Several days ago, Nintendo announced a mysterious Switch Online Playtest Program that will be held from October 23 to November 6. Participants were required to sign an NDA. Still, the details of the program have leaked online, no thanks to data miners.
The available spots were limited and players who succeeded in signing up for the Switch Online Playtest Program received documentation on the program which covered guidelines. The size of the software that players will playtest is 2.2GB. Part of the document read;
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“We request that you do not discuss or disclose the content from either the Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest Program test software or website with others.”
Sadly, some gamers are not good with keeping secrets. An X user Ethan_ThisGuy shared images from the software which was recently updated. The images the user shared online has now been deleted.
We tried to access the image and got the message “Media not displayed. This image has been removed in response to a report from the copyright holder”. Although the images from the original post have been deleted, it continues to spread online.
This is what the select public test is for on Wed. No, I’m not in it. This is the new info learned just now from the app itself. Which launches but can’t be played yet.
Looks like a Nintendo MMO. This is crazy! pic.twitter.com/jnWE7j0VCe
— Nintendo Prime (@NintyPrime) October 21, 2024
Judging from the deleted images, the game appears to be an MMO where players have to work together to “develop a massive, expansive plan by utilizing creativity and farmed resources”. It is shaping up to be a game that would be filled with ‘limitless exploration’.
One of the screenshots showed an area called The Dev Core described as “a separate space from the planet you’ll be developing”. The company called it “a social hub to gather with other players”.
More leaks on Nintendo Switch Online Playtest Program surface on Bluesky
Hours after the first leak on X, a Bluesky user with the handle @sky.femboyfurry.net has created a thread with several leaks from the Nintendo Switch Online Playtest Program. The user even shared a Google Drive that contains all the music from the playtest. Some of the fine details that are now out in the public include;
- the playtest is under the codename “Rockstock’
- it features what looks like mechs or vehicles
- some clothes will affect the texture of parts
- clothes are named based on career e.g. woodworker, factory clothes, metalworker, etc.
- players can share custom models with other players
- there are several minigames
- it is being developed by Nintendo EPD 4, the group behind Ring Fit Adventure
- files suggesting the game will have PvE and PvP modes
- the game will have a lore
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At the end of the playtest, participants will be required to answer a survey. There is also a simple daily survey that players are expected to answer daily.
More leaks will likely emerge when the playtest officially kicks off on Wednesday. Perhaps, developers and publishers should think of new ways of getting players on playtest that will make it difficult for the participants to leak the game.
What do you suggest is the best way to ensure players don’t leak future playtests when they are invited? Share your thoughts in the comment box below.
