Another Nintendo Switch game has leaked just moments after the Playtest pre-download opened

Ahead of the start of a limited Switch Online playtest for an upcoming, unnamed game Nintendo Switch Many of the players who have managed to sign up are already (and predictably) revealing details, despite Nintendo’s request to keep things private. Starting October 10th, active Switch Online users had the opportunity to sign up for a mysterious playtest starting October 23rd and were asked not to share any information, either from the playtest itself or from a website about it, with anyone.

[Warning: This article contains spoilers for an upcoming Nintendo Switch game]

However, as IGN reports, Some players have already leaked details about the upcoming game before the playtest beganas they have been granted access to both the pre-download and a dedicated information website from October 21st. Although the playtest has not yet begun, images from the site, such as those posted by @Ethan_ThisGuy on X, have been released. have already revealed many details about the gameand were quickly removed by Nintendo.

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It’s far from the first time that details about an upcoming Nintendo Switch game have been leaked – Pokémon ZA For example, details were leaked in October – but this is particularly noteworthy Nintendo is treating this upcoming play test with a higher level of secrecy. As the IGN article explains, while the website’s details were released almost immediately after access was granted, Nintendo removed these images almost as quickly wherever possible.

Although Nintendo was quick, most of the damage was already done by the first leaks – while the site’s images are now harder to find, details of them have already been shared across various forums. General details about the game, as described on the website, can be found relatively easily if you look in the right – or wrong – places. More concrete details are not expected to be revealed until playtesting begins on October 23rd It’s almost a foregone conclusion that there will be another leak when players take the title into their hands.

Spoilers for the latest Nintendo Switch title are rife

Despite Nintendo takedowns, spoilers for the playtest will be hard to avoid

Unfortunately for those who don’t want to be pampered, It’s unlikely that Nintendo managed to remove every image of the site posted on the internetEspecially on platforms like Discord, and even without the images, it would probably be difficult to avoid discussions surrounding the game. Assuming that this is a game that Nintendo plans to fully release in the future, those who don’t want to be spoiled should try to avoid discussion of the playtest, including the next paragraph of this article, where the Leaks will be discussed in more detail.

According to the leaks The currently unnamed game, which will be in testing starting October 23rd, will be a type of MMO with a focus on buildings with strong social elements where players can share a planet and 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, like in this Reddit thread, that it is an Animal Crossing MMO, a new version of Miiverse, or a test of a new online -Game could be infrastructure before the launch of the Switch 2, which also had leaks.

While it’s clear that Nintendo would have liked to keep the details of the playtest secret, the leak was ultimately a foregone conclusion, as details on almost every Nintendo-related project are in high demand. Likewise, it’s almost certain that the actual playtest will be released when it begins on October 23rd, giving players their first actual look at what Nintendo has planned for the upcoming game Nintendo Switch Game.

Sources: IGN, @Ethan_ThisGuy/X, Mean_March_4698/Reddit