReddit thread, that it could be an Animal Crossing MMO, a new version of Miiverse, or a test of new online infrastructure ahead of the launch of theSwitch 2, which has also been subject to leaks.
While it’s clear that Nintendo would’ve liked to keep the details of the playtest private, the leak was ultimately a foregone conclusion, as details for almost any Nintendo-related project are in high demand. Likewise, it’s almost assured that the actual playtest will leak when it starts on October 23, giving players their first actual look at whatever Nintendo has planned for its upcomingNintendo Switchgame.
Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch is the successor to 2012’s Wii U console. The Nintendo Switch allows gamers to easily switch between playing on a TV to a handheld console. The first model was released in 2017, followed by the Nintendo Switch Lite, which is strictly a handheld console. In October 2021, Nintendo released an upgraded Switch console with an OLED screen.
