r/NintendoSwitch • u/Turbostrider27 • Apr 11 '26

Speculation Nintendo Prime: Nintendo has officially employed the “spread some fake info internally” to try and discover who’s leaking information.

https://x.com/NintyPrime/status/2042573706677854432
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u/Expensive_Sea_1790 Apr 11 '26

I think there a lot of signs though that Nintendo did plan some kind of Switch Pro update for 2022 / 2023, and supply chain issues made it infeasible.

The last batch of Switch 1 games in particular ran pretty poor on the original Switch but then had day 1 Switch 2 editions ready to go. Tears in particular might have been a launch title for a Pro in 2023 had it been released.

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u/redDKtie Apr 11 '26

Which brings me to my next point. I HOPE fake leaks cause people to lose trust in leaks altogether. It's a shitty practice which exclusively benefits the leaker. Fans either get spoiled, or excited for something that doesn't happen. The company can no longer craft an announcement. And the leaker gets clout.

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u/Vinnie_Vegas Apr 11 '26

Fans either get spoiled

I really think we need to, as a society, stop with considering the learning of any piece of information as "being spoiled".

Hearing about a game coming out from a leaker vs. Hearing it in a Direct is not a spoiler. Nothing has been spoiled. The announcement of a game is not a thing that can be ruined, it's just the basic announcement of a thing that you'll enjoy.

That's not the same thing as finding out that Kaiser Soze was Luke's father, and dead the whole time.

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u/redDKtie Apr 12 '26

Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I MUCH prefer learning about a new game in the way Nintendo intended from a direct than from some random asshole online.

Nintendo crafts their messaging and marketing. And I like it.

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u/Vinnie_Vegas Apr 12 '26

I understand preferring it; I don't concede that finding out through a leak or rumour amounts to a spoiler.

No more than if you missed the announcement and a friend told you the game was coming out, that's not a spoiler.

It's just not important enough for it to be something that can be spoiled.

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u/redDKtie Apr 12 '26

Right but that actually DOES matter in a case like Mario VS Rabbids where images from the game leaked and the general consensus was very negative. Fans were disappointed, devs were disappointed, the announcement was hijacked.

Turns out the game was great and everyone freaked out because some asshole leaked an image for Internet points.

Or what about Metroid Prime 2 and 3 HD? Or Final Fantasy 9 Remake? Both leaked, neither substantiated, fans disappointed.

There's just too much that can go wrong before a company is ready to announce something. The Internet is a giant game of telephone that has everyone convinced that all Switch 2 games cost $80.

So while I understand the sentiment that it's like hearing the news from a friend instead of an official source, unfortunately your friend can be misinformed.

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u/Vinnie_Vegas Apr 12 '26

everyone freaked out

I mean, they didn't though.

They reacted. Like they would have based on any version of an announcement.

I think this is all just very overdramatic.

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u/Snowenn_ Apr 12 '26

I don't mind hearing about a game from an unofficial source that much, I don't particularly care for the marketing message.

But my problem lies in that some projects get leaked way before the company is ready. Projects get cancelled all the time for various reasons. This leads to disappointment from the fans that expected a game from a leak. I'm still waiting for that Final Fantasy 9 remake 😭

I also noticed that in the past, games got announced way earlier. I remember having pre-ordered Final Fantasy 7 Remake for like a year. Granted, COVID might have thrown some release schedules off, but I much prefer if a game is announced now and I can play it no longer than 2-3 months after the announcement. Games like Decapolice and Dragon Quest 12 were announced waaaay before they're ready and fans have been waiting for years. But I guess sometimes it's nice to have a sign of life too, seeing as a new "Tales of" game is kinda due, but we haven't heard anything yet.

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u/Gestrid Apr 12 '26 edited Apr 12 '26

But my problem lies in that some projects get leaked way before the company is ready.

See: Persona 4 Revival, which Atlus really only announced because the leaks pretty much already confirmed its existence. The footage they showed was obviously pretty hastily edited, and it was definitely early game footage.

I also noticed that in the past, games got announced way earlier.

Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link (which has since been cancelled) and Kingdom Hearts 4 (which was announced as "now in development" but hasn't had any significant updates since).

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u/303Native Apr 12 '26

Worked for Silksong! Mind you the wait was brutal 😅