Not content with leaking details ahead of the event, people are now live streaming Nintendo’s mysterious Switch Online gameplay test on sites like YouTube and Twitch.
Earlier this month, Nintendo announced a mysterious game test related to a new feature in the Nintendo Switch Online service. It kept further details secret, but noted that spots were limited and could only accept up to 10,000 people. At this time, Nintendo is asking successful applicants not to publicly disclose test details.
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But, people being people, they did. It started last week when some participants shared screenshots of documents sent to project participants on social media. The images tell the story of a Minecraft game that sounds almost like an MMO, featuring a blocky world.
And now, people are once again ignoring Nintendo’s request to keep playtests secret and are streaming playtests live. Users on Reddit have linked to the test stream and reconfirmed that the game has Minecraft-style building elements. “Minecraft + WoW + Nintendo Mii game, but very simple for now (because) this is just a test,” one user described it.
“It looks part Minecraft-like, part shared social hub(?) with a persistent world supporting a lot of another added. One player said the “vibe” of the playtest was “perfect” from what they saw.
The Nintendo Switch online gaming test started earlier today and is expected to last just under two weeks, ending on November 6th.
Nintendo is seeing its community change the rules in a way that goes beyond just playtesting. There are also reports of troublemakers at the Nintendo Museum in Japan.
As X user Genki pointed out, a visitor recently uploaded photos of a prototype console on social media, which were taken from an exhibit where photography was not allowed. Meanwhile, another person reportedly tried to unplug the controller cord to check out the simulator during a visit to the museum. sigh.
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To find out more, our own Catherine recently visited the Nintendo Museum herself. You can read all about it in her feature article: Inside the Nintendo Museum: A Joyous Celebration of Machines, Magic, and the Art of Gaming. Our Ian also has a video of some of the Nintendo Easter eggs at the museum, which you can watch above.