Monday, March 30, 2020

Nintendo Switch Flipnote Leak

Update: This turned out to be an early April Fools' joke. Well, they got me and it hit the right nerves, I must say. :D

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There are a couple of screenshots of Flipnote for Nintendo Switch going around, which according to this site were data-mined from Nintendo's servers. This is entirely possible and normally wouldn't be of any interest to this blog, if it weren't for this screenshot:

leaked screenshot of Flipnote on Nintendo Switch

It shows a couple of things drawn in Flipnote and the contents are really interesting. Of course none of this doesn't have to mean anything, but if this was to be presented around the next major Nintendo Direct in June, it could be in direct relation to some other upcoming announcement.

So, what can we see here?

  • In the top middle we can see a scribble of LD-002G Scervo, the robot pirate captain from Skyward Sword, holding a Nintendo Switch in his hand. He also seems to have Link's head over his shoulder, like a fairy. It's weird that they would go for Scervo out of all characters in the Zelda universe for something like this, but Scervo holding a Switch is even weirder. So, this is a really curious depiction and could point towards Skyward Sword HD finally coming to Nintendo Switch this year.
  • There are two drawings about Mario, which doesn't have to mean anything, but could be related to the newest Super Mario 35th Anniversary rumors, where we would be getting lots of Mario games this year.
  • In the same sense we can see Olimar from the Pikmin series. This is entirely harmless, so it's not anything as outlandish as Scervo holding a Switch, but it still could be related to either Pikmin 3 or even Pikmin 4 coming to Switch.
  • And there's Ribbon Girl. This could be related to ARMS in general, since Nintendo really seems to be pushing the game out of its grave again at the moment, but it could also be her, because she made it into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. However, considering how super secretive the development of the DLC fighters is, this is very unlikely.

But all of this could point at some really good news. I'm personally hoping for Skyward Sword HD, because it could finally lead to that golden Nintendo Switch Special Edition I've wanted for three years now. And Ribbon Girl would be my favorite fighter from ARMS to make it into Smash, where I would 100% main her. I would be really happy about all of this.

Well, let's stay cautiously optimistic and see if there is any truth to any of this in two months... .

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