Nintendo tests a “secret” game that is already partially leaked

Nintendo Switch Online subscribers have the chance to test an upcoming game at the end of July. This special game was shown in the second time. As last time, Nintendo does not specifically say what the game is, and simply called it “a service for Nintendo Switch Online”, but it was made clear that it was the same game that was leaked during the original test, even though both rounds have asked not to share any information about what they see.

The play test of the second round will enable July 28th to August 10th and take part in 40,000 players. However, you have to get in quickly. Outside of Japan, the entries on a basis in the first availability are collected. According to the Nintendo website, you can create Eastern on July 18 at 6 p.m., but you can only submit it east on July 21 at 11 a.m. This gives you the weekend to get the application in order before you will surely be a frenzied hurry to actually submit it in good time. Playesters also need an active subscription for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, the membership level that includes GameCube and Nintendo 64 games.

While Nintendo did not do any details about the tested game, potential testers have a solid idea of what they get involved with. As early as October 2024, Nintendo organized a first game test for what it only described as a new online service, and asked the players to keep their content for themselves, but not to enforce non-open-ending agreements. This has not been predictable, and some testers immediately began to spread screenshots and videos from the test online.

As it turns out, the mysterious “service” seems to be a massive multiplayer -online game, most comparable to Minecraft or Roblox. Lecks from the game that Nintendo had quickly withdrawn for the violation of his copyrights showed players in a free game in which they were supposed to work together to terrafe an entire planet. If you develop a small section, the players can unlock additional areas until the entire planet has been set up. The Playtest also showed a social hub in which players can interact freely and at the same time can display adaptable characters, including user -generated content. Dataminers also found that the game apparently from Nintendo's production group No. 4, the developer behind the Labo Cardboard accessories kits in 2018.

When the players discovered exactly what the game test was all about, some were understandably disappointed. A Minecraft-S -like sandbox MMO is not exactly what someone from Nintendo asked, and it doesn't seem to justify the amount of secrecy. Before the game test started, there was also some speculation that it would be a first look at Gamecube games that are added to the online change.

The game was also a certain criticism of the flatness of his interactions between players and absolutely terrible, which can be expected from a game test. After the second round rises, the inevitable avalanche of LECKS should show how much or how things have changed since then.

The latest game test enables 40,000 participants who are permitted four times as many in the original test. This means a much better chance of being selected this time, but it will probably still fill almost instantly, so it is as good as lucky fingers.

Switch -online subscribers will soon receive a much less restrictive online test version. Pull x driveThe upcoming wheelchair basketball game for the Switch 2 performs several game tests in August, shortly before its publication on August 14th. The Playtest meetings will take place on August 9 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. to Midnight Eastern and Eastern on August 10th again from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Pull x drive Is one of the biggest showcases in the mouse mode of the Switch 2, and although his game test is not so exclusive, it may be a better time than anything that is going on in Nintendos MMO.