Ahead of the launch of a limited availability Switch online game test for an upcoming, unnamed Nintendo Switch game, many of the players who managed to sign up are already (and predictably) leaking details, despite requests from Nintendo to keep them private. Starting on October 10, Active Switch Online users are given the opportunity to sign up for a mysterious playtest, which starts on October 23, and told not to divulge information, either from the playtest itself or a website about it, to others.
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for an upcoming Nintendo Switch game]
As reported by IGNbut, Several players have immediately leaked details surrounding the upcoming game before the playtest even startsAs they were given access to both pre-download and a special informative website as of October 21. Although the playtest has not started yet, images from the website, such as those posted by @Ethan_ThisGuy on x, Many specifics of the game have been revealedand were quickly removed 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 - Pokemon ZA Had details leaked earlier in October, for example - but this one is particularly notable Nintendo is treating this upcoming game test with a greater degree of secrecy. As discussed in IGN's article, although details of the website were posted almost immediately after access was granted, Nintendo was almost equally quick to take the images down wherever they were able to.
Although Nintendo was quick on the draw, most of the damage was already done by the initial leaks - while the images from the website are hard to find now, details of them have been spread by various forums. General details about the game, as outlined by the website, can be found relatively easily when looking in the right - or wrong - places. More specific details won't be released until the playtest actually starts on October 23rd, however It's almost a foregone conclusion that there will be another leak When players get hands-on with the title.
Spoilers of the latest Nintendo Switch title are running rampant
Despite Nintendo's 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 managed to take down every image of the website that was posted on the internet.Especially on platforms like Discord, and even without the pictures, it would probably be difficult to avoid discussions around the game. With the assumption that this is a game that Nintendo is planning to fully release in the future, those who do not want to be spoiled should try to avoid discussing the playtest, including the next paragraph of the article that will discuss the leaks in the future Detail.
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According to the leaks, The currently unnamed game being tested starting October 23rd will be a sort of building-focused MMO With strong social elements, where players share a planet and can build on their own private territories or in public shared spaces. Details about the game, including the ability to farm resources and share user-generated content, have some fans speculating, as in this Reddit threadThat it could be an Animal Crossing MMO, a new version of Miiverse, or a test of new online infrastructure before the launch of the Switch 2, which is also subject to leaks.
While it's clear that Nintendo would like 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 certain that the actual playtest will leak when it starts on October 23, giving players their first real look at what Nintendo has planned for its upcoming Nintendo Switch Game.
Sources: IGN, @Ethan_ThisGuy/X, Mean_March_4698/Reddit