Even MORE Zelda 40th Anniversary Leaks + Fire Emblem Previews & More!
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The latest episode covers a wide array of gaming news, starting with highly anticipated previews for *Fire Emblem: Fortune & Weave*. The game is described as massive and ambitious, featuring four distinct protagonists whose stories intertwine into a complex narrative labyrinth rather than offering a single linear path. Combat mechanics have been updated to include special abilities like rock-throwing that can alter battle outcomes instantly, alongside deeper strategic options for specialist classes. Beyond the main story, players will explore an expansive capital city filled with side quests and social interactions, while also tackling dungeon sections that utilize a turn-based system similar to classic RPGs rather than the standard grid movement found in other tactical encounters.
In addition to *Fire Emblem*, there are significant updates coming for several major franchises including *Splatoon 3* and *Pokémon*. For *Splatoon*, players who complete the main story of *Splatoon Raiders* will soon be able to unlock a plastic bottle replica splatshot with unique abilities in their base game. On the Pokémon front, new sales data reveals that both *Pokémon Pocketopia* on Switch 2 and *Sonic Frontiers* have each surpassed five million copies sold globally. Furthermore, fans can look forward to playing remakes of *Fire Red* and *Leaf Green* later this year with full compatibility for transferring creatures to Pokémon Home, though the service will eventually lose its ability to connect directly with older generations once the 3DS-based Pokémon Bank shuts down in early 2027.
The news segment also touches on some surprising developments outside of Nintendo's ecosystem and internal records. Warner Bros. has officially confirmed that a sequel to *Hogwarts Legacy* is currently in development, marking another successful expansion for their gaming pipeline following the massive success of the original title. In a significant milestone for hardware history, the Nintendo Switch recently surpassed the PlayStation 2 to become the best-selling video game console ever by total software units sold, officially passing one billion pieces of media moved across its entire lifecycle. This achievement highlights the platform's enduring popularity and sales volume despite being released several years after the PS2 era.
Finally, the episode concludes with a look at new leaks regarding Nintendo's upcoming 40th anniversary celebration for *The Legend of Zelda*. While details about the Switch 2 Pro Controller and console have already surfaced from manufacturing sources in China, images suggest there is still one mystery third item hidden on the packaging that has not yet been revealed. Speculation among fans ranges from a special edition amiibo to themed Joy-Cons or even new hardware like an anniversary camera, though the leaker claims they are unable to disclose what it is at this time. The video suggests this secrecy could be part of Nintendo's strategy to build hype for their upcoming event, leaving viewers eager to see exactly which product will complete the trio of anniversary releases.
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All right, everyone. We got a bunch of
news to get to today. Fire Emblem
Fortune Weave previews are in, and holy
crowd, they're glowing. We're going to
look at one of them while watching
footage of a different one because I
think these two combined did a really
good job explaining things. Uh, we have
an update for Splatoon Raiders and
Splatoon 3. So, really interesting
there. Uh, we have some Kingdom Hearts
news upcoming, which is interesting.
After all, the last time we saw that
game was in the Nintendo Direct. We have
some updated sales data on Pokemon
Poctopia and Sonic. Uh, more than that,
a big announcement was made regarding
the entire Pokemon franchise. Now, part
of this is just good news, right?
Pokemon Home, we have a date. We know
it's coming for Fire Red Leaf Green that
you've been able to buy for $20 each for
a while now this year. So, cool. That's
good news. But then there's also a other
side of the coin story to this that
people aren't necessarily too happy
about. Hogwarts Legacy 2 is confirmed to
be in development as well. We got to
talk about that. Uh, we have a milestone
to go over with Switch. It actually just
set an all-time record. No, not the
fastest selling console ever, but
something else. So, we're going to talk
about that. Uh, and guys, yes, we have
more leaks. I can't believe this is
still a thing, but there's even more
leaks coming for Zelda's 40th
anniversary out of manufacturing in
China. We know about the console. We
know about the controller, but now there
is a mystery third item. Oh boy, guys,
this is going to be a fun one. Before we
dive in, I just want to remind you we
are giving away a Nintendo Switch, too.
You can enter through the link down in
the pin comment or in the description.
Uh the only requirement is to be
subscribed to the channel. And let's go
ahead and get to our very first story.
Uh this one dealing with Fire Emblem.
So, what we're going to do here is I'm
going to put up footage from Nintendo
Life's preview while reading off the
preview uh presented by Dom Papayat over
at Eurogamer. That's because I think in
combination, these are two of the best
previews of this game out there. And
I've been through dozens of them. And
again, we're trying to speak directly to
Fire Emblem fans here. So, here we go.
20 hours in. I cannot believe the scale,
complexity, and ambition of Fire Emblem
Fortunes weave. So, Fire Emblem Fortune
Weave is massive. If you're coming to
Intelligent Systems Switch 2 RPG after
playing three houses or engage, you're
going to be shocked by the scale of it.
Within the first 10 hours of the game,
you are given choices that show you just
how broad the scope of the game is. As
you play, more avenues open up before
you in concertina, a baffingly complex
bloom of consequence, intrigue, and
narrative that blossoms and blossoms.
I'm actually almost intimidated by it.
From the trailers, you've probably seen
that there are multiple playable
characters whose stories you can follow.
The four main protagonists are Theodora,
a warrior queen determined to do right
by her people. Dietrich, a foreign
swordsman intrigued by this land's
marshall customs. Kai, a young village
boy caught up in a peculiar conspiracy.
And Lea, a traveling performer lusting
for revenge. How Intelligence Systems
has crammed this much into a 29 1/2 GB
file? I'll never know. Instantly, the
game establishes one clear maxim. This
is not engage. There is not one path.
This is a labyrinth. Deliciously
textured story. You're going to need a
wall chart and plenty of string in order
to keep up with. It makes the plot of
Three Houses look indolent by
comparison. I'm only allowed to talk
about the first few chapters in this
preview, but that's enough. You only
need to play a few hours to see the
potential this game has. It looks like
it's going to be the biggest Fire Emblem
ever and possibly the most definitive.
After an introductory sequence that
lands some pretty heavy
contextualization regarding the fate of
the world, you start to unpick the
naughty story about the four heroes
journey through the heroic games, a
tournament hosted in the region's
capital city of Dagason that will grant
one of the protagonist the audience with
the divine sovereign who will in turn
grant them one wish. Unity, vengeance,
knowledge, power. It's all very fantasy
with enough proper nouns thrown into the
mix to make George RR Martin blush.
There is so much lore in the first 30
minutes alone that I'm sure Fire Emblem
historians are going to have a field day
unearthing all the links to past games
in universe events. But even if you're
not a lore goblin, you're going to find
the way that Intelligence Systems has
just grown everything outward is
stunning. Let's start with the combat.
Fire Emblem's beating heart. The
turn-based grid restricted system is
back and on the surface the same as it
ever was. Choose a unit, move them
around, attack on the enemy, see how
they respond, rinse, repeat. But certain
units like chariots have special skills
beyond simple attacks that allow them to
say mow down entire rows of enemies.
More advanced classes can combine
offensive weapons like spears with
utility like white magic. Each
protagonist has access to special
abilities that make them stand out on
the battlefield and have more
functionality than their wards and
guards. I played as Theodora initially
and her pension for chucking rocks
across the battlefield ended some
battles before they even began in
earnest. But these abilities cost HP and
more often than not, if your lead unit
dies, you lose. It's a risk and reward
at large. Of course, guys, remember they
do have perma death as an option if you
would like to turn that on. Uh,
Intelligence Systems is throwing off the
training weights for Fortune's Weave. I
think there has always been plenty of
choice in the Firem series, but here it
feels like we get access to a full toy
box far earlier than in Three Houses,
Fates or Awakening. You can start
recruiting other characters to your army
nice and early, too, giving you a
distinct sense of achievement and intent
from the initial hours onwards. While
many units can use multiple weapons, the
way the specialist classes have been
tinkered with means you can build ultra
specific strategies on the battlefield.
More so than in any Fire Emblem game
I've played to date, enemy AI, at least
on the harder modes, seems cannier and
cruer, too. I found them routinely
targeting my weakness unit and rolling
the dice with their critical shots. The
sometimes disgusting effect even in the
earlier missions. Masochist, they
finally listened to us. The animation
and attack systems have been overhauled,
too. With so many new units and a couple
of special weapons, we need more
texture. The skirmishes themselves look
remarkable, dynamic, responsive, punchy.
The only criticism I'll leave here is
comes down to critical hits. They land
quite lethargically, perhaps undercut by
the flashy animations that precede them.
Back in the Path of Radiance days, crits
used to land like the splash of a
symbol. Now they're more like a dampened
snare. Not bad, just different and a
tiny nitpick in the scheme of things
really. Between your qualifiers and
elimination rounds in the heroic games,
you're given free time persona style
that measures and turns. Here you'll
encounter frankly embarrassing numbers
of NPCs that can be charmed, recruited,
or trained to beef up for the upcoming
fights. Exploring the capital city
actually takes more time than battling
in my experience so far because there's
so much to do. Train at the arena. Go
perform tasks for the gods. Engage with
the side missions. Run errands for the
towns folk. Comb the world for supplies.
Ascend back to your homeland. Upgrade
your weapons. Trade with multiple
different trading companies that even
have their own stories. Perform in
plays. Go to the spa. Eat a meal at the
tavern. Find random encounters out in
the world map inspired by medieval
Spain. The list goes on and on and on.
Each of the four protagonists have their
main characters for their respective
parties, but that doesn't mean you can't
chat to and try to recruit loyal
subjects from other teams. I played as
Theodora and Kai so far, and I'm stunned
by the amount of character specific
dialogue in this game. It reminds me of
playing the PS1 RPG with how much volume
there is, how reactive the world is to
who you are, the possibilities that feel
like they're running out in front of you
at any given moment. There are also bond
links between characters, now a Fire
Emblem staple, that gives you even more
voiced dialogue if the two people spend
enough time together. So, you're kind of
rewarded with more voice acting. And of
course, all this socializing makes you
stronger once you've got a tight-knit
army full of companionable allies you
could take to the world map, a large
scale overworld view, and takes time to
traverse, meaning you have to plan your
foray in advance. But out here in the
wild, there's yet another aspect of Fire
Emblem Fortune that's really surprising.
Dungeons. These make a return from the
3DS style Shadows of Valencia and
include their own dedicated battle
system that removes the grid-based SRPG
stuff entirely and replaces it with a
turn-based system comparable to old
school Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest.
They're not particularly deep or revoly,
but in a game that's probably going to
take hundreds of hours to complete,
they're a nice change of pace and
provide a decent way of leveling up
combatants you may neglect in the more
plot critical encounters. There's
actually a lot more to go into, so I
don't want to spoil too much of the game
for people that want to go into it
somewhat blind. But it's safe to say
though that even in the opening hours of
Fire Emblem Fortune Weave. I feel like
this is one of the best games in the
series. It's already by far the best and
most ambitious game I've played on
Switch 2. Who knows how the back half
will feel. Now, he goes on to say a
couple more things. You can go check out
the article if you want, but yes,
really, really great piece of work. I'm
really happy with the work that uh
Nintendo Life did in capturing footage
as well. So, credit to them. We'll link
to both of that stuff down below. you
guys want to check out more about Fire
Emblem Fortunes weave. All right, next
up we're going to dive into an update
coming to Splatoon 3 thanks to Splatoon
Raiders. So Nintendo of Europe tweeted
out here in Octalines who have cleared
the main story in Splatoon Raiders will
soon be able to pick up a plastic bottle
shot replica in Splatoon 3 from the
terminal in the lobby. Like the tent
splattershot, it comes with a splat bomb
and a triple ink strike. Booyah. And
again, a nice little reward for anyone
who's beat raiders. Of course, this also
gives Splatoon 3 players who own
Splatoon Raiders just more incentive to
finish off the game if they haven't at
least beat the main story. I know the
post game apparently gets really crazy
in the game. So, it's well worth it to
get there anyways, but hey, if you
haven't, there's just another reason to
do it if you're a Splatoon 3 active
player. All right, guys. Next up, just a
smidge of news on Kingdom Hearts.
Basically, a rumor coming from Daniel
Rickman. I've heard a few rumblings on
this, but I don't think it's game
related. Uh Daniel Rickman says there
will be a Kingdom Hearts announcement
today at D23 which is happening today.
Uh it could just be that Koko will have
a world in the fourth game or it could
be an announcement for a TV show or
movie. You guys might already know what
the announcement is by the time uh you
see this video. So you guys actually
might be more up to date than I am at
the time of recording, but it hasn't
happened yet. So I don't know what the
announcement is. I doubt it's literally
Kingdom Hearts 4. I think it's just
going to be some merch or a movie or
something else. But uh just letting you
guys know there's some news coming on
that. And reminder, of course, at Final
Fantasy News, Revelation will be
happening at opening night live and
they're actually doing a panel at PAX
West that I might be attending in person
as well. So, a lot going on with that
game. Next up, we got to talk about
sales. We're going to be talking about
Poctopia and we're going to be talking
about Sonic Frontier. So, first up,
let's go to BusinessWire for Pocopia.
Says, "Global sales of Pokemon Pocopia
for Switch 2 have surpassed 5 million
units." That does, folks mean this is
the second bestselling game on Switch to
passing Donkey Kong Bonanza. So,
Pootopia has sold more than 5 million
units. Uh, here's what it says. Uh, from
Redmond, Washington, which is Nintendo's
H headquarters here, HQ in the US,
Nintendo and the Pokemon Company Group
have announced that global sales of
Pokemon Poctopia have surpassed 5
million units across the physical and
digital versions just over 4 months
after its launch on March 5th, 2026,
which is hilarious because Nintendo
counts key cards as digital sales, but
here they're calling it a physical. I,
you know, it Nintendo's weird. Anyways,
the game is available exclusively for
the Switch 2 system, but Copia is a
relaxing life sim. We know what this all
is. There's paid DLC and some free
updates and stuff. We know about all
that. We don't have to go over the rest
of this business wire post, but there
you go. 5 million. Obviously, we don't
know exactly how much over 5 million.
It's not the only one to hit 5 million,
though, as Sonic the Hedgehog's official
account has come out and said, "We found
our flame, and it's you. Thank you for
helping Sonic Frontiers pass 5 million
copies sold." Now, obviously, that also
involves it being out for much longer
and having discounts. And I know they
were hoping the game would sell even
better, but this is still a success for
Sonic. If you look at the history of the
Sonic franchise, they just need to keep
doing better. They got to build upon
this. And I'm pretty sure Sonic
Frontiers 2 or some sort of game that
follows up with Sonic Frontiers
established is going to be coming
because they did say this is the future
of Sonic. So, says to celebrate, you
know, the iconic Sonic Adventure shoe uh
two shoes are now available to all
players. So, that's really cool. They
added a little free update there. Uh
going back to some classics. So, guys,
just some little updates there on two
really big IPs. Uh, and now we got to
jump right back to Pokemon before a
completely different reason because
let's just first go over what the news
is and then we'll discuss why some
people are mad and the first bit of news
is just okay finally we got a date for
something but it's more than that. So
here we are at the Pokemon website says
Pokemon Fire Red version and Pokemon
Leaf Green version linked with Pokemon
Home this October. So how are your
journeys in the Kanto region going
trainers? Are you ready to take your
Pokemon on even more adventures? Pokemon
Fire Red version and Pokemon Leaf Green
version for Switch are set to link with
Pokemon Home beginning in October 2026.
Once linked, you'll able to transfer
Pokemon befriended in these titles to
Pokemon Home and bring them to other
games. Once a Pokemon from Pokemon Fire
Red or Leaf Green version is brought to
another game in the Pokemon series, they
will not be able to return for Fire Red
and Leaf Green. This seems to be a
restriction of their systems. Anyways,
Pokemon from other games and Pokemon
series will be unable to visit Pokemon
Fire Red version or Leaf Green. So, you
can't transfer any Pokemon into. You can
just transfer Pokemon out of. It's still
nice. It's still nice to have. It's a
lot better than right now where you
can't do either of those things. Uh, and
yeah, they're going to talk about some
other Celibby and Pokemon Home stuff,
but we actually want to focus on the end
here. This is where things get a little
interesting. So, Pokemon Home news. As
part of version 4.1.0 update coming in
October, players enrolled in the premium
paid plan will be able to deposit up to
9,000 Pokémon, increasing from the
previous 6,000. The price of Pokemon
Home Premium Plan is not changing.
Following the new update in October,
trainers will also be able to transfer
Pokemon caught using a Safari ball in
Pokemon Go for the first time. When
these Pokemon are transferred to Pokemon
Home, the Pokemon ball will change to a
strange ball, which is what you're
seeing here, right? Okay. Now, Pokemon
Bank end of service. This is where this
is where people are getting mad. All
right. Pokemon Bank, a 3DS application
that let players deposit or withdraw
Pokemon they have befriended in Pokemon
titles on that system from online boxes,
will be ending service on Thursday,
February 25th, 2027 at 7:00 p.m.
Pacific. As a result, transferring
Pokemon from Pokemon Bank to Pokemon
Home will also no longer be possible. If
you have Pokemon stored in Pokemon Bank
that you wish to carry over, please move
them to Pokemon Home prior to Pokemon
Bank's end of service. Please note,
Pokemon Bank is not currently available
for download. If you don't already have
it, you can't get Pokemon Bank. That
already sucks. And now they're going to
be ending the service. Now, look, I
didn't fully understand a lot of this.
So, uh, I went to the internet and I
went to X, which might be one of the
worst places to go if you want calm
discussion. But, uh, yeah. Uh, someone
decided to prompt AI to explain things
to me. So, I'm going to bring the AI
response to you and then I'm going to
bring some actual human responses. Uh,
so you guys can understand why people
are upset about this if you don't know.
So, Grock says here that Pokemon Bank is
the only official bridge moving Pokemon
from 3DS games and earlier ones via
transporter into home and modern Switch
titles. After February 27, 2027, that
bridge locks forever. Anything still in
those old games or left in bank just
stay stuck there permanently. The series
long promised your Pokemon travel with
you across generations. This cuts that
change for nearly everything pre-SW
Switch except for a few getting direct
home support like Fire Red and Leaf
Green. collectors and people with old
favorites lose the ability to use them
in new games. Now, I understand this,
but also I wasn't aware anyone was still
playing these old games and that it was
such a big deal. So, other people have
come in to explain this and that
includes this person here named uh
Kiaara. Since Pokémon started, the games
have been about collecting and trading.
Originally, this was open and as more
games came out expanded. Bank made it
possible for gen 1 through 7 to be
connected. Then, with the Switch, they
were all connected with the link between
bank and home. Now, we're cutting all
those gens off with the removal of Bank.
There are still quite a few Pokemon,
especially shiny variants, that will be
cut off by the removal of Bank, like
shiny Celaby in Crystal 3DS Virtual
Console Edition as one example. Home
also has been getting more and more
restrictive. If you are collecting just
for having a living deck in home, this
is fine. But look at how many games
cannot move Pokémon between them once in
home or trade at all between one or
another. I think this is something that
happened with Dexit. You guys can
correct me in the comments. Like this
was like a huge controversy back in the
day. People have kind of accepted it
today, but that doesn't mean it still
doesn't suck, right? Anyways, Khara
says, "If they had made this
announcement, but given us an accessory
that could take its place, it would
still not have been perfect, but it
would have landed much better. Having a
way to trade from a legitimate 3DS
console to a legitimate Switch would
have been a nice gesture. Now we get
nothing. have more than half of the
generation of games cut off forever and
are left with a software home that is
inferior to what came before in many
ways and more restrictive with the games
it actually does support. Okay, so that
is obviously one person's feedback. It
doesn't end there. How about this guy
called Steven Isbel who blew up with his
take over on X as well saying thanks a
bunch Pokemon. I currently live in Ultra
Sun or Bank or I currently have a living
Pokedex of all of Gen 1 through seven
Pokemon. Over 200 shiny Pokemon, all
Pokemon form variations, every legendary
Pokemon from every version, including
legendaries from Gamecube games. Now,
you might go, "Hey, what's the big deal?
Just transfer these all to home. What's
the problem?" Now, he's going to show
you what the problem is. So, now I have
to decide if I want to keep my entire
collection of well over 1,000 Pokemon
trapped in Sun and Ultra Sun forever, or
if I want to instead trap them in
Pokemon Home, where most of them won't
even be usable in current and future
generations of games. I truly miss the
days in Pokemon, which just let me
collect and train them all. So, what
he's essentially saying here is, okay,
forget the fact that we lose the ability
to transfer Pokemon back and forth and
all of that. That sucks. But how about
the fact that I'm left with basically
one of two choices? I either leave all
my Pokemon in one game so I have that
complete decks there that I want or I
transfer them to home where I can't even
use them really anymore and they're just
left there rotting with the hope that
some future game might eventually let
you port that one Pokemon in you want.
So, I kind of understand all the
frustrations. Of course, there's a lot
of people like me that aren't really big
Pokemon players that have been kind of
like wondering what the heck is going
on. Uh, and one person is trying to
downplay it a bit. Obviously, a lot of
people are. Uh, but I I kind of get the
argument. I just like to present both
sides here. So, this was an average game
who said, "We're really witnessing more
fake outrage." Um, and so this was
someone talking about how cheap bank is
to run trying to use the money excuse. I
don't think money was ever really issue
banks getting shut down. We'll talk
about that in a moment, but here's what
they said by looking it up apparently on
on Google. said, "Yes, nearly all
Pokémon 1,110
out of 1,100,
sorry, 1,0 out of 1,025 total species
are obtainable and playable across
various Nintendo Switch games and
ports." So, basically, the
counterargument some people are making
is, hey, most of these Pokemon you can
obtain in the current modern games from
Switch onward. You don't really need the
old ones. Of course, a lot of the push
back against that has been, sure, if
you're just talking about a Pokemon
existing at all, any version of it. Yes,
you can obtain most of them in the
current games, but there's special shiny
editions, certain ribbon ones, special
event ones, uh ones you obtain through
certain means that are just no longer
available. And yeah, obviously there's
15 that aren't available at all. But
it's more than that. There's versions of
these Pokemon that will never be
available again either. So, that's
something to consider that like if you
catch supposedly, this is what I'm told.
By the way, guys, I'm not an active
Pokemon player, so correct me if I'm
wrong, but if you catch a certain
Pikachu in one game, but you catch
Pikachu in a completely different game,
they could have completely different
stats. They can learn completely
different moves. While they are the same
Pokemon from the base, there is actually
quite a lot of differences between them.
And obviously for the competitive scene
that could actually matter quite a bit
as you might want to bring a certain
Pokemon from a certain generation over
versus the current version of it which
might not have a certain move you want
to use. So I do think that this is
really interesting. I do think there's a
lot to think about here. I think for
most consumers just like with Dexit,
this isn't really going to matter. I
don't think the general consumer is
really going to care because I don't
think most of the casual consumers of
Pokemon are even still playing the older
games and worrying about Bank anymore.
But that's not the point. The point is
it's just another thing being taken away
that you've always had and there doesn't
really seem to be a monetary reason to
do it. It's probably more like a
structural thing or just them forcing
you to get off the old games and into
the new ones. Uh we all kind of know
what's going on if we're completely
honest with that with Firebred and Leaf
Green coming out and now we have rumors
that we're going to about to get like
Ruby, Sapphire, and others, Emerald, you
know, coming out uh this holiday season.
If that's the case, and those eventually
link to home too, I think it's pretty
obvious they sunset bank so they can
bring back all the classic games for $20
a pop on the eShop and put home on
those, which look, it's better they do
that than don't do anything at all. I
will admit, but it still sucks because
it's just making you spend more money to
do something you've already done with
the hundreds of hours, thousands of
hours you put into it. It's I get it,
guys. It's a frustrating situation. Uh,
I'm kind of on your side that I I think
that they should come up with a better
solution, but
as with anything that's cloud-based,
it's not forever, and that sucks. All
right, guys, let's get to some more
positive news here. How about Hogwarts
Legacy 2? We're at IGN here. It says
Hogwarts Legacy 2 is officially in the
works. So, the sequel to Hogwarts Legacy
is actively in development, according to
Warner Bros., the studio confirmed in
their earnings report that a second
installment for Hogwarts Legacy is in
the works. No details were provided on
what the game will look like or when it
might release, but it appears to be a
serious focus for the company going
forward, which isn't a surprise.
Hogwarts Legacy is the biggest, most
successful game they've ever put out.
So, it said, "We expect games to more
meaningfully contribute to segment
profitability going forward as our
pipeline expands, including the second
installment of Hogwarts Legacy." Now,
this isn't really a big shock cuz the
game was so successful, but hey, that's
really cool. I'm really excited for I
did enjoy the first Hogwarts Legacy.
Controversies out there be damned. Art
from artists be damned. I don't really
care about any of that. I'm a gamer. I
want to play fun games. Hogwarts Legacy
is a really, really fun game. All right,
guys. Let's go ahead and get into um
another positive story, but a weird one.
Uh some people assuming Sony's just
going to invent sales out of nowhere.
This was pointed out by a bunch of
people, but I saw it by this user on X
called uh Fail Z Oliver. Apparently,
he's a fan of the channel. So, hi, man.
I hope you're watching. Uh, so the
Nintendo Switch surpasses PS2 and
becomes the console with the most
software sold in video game history.
This was after the last financial
report. People weren't paying attention,
but there it is. The Nintendo Switch is
number one at 1 billion 561
million pieces of software moved
officially ahead of the PlayStation 2
and it's been ahead of the PS4 for a
bit. So, there's never been a platform
more successful than Nintendo Switch at
selling software. That's really cool.
Even if it never passes PS2 for total
console sales, it can say, "Hey, our
people who bought our console cared more
about video games than anything else,
which of course Switch couldn't play
Netflix, and the YouTube app was kind of
wonky at times, and Hulu was there for a
bit and then went away." And so pretty
much the only reason you buy a Switch, I
guess, was to watch YouTube or or play
games. So, no real surprise there.
People were buying PS2s for the DVD and
CD functionality back in the day. But
still, PS2 had impressive software sales
and so does Nintendo Switch. All right,
guys. Now, we get to our final story.
This is a leak for the 40th anniversary
of Zelda.
It's kind of weird. So, we'll start
where I first saw this at Gaming Leaks
and Rumors, right? It said, "XX_7500,
he's a leaker out of China, has shared
more photos on the Zelda 40th
anniversary Switch 2 Pro Controller box,
including an image with a censored third
Nintendo product coming that he cannot
reveal. We're going to look at those in
a moment. Basically, we know there's a
controller and a console coming, but
he's saying they're going to release a
third product. All right, so let's go
look at these images because yes, it is
a censored image. Uh, so first off, this
is a one of the new images of the box.
Obviously, um much higher quality, much
better framed. The guy obviously was
able to take his time and not rush this
screenshot, although it does censor the
serial number at the top, which again
prevents them from figuring out which
manufacturing plant this came from,
although this appears to be a UK
controller. Okay, cool. That's all good.
Um, but here's the other image. And this
is one that's interesting because
there's some measurements on here. I
don't know if they're trying to show how
big things actually are. So, we'll look
at that. Uh, so first off, we look at
the measurements here. You see it's in
centimeters. So, it's kind of indicating
the box is like, you know, when it's
fully opened up about uh I would say
you got the 12 mark there. Start at
zero. Uh, so minus 12 from about 42. So,
about 30 cm tall there or so. And then
you can kind of see across you're
looking at I don't know about about you
know 17 18 centimeters. But again these
are just rough estimates. I wouldn't
really care too much about the
measurements. Uh and this is obviously
like a I don't know if that's a real
life ruler or what that's used for for
size comparison. But there's a mystery
item behind this black box. And they did
claim on their post in China that this
is another item for Zelda's 40th
anniversary. Now some people think that
this might be Ocarine of Time and it's
box art. That is possible because those
are probably being printed right now.
Uh, it is entirely possible that there's
a mystery third item. Maybe it's a 40th
anniversary amiibo box. That could be
what's in there. That one actually
wouldn't be too surprising if there's a
40th anniversary amiibo. So, that is a
common go-to. Some people speculated
maybe they'll sell the Joy-Con on their
own. Maybe there'll be Switch One
Joy-Con that'll be 40th anniversary
themed. Maybe there's a Switch One Pro
Controller that's 40th anniversary
themed. Those are possibilities. Maybe
there's a Switch 2 camera that's 40 like
remember they have camera functionality
now. Maybe there's a Zelda camera that's
coming. Like there's a lot of
possibilities for this. It could also be
a mystery game coming out. We really
don't know. Uh I don't know when this
person is going to reveal it. They say
essentially that they can't reveal it.
Like they are unable to reveal it at
this time, which I think is weird
because I'm pretty sure you weren't
supposed to post the stuff about the
controller. You weren't supposed to post
the stuff about the console, but now
this third item you're holding back.
Obviously, they could be full of
That's one thing. uh something might be
lost in translation where we're not
understanding exactly why they can't
share this. That's also a highly likely
possibility. Or they want you to keep
coming back and they really are teasing
something and they just want to reveal
it later to keep attention going and
keep hype driving, which is also
possible. There's this also way out
there possibility that this is an
intentional leak. Uh corporations have
done intentional leaks. This is well
known. Uh but we never really know when
it's intentional or not unless it's
blatantly obvious. Maybe this is an
intentional leak where you can't reveal
it right now because the time period to
intentionally leak it hasn't arrived yet
and it's just Nintendo gauging and
driving hype getting into their event
for the 40th anniversary. Although
Nintendo likes to surprise and delight.
So this kind of goes counterintuitive to
their surprise and delight. So I'm not
so sure that Nintendo really
participates in intentional leaks based
on their own company policy. But they
could say one thing publicly and do a
different thing privately. Uh, chances
are this is all just legit leaks and the
guy's just attention-seeking and he's
just going to wait and wait and wait to
reveal what this is. I don't doubt that
there's a third item because this guy
has access to stuff. Obviously, he
probably works at these manufacturing
plants. Um, so take that for you. Well,
there's also an interesting thing on a
note down here. Looks like this image
was actually taken back in July 10th.
That's very interesting as well. So,
this isn't even a recent image. This is
just some that they took a while back
and just chose to leak. Now, this is
interesting. That's all I'm going to
say. It's very interesting. Uh I don't
know what any of it means, but I do know
that that is something that happened. Uh
and this is like where people were first
finding it. Uh on the English side of
things, even though Spanish was behind
the games who put this up there, you
speculating on amiibo or Joy-Cons, but
he obviously doesn't know. Uh all this
stuff comes from Chinese forums. That's
why we're not heading over there because
it's very messy, hard to get through, at
least for me. Obviously, for a native
speaker, it's probably fine to navigate,
just as easy as any website here. All
right, guys. That's what I got for you.
Thank you so much for tuning in. I am
Nathan Rob from Nintendo Prime. What a
banger of a video for you guys today.
It's good to be back, guys. We'll catch
you in the next one.