Nintendo's super secret Switch Online Playtest Program, which seemingly leaked a Minecraft-style MMO from the Splatoon people, is coming back this month

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"This is a test of the same service for which we performed a test in October of 2024"

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Remember that weird Nintendo Switch Online Playtest Program from last October? The one that invited players to test out a mysterious new Switch Online feature and then shut down invitations seven minutes later because they were full? The one that almost immediately leaked and seemingly revealed some sort of Minecraft-style MMO? Yeah, that one. It's coming back this month.

An official Nintendo webpage says, "We will perform a test called the Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest Program related to a service for Nintendo Switch Online," and confirms, "This is a test of the same service for which we performed a test in October of 2024."

Jordan Gerblick
Jordan Gerblick
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After earning an English degree from ASU, I worked as a corporate copy editor while freelancing for places like SFX Magazine, Screen Rant, Game Revolution, and MMORPG on the side. I got my big break here in 2019 with a freelance news gig, and I was hired on as GamesRadar's west coast Staff Writer in 2021. That means I'm responsible for managing the site's western regional executive branch, AKA my home office, and writing about whatever horror game I'm too afraid to finish.

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