A Huge Leak Just Made Me REALLY EXCITED for Nintendo Switch 2!

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And I guess this is kind of one, but it's actually a news / leak that you're probably hearing about for the very first time here because it deals with Halo. And what's interesting is there are two different paths this can go. It could mean we're about to get a Halo game announced, maybe even in the next direct, for a Nintendo Switch 2, which, look, we all know about that campaign, the Halo CE, that ended up going to PlayStation 5 and selling halfway decent there. So, yep, that could be it. Could be the Master Chief Collection. We'll dive into that stuff. But, also this could be an indicator for a different game. A game that might excite you even more as Nintendo fans, although maybe you love Halo, and that's the more exciting prospect here. It could mean that Master Chief is coming to the next Smash Bros. Cuz it could be related to that. And you're probably wondering, "Wait a second. How could it be these two completely different things? What are we talking about?" Well, let's get into the rumor. It comes from Special Nick. Special Nick has been extremely accurate with things over the last couple of years when it comes to Switch 2. He knew about its release timing. He knew about the price points and the two models. Uh he knew, obviously, about Donkey Kong Bonanza and a whole bunch of other stuff. He actually had a lot of knowledge on a lot of different things that just keep coming true. And yesterday during my Q&A live stream, which no you can't see publicly, so sorry that you won't be able to verify this, but I do have a screenshot. It is what it is, guys. Uh it's available for our legend and up members. For those that want to look, that's our on-demand policy, but it was a public live stream like I do often. And uh he popped into the chat and decided to talk to the chat and dropped something that I didn't even realize at the time, but my mods made sure I saw after the fact. And that is some news on Halo and Switch 2. So, over here is the screenshot, and you see the chat here where it says Special Nick, Ninte Prime, want me to quickly jump on StreamYard. Unfortunately, it never really worked out. He never really got into my live stream so we could further talk about this, or I would have a clip to show you guys. But we're going to stick with the chat here. Uh or you're not in StreamYard. And then uh J Bigs here says, "What's up? I need you to leak when Halo, Gears of War Reloaded, and Doom the Dark Ages is coming to Switch 2." And Special Nick decided to give him a little something. I think they're trying to make Halo happen. Now, that's just an opinion, but here's why he thinks that. There's an amiibo ready for it. Wait, what? Let's read that again. Special Nick, I think they're trying to make Halo happen. There's an amiibo ready for it. So, he is apparently aware, and again, he's been very reliable, of a Halo amiibo already existing. Like, behind the scenes, of course, not publicly announced. A Halo amiibo. Now, we know nothing from Halo is currently on Switch or Switch 2. Unless you want to count some skins, I guess, maybe in Fortnite or whatever. But point is, nothing from Halo is actually on Switch 2, and we didn't get Master Chief in Smash last time with Smash Ultimate. So, there's no history of Halo with Nintendo. So, this is really, really interesting. And again, kind of goes one of three directions. Really one of two, but you know, we're talking about in terms of Halo games versus Smash Bros. So, first let's dive into the prospect of it being a Halo game it's related to, which is what Special Nick is leaning towards. Look, guys, as I said, their big release for Halo this year was obviously the campaign from Halo 1 and it's pretty well received and look, it's one of those things that yeah, it's kind of a graphical showcase sort of thing, but the engine it runs on is scalable and does currently run on Switch 2. So, it is possible to bring it over. I think anything's pretty much possible to bring over to Switch 2 if they care about it and that could make a lot of sense if there's a later port cuz they got dev kits late, but they're going to launch it with an amiibo, kind of drive some hype and that's going to help Nintendo during the holidays, right? They're going to have Halo come out, they're going to have Zelda come out. That's kind of a nice little punch for the holidays, especially because Halo would be obviously fun to play and maybe it even supports things like game share for for co-op or whatever. I have no idea, right? We'll we'll dive into that if and when that is what it is. The other option and this is one that I always throw out there cuz I think this is a great way to bring Nintendo fans into Halo fully. Obviously, you know, Halo 1's campaign coming back is also a great entry point, but if you want to experience the fullness of Halo, there is the Master Chief Collection, which has been out for quite some time. It has been updated and upgraded and actually made a little better than it was at launch and honestly, guys, it would be a great fit to have the Master Chief Collection as an introduction to Halo for Nintendo fans, but they didn't do that for PlayStation. They went with the latest Halo stuff and they, you know, so far haven't done that with Nintendo. They've left Master Chief Collection just on PC and Xbox. So, I do think that that's a missed opportunity and that could be the way they're leaning to try to hype up Halo and this amiibo for the holidays and I do think if price correctly, it actually could sell some decent numbers as Nintendo fans are, you know, I would say us hardcore ones are generally aware of Halo. Some of us even played it cuz we're multiplatform gamers, but for those that haven't, we're aware of it. We know it's popular. We also know it's a bit of an underdog at this point compared to other properties out there and look, Nintendo fans like nothing more than underdog stories and that feels weird to say that about Halo when it used to be like a tent pole IP. It still can be. It's just been a long time since it's been universally praised. All right. So, that is the possibilities I think with Halo. Obviously, it could be anything else. Like there was that Halo RTS at one point. Maybe that's coming back and they're going to put that on Switch because of mouse mode. Okay, cool. Like yeah, there's other possibilities, but those two are really I think the most realistic ones if Halo is coming and this amiibo is real. The other one is that the amiibo isn't actually for this year. It's actually for next year and that would be to launch alongside a brand new Super Smash Bros. game. Now, we have no idea how long Smash has been in development for. Obviously, we know Kirby Air Ride has came out last year. There's been some updates, but that team is basically shut down at this point. So, we know that he's fully working on Smash, Sakurai and his team and Bandai Namco are probably deep into development on Smash right now, but it's possible they could have also been developing Smash because again, separate team, uh the entire time that Kirby Air Ride has was being made. So, Smash in general could be ready to go next year. And if you start to look at a lineup that includes Smash Bros. in 2027 because again, they're going to want or 2027, sorry. 2027 because that gives them a longer road map for DLC. I will note that hey, this starts to look really good next year. You have obviously Wind Waker and Waves announced for next year and Xenoblade Chronicles Genesis currently announced for next year. We have Nate the Hate saying that 3D Mario is going to come next year and then if Smash Bros. is, that is four major tent pole games for next year. And I get Xenoblade Genesis might not be like the massive seller, but it's still probably going to be a really good game and a nice addition to the library. Without knowing any of Nintendo's tweener games, any ports or remakes they might have, any other spin-offs they could have coming out, any Kirby game perhaps. Um like guys, there's actually that's a really sick lineup for 2027 if that is what happens. Obviously, of course, right now Smash is 1,000% speculative. I guess you could say Mario is as well though. The expectation of a new 3D Mario a decade after the last one, I don't think is super crazy. Uh Uh, that's why people thought we might get 3D Mario last year for the holidays. Like, I don't think it's wild to expect 3D Mario next year. So, yeah. Um, I do think that's probably going to be the case. But, Smash Bros. is like that wild card cuz, yeah, maybe it's a 2028 game. Maybe it's not ready. But, if an amiibo is ready, uh, and this it is related to Master Chief being in the new Smash Bros. game, that would be quite interesting as obviously I assume that Sakurai is going to be resetting Smash Bros. a bit here after Ultimate cuz Ultimate really felt like the pinnacle of everything Smash had been to that point. And while Smash always has to be Smash, you can't deviate too far from what makes Smash Bros. Smash Bros. or it's not a Smash Bros. game. Uh, I will say that I do think he's going to try some new ideas and some new things and really shrink that roster down. Now, I'm talking about pre-DLC. I'm not saying there won't be like 25 characters added with DLC over time. But, I'm saying that I don't think the roster is going to be nearly as large as Ultimate was, maybe half the size or even less as he refocuses on some single-player elements and some other mini-games and other things that end up making this stand out. Uh, and maybe he knows make a fundamental change to the way Smash goes. Like, I feel like Smash gameplay-wise hasn't really had like any massive changes. And like, some characters have been using the same move sets for decades. I think it's time to maybe upgrade those characters like Mario and Link and the rest and kind of upgrade their arsenals to the more modern versions. Of course, what is the most modern version of Mario? I guess it's back in with Cappy back in 2017. But, then a new Mario's coming. So, maybe let him in a little bit on what the new Mario's going to do. So, maybe he can design this Mario design around the new Mario. That would be ideally probably the best way to go. Like, I assume DK will probably be designed around the Badanza DK. Maybe. I don't know cuz Sakurai pretty much has the freedom to do mostly what he wants because it just keeps being successful. But, this idea of Master Chief being included in the game isn't crazy. It is actually, I think, a fairly reasonable take uh, that that could happen. Especially since Halo is technically multi-platform at the moment. I know, I know. Asha, the leader of Xbox, has been talking about pulling back to do exclusives, and I do think a future full-on Halo game might be exclusive to Xbox and PC, but I just want to throw out there that, hey, for now, they did bring it to PS5, so it would make sense if they were finishing up their plans to bring that to Switch 2. And maybe it's the only Halo we end up getting is that Halo campaign. I mean, we never get more Halo cuz Xbox has shifted. But maybe we do get more Halo because the sales end up being undeniable, and Microsoft is like, "Oh, damn, we better bring our next Halo to Nintendo and PlayStation cuz the sales are crazy. Why would we miss out on those sales?" Now, I don't have any actual sales data at the moment for the Halo stuff, so I don't know. I know it's like 80% of sales were on PS5. Of course, most people on Xbox are using Game Pass, so that's not counted as a sale, just a play session. So, anyways, guys, uh yeah, whatever the case might be, going back to the original rumor here, just to remind you guys what's going on. So, J Bigs asked him, "What's up? I need you to leak when Halo, Gears of War Reloaded, and Doom the Dark Ages is coming to Switch 2." Really shocked Doom the Dark Ages isn't even announced yet. I I it has to be coming over, right? I I mean, maybe it's not going to cuz of this new exclusive strategy. I don't know. Anyway, Special Nick responds and says, "I think they're trying to make Halo happen." And again, that's his opinion. But then this is the part he apparently knows. He's claiming he knows there's an amiibo ready for it. A Halo amiibo is ready. That is a very specific Nintendo-esque item that Nintendo would be in charge of manufacturing, so we'll have to wait and see. The next direct could be quite interesting. Now, this doesn't mean that any of this gets revealed in the next direct, especially if it's Smash Bros. Like, maybe they wait till 2027 to show that. But uh again, or maybe the Halo's not for this year, either. That's entirely possible that the Halo's actually for next year. Maybe it gets announced this year. I have no idea. So, you guys let me know what you think about this down in the comments below. I think this is a really interesting conversation point. I'm not really sure where it's going here. I do trust Special Nick. I do think he's probably right that there is a Halo amiibo. The question is what is it for? They don't just release an amiibo for a character that's never been on Nintendo. They do it when they're bringing that character to Nintendo. The question is, how will it first appear and what will this amiibo be related to? Cuz after all, we got amiibos for some characters in Smash Bros that literally at the time never had their games on Nintendo. Uh so, yeah, like Cloud, right? Cloud Strife in terms of the Final Fantasy VII remake version. At the time that we got that character in Smash, that that that remake version had never been on Nintendo. So, but we obviously saw what happened later. That's why I'm saying, it could be for Smash with a Halo game coming later or it could just be for Smash and it's just for Smash. We're throwing that out there. We're we're we're kind of doing a a wide spray of possibilities here because it's speculation time. So, what I want you guys to do is go down in the comments below and speculate yourself on the future of Halo on Nintendo. What do you think this amiibo means? Or do you think Special Nick is full of [ __ ] and knows absolutely nothing? Cool. Let me know why you think that as well because he's been so damn accurate. It's almost undeniable. He clearly has at least one really good connection. All right, guys. Thank you so much for tuning in. I am Nathaniel Bandy from Nintendo Prime and I'll catch you guys in the next video. >> [music] [music]