An Xbox One user who goes by the Twitter handle DumbDeadDoodles has allegedly spotted the Splatoon 2 character Marina hidden on a banner within the 'Mixer' section of the Xbox One dashboard.
As crazy as it sounds, other Xbox users posted images of their own dashboards, showing the exact same banner. Take a look at the right side of the below photo, and you'll see what users are identifying as the top part of Marina's head:
Not long after this, the banner supposedly disappeared. We even looked on our own Xbox One system and couldn't see anything ourselves. Deviant Art and Twitter user Jorge_SunSpirit chimed in hours later, claiming the image of Marina was based on the following render:
As there's such little of whatever it is on display, it's hard to say if this is even actually a picture featuring Marina. The Mixer section the banner has apparently appeared on is Microsoft's live streaming platform, designed for all types of video games available on multiple platforms.
Of course, there has been a stack of rumours as of late, linking Microsoft Xbox services to Nintendo, but we're not game to say this is another piece of evidence until we get confirmation.
What do you make of this? Can you see a resemblance to Marina in the above dashboard shots? Tell us below.
[source twitter.com]
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That’s a stretch.
This could be real, but it’s easy enough to fake. My gut instinct says this is a fake. Only one person spotted this, and it disappears almost Immediately? That seems fake to me.
But who knows?
It's pretty much definitely Marina there, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if the creator of the banner was just throwing images together and didn't realise she's part of a Nintendo property.
Timing though eh?
The guy above her looks like Lucian from the game League of Legends, I am almost sure that it is him indeed.
Anyway, I think that the girl on the banner is indeed Marina.
@Alpha008 "As crazy as it sounds, other Xbox users posted images of their own dashboards, showing the exact same banner."
It's the Mixer section ... When Smash Brothers launched, they've featured also Smash Bros on XBOX. Why not? Mixer is like Twitch ... XBOX Features also PS4 Games on dash ... Games like God of War. I don't think, that there is something special about this. Why not cover some chars from "non" XBOX/Microsoft Games on their mixer banner, when you can see those games on mixer all the time
It is without a shadow of doubt Marina.
Nintendo to Microsoft - "Give us back the rights to Banjo and we'll let you include an image of Marina on your dashboard."
Not a stretch at all: Here's the Deal:
1. Phil - "If you let us release our games on your Switch in Japans ( because we don't have Xbox there effectively) We'll buddy up and give you access to our 30 million Xbox users.
2. Reggie "Sounds like we'll both make a lot of money and expand our user bases over Sony! Cool! I'm in"!
Excitement! I live this. Eiuld be really cool if Nintendo and Microsoft can find each other.
Sony is pissing their bed..
@Varkster Yep - he's Still there until April lol
The rollout begins!!!!
I sure hope Ninty stuff doesn't go over to Xbox lol
I don’t know if this is real, but I wouldn’t mind Splatoon 2 on Xbox, at least as long as cross play with the switch is supported. More players in Splatoon is always a good thing. I honestly really like the idea of more online cross play between different consoles and even PC, not just for Splatoon. I think Nintendo and Microsoft could really find something that might give us the best online experience yet.
Come on guys, don't miss this "obvious tease".
This confirms all the rumours about Xbox Live coming to switch. All Nintendo games will also be available on Xbox and Windows with an official version of BotW running at 4K/60FPS on PC and Xbox One X. Splatoon 2 will be crossplatform.
Also the pink highlight on following button is an obvious reference to Splatoon and the pro controller, confirming joycons and pro controller will be compatible with Xbox and PC. This also confirms Microsoft will be releasing a hybrid 8K/144FPS console very soon in the next... hum... Microsoft direct.
At least keep that in mind for 1st April
@BensonUii I also don't mind to see Splatoon 2 in Xbox One since it can help increase the popularity of this IP. Not to mention that it can do well since it is FPS game with a new take on this genre which could benefit by being on a console that has many shooting games. If this give us certain games that can have a second life in the Switch, I am all for it.
I just want to put out there that the Xbox One dashboard is terrible. Seriously, it runs like garbage on my Xbox One X and it’s not even remotely intuitive. Using that system is such a pain.
@Varkster He may well have implemented this and set this up - Reggie and Phil are friends after all - plus - Retirement doesn't mean you don't do Consulting work etc. . .
@misterMike True - it's all speculation lol - although I feel it makes Business sense for both parties to do something vs Sony..
So we're getting Mixer on Switch then?
NEXBOX here already.
Also somebody at Mixer or Dashboard loves Switch/Splatoon.
Basically absolute confirmation Splatoon 2 and fire emblem are coming to X box, sweet. Might as well or order halo on switch now, trilogy pack OBSZZZZ
@OorWullie More like "give us the rights to Banjo and we'll let you have Splatoon 2 available on Xbox One" (But yes, I understand your funny post)
@able_to_think You're writing satire right? The Xbox dashboard is brilliantly executed and about a billion times better than the Switch 'dashboard'. I love both consoles and both have strengths but this is one where Xbox is wayyy better.
Definitely the reason why Reggie stepped back
@Lionyone
I prefer the Switch dashboard due to its simplicity. The Xbox dash has too much clutter and most of it seems like forced advertising. Both are miles better than the PS4s though.
@Varkster you think a decision of this size was only discussed since Reggie decided to retire? This would have been brewing a long time and Reggie would have been instrumental in the meetings all along.
Nintendo going 3rd party, CONFIRMED.
@Lionyone The Xbox One constantly hangs and becomes unresponsive and it’s got tons of garbage like Mixer bogging it down. Plus you have to download core features like the Bluray player as separate apps for no reason. It’s got sub menus within sub menus and large portions of the home page are taken up with advertisements and ludicrously massive icons and did I mention how often it becomes unresponsive for a second and then registers all your button presses at once? Also it takes over a minute to boot from being fully turned off so you’re forced to keep it on standby. Also the store automatically plays videos which is fine but they aren’t muted like they are on PS4 so I have to mute my sound system whenever I’m browsing it.
It runs games super well though which is why I own it.
@able_to_think press and hold menu + start inside the store app. this will open up a menu, where you can disable video autoplay
but yes, i'll agree with your other complains ... the xbox OS (windows 10) is slow, laggy and buggy as h***, like on pc that's why i have 8.1 and 10 in a dualboot config on pc, but mainly using 8.1 for games ;P 10 only for play anywhere titles or dx12 exclusives.
That traitorous..!
Never trust an octoling!
I think bringing Splatoon2 to the Xbox one would a good move for Microsoft and Nintendo. It would be a good trade off for bringing Gamepass to the Switch.
I can’t see Spla2n getting ported. At the moment it’s one of just 3 Switch exclusives that properly justify Nintendo’s Online subscription (along with Kart and Smash. Sorry to Arms, but you’re not in that league yet). Although it would be great for raising the IP’s profile, I doubt Nintendo would want to loosen the reins on that before they have a load more compelling online exclusives over here first.
@Bobb no its not real I cant believe marina would do this im crying and shaking oh my gosh
@MH4 It was the plan all along.
Reel, hook, defect.
@able_to_think I have an Xbox 1S and I never noticed any hangs or button press problems. Booting and muting never bothered me, both are fast esp the latter as my soundbar has a remote. I like the videos and submenus giving a rich experience. Wasn't bothered by needing Blu-ray player app. The two things that that bother me are the adverts can be misleading because they're not tailored to account for things a user has already trialled, and that I don't have a 1X/4KTV haha!
Sure Switch boots faster but it boots faster than anything. That's part of the Switch portable design USP. I love both systems. Game Pass has this year become the biggest reason for owning an Xbox, it's amazing how the service offering has been improved. I still play my Switch more often though haha simply because it's portable and sociable!
Calm TF down, people.
It is real, but as you stated, Mixer can be used to stream all types of video games up to and including Nintendo Switch.
So, yes, it was her. No, it doesn't pour fuel on the rumour bonfire. But just like someone said above, enhance your calm.
This basically all but confirms it - wow
What are y’all, thick? If Nintendo puts any of their AAA titles on a competing console it will be the beginning of the end for them having their own console. Their value will greatly decrease since people only buy Nintendo hardware for the exclusive titles.
@Alpha008
"As crazy as it sounds, other Xbox users posted images of their own dashboards, showing the exact same banner."
im sorry but the chances of nintendo making games for microsoft is not gonna happen....but MS making games for a Ninty system that i can totally see happening, i also see maybe MS making the next piece of hardware for nintendo and going 3rd party to nintendos system...but i never think we will see a nintendo game on a ms system and their own system they wouldnt never do that...
anyone outside the USA knows the xbox doesnt sell that well they dont break 500 systems in a month in japan, and in the EU its being outsold by both the ps4 and switch, and even in the US where its semi popular its now being outsold...nitnneod can catch xbox one sales total in a year or two more.
xbox one isnt capable of running splatoon, as there are no gyro controls.
@Rhaoulos thought you were serious until the 8k 144 fps part lol. 4k 144 fps isn't even possible for a lot of modern games because CPU can't push GPUs that hard right now. CPU improvements have stalled too much
@cfgk24 except Reggie never had that kind of power. Nintendo of Japan makes every decision like this. The other locations have no real power. They're basically just distribution, advertisement, and localization teams.
@Kougeru I was just making fun of NL. I'm a little sick of the amount of rumours and so called teases lately and I needed a little craziness break.
I mean, DJ Octavio already sports the Xbox logo.
@NintyNate Why? Why would it be a bad thing for those games to expand their reach by becoming available on Xbox? It wouldn't affect you at all. Unless you're looking at it from the angle of "the Switch already has so few good games, and even less Marquee exclusives, so if those games cease to be exclusive then the switch loses most of it's value." To be fair, you'd be right about that.
@Alpha008
Yeah fair enough, it's definitely Marina though!
@LukeWarmpocket I buy my Ninty consoles for the sole purpose of exclusive games such as Mario, Zelda, Metroid etc... If all that comes to Xbox Ninty might as well not bother as everyone would buy the more powerful console with Ninty games lol
@NintyNate But what about the pOrTaBiLiTy??? Reddit tells me that's WAYYY more important than processing power. Lol
@LukeWarmpocket haha hell no! Personally I hate portable gaming, I can't use the joy con coz my hands are too big and I don't like looking at a small screen ... Rather it be a better game than have it on the go lol
It's the mixer tab, People stream Splatoon and other Nintendo games on it so not really surprising to see her there.
If you don't think it's Marina, what are your differentials?
@BensonUii
I think it's an awful idea for Nintendo to put any of its games on rival platforms no matter how long they have been on the market. All it takes is Splatoon 2 to show up on Xbox and then the feeling is 'well, when does the next one arrive?' Don't see this benefitting NIntendo at all but clearly it and MS share a vision for the future. I'm not sure I like where things are headed but will reserve judgement until I see how things play out.
I actually got a better, tho still phone potato, picture of this, and it's definitely Marina, with Iris from Pokemon too! I'll have to dig up the pic later.
ETA: I added my picture to my Tweet here:
https://twitter.com/Asuyuka/status/1101383717170233344
I hope this true to where we can get Xbox games on the switch and switch games on xbox I'd really love to play pokemon on xbox one this would make lide great
Its super obvious why its on there, its due to a Black History Month Campaign.
Lucian is a champion from League of Legends that isn't on Xbox, yet he's there too. Whoever put together the character collage threw her up there due to her skin tone, not due to confirming any "Rumors" about Xbox on Switch or vice versa lol.
I could make sense for a Nintendo Microsoft cross licencing deal to take on the might of the PS5. Microsoft could offer game steaming for the Switch giving it access to AAA games while offering high end 4k route to playing Nintendo IP. Very controllable and easy to dip their toes in without having to take a leap off the edge. I know I would at least look to explore if I was either party. Being able to play Nintendo IP on the Xbox would not have stopped me buying a switch or more importantly switch software.
Mixer is a streaming service like twitch. Any game can be shared, not just Xbox games.
It is. Now Nintendo, sue them for copyright infringement!!
(jk jk ;p)
@1134calc: That would require the game being reprogrammed enough, to use alternative controls.
Must be just a joke.
@Capt_N It's a conversion from Switch to Xbox One. They're largely the same controller functionally. It's not like they would be converting Switch controls to friggin' Donkey Konga bongo's.
@BarFooToo If a deal between the two was made, it seems more likely that a partnership comes because Xbox doesn't have enough exclusive titles to pad out their release schedule (not including the fact most of their exclusives are flops) alongside the fact Nintendo has absolutely no friggin' idea what they're doing with their god awful online """"""""""service"""""""""".
A case of "you scratch my back..." since it's something important that both companies utterly fail with.
This morning I noticed Peach, Isabelle, Lucina and the Orange Inkling on the mixer dashboard.
https://ibb.co/R0J9b87
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