Nintendo originally drummed up excitement about this playtest by mentioning how it would be tied to a "new feature" for the Switch Online service. It was also promoted as a "first-come, first-serve" program, and is limited to select locations around the world, so not everybody can participate.

Not content with just leaking details prior to the event, people are now streaming Nintendo's mysterious Switch Online playtest on the likes of YouTube and Twitch.

When Nintendo announced a secretive 10,000-person playtest for an NDA-enwrapped project, speculation naturally ran wild. While something to do with the upcoming reveal and release of the Switch’s successor seemed the most popular idea,

This appears to be Nintendo’s attempt to develop its first MMO (massively multiplayer online)-style game. According to the game description, “the goal is to work with others t

The Nintendo Switch Online Playtest Program seems to be for a cooperative MMO where you work with others to develop a planet. It also doesn't seem to be related in any way to the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2, as we initially speculated.

The goal of the unnamed game is 'to work with others to fully develop a massive, expansive planet by utilizing creativity and farmed resources.'

Images of the playtest details were shared on X/Twitter by user @ZikadaPrime and can be found in the post embedded below. As the world gets developed, players will uncover new areas, which will have new enemies to encounter,

An upcoming Nintendo Switch game has had details leaked online by invited players, even before the official start of the game's online playtest.