Update: It was all for April Fool's Day!
This has to rank as one of the most elaborate fakes we've seen in a long time, so congratulations to all involved. We'll even let you off for the fact that you didn't actually pull the stunt on April Fool's Day. (We're not bitter about being caught out, honest.)
"We faked a Flipnote Studio for Switch ""leak"" to goof on a couple of small Discord guilds, and needless to say it got wayyy bigger than we ever anticipated... sorry!
Full proof is in the replies, happy April Fools :^)" - [tweet removed]
Original Story [Mon 30th Mar, 2020 09:15 BST]: Flipnote Studio, the popular animation sharing app which appeared on DSi and 3DS, could be coming to the Nintendo Switch, if a new rumour is to be believed.
A series of screens apparently taken from a Switch version of the game have leaked online. According to Source Gaming, the shots are from a development build and were accidentally shared online by someone within Nintendo in Japan.
While it would be fairly easy to fake screens like this, Source Gaming has taken a good look at the Japanese text and stated that it checks out. Again, that doesn't mean this is 100% true – anyone who owns the originals and can speak Japanese could fake this – but if this is fake, it's a pretty solid mock-up.
Take a look at the screens below and let us know what you make of this rumour with a comment.
[source calcium-chan.itch.io, via youtube.com]
Comments (67)
Yeah, exactly what we need.
Like The Stretchers and Good Job.
Since nobody asked for Metroid, Pikmin, Donkey etc.
Flipnote was so much fun on dsi, never got into it again on the 3ds tho
We're back to leaks already? clears throat NINTENDO DIRECT CONFIRMED!
While that supposed leak is interesting, I am much more intrigued by the mention of Skyward Sword, Odyssey 2, ARMS 2, and Pikmin (4) being shown
@harouhiko If we didn't get stuff like this, an equal amount of people would be complaining that Nintendo never has any new ideas.
odd choice considering this would be a undocked exclusive app
edit: ...and how the heck would audio recording work?
Nintendo: diversifies their offerings
NintenKids: warez dOnKey KoNg MeRtLoid
Never heard of it
@harouhiko You sound like a complete baby right now. Downvoted.
@OptometristLime Huzzah! A man of quality!
Flipnote Studio 3D was fun. And by that I don't mean the application itself but the whole saga leading up to its release.
@harouhiko The big first party studios that develop those games have nothing to do with these smaller eShop releases (that are mainly developed by indies) so that seems awfully irrelevant. Keep whining like that and you don't deserve Metroid, Pikmin, "Donkey", etc. anyway.
@BenAV Don't you know? Nintendo have channeled ALL their resources into this, even Monolith and Platinum have been roped in, all other projects are on ice....
@somebread Headphones with mics?
Hell to the yes! i Loved seeing what new stuff ppl created every week. if it gets a built in online community again, ill def end up getting it for sure. Flipnote was the bombdiggity slim whamitty trip fanity of my teen years. was an excellent creativity escape.
the removal of the online functionality in the 3ds version killed any hype i once had for flipnote.
imo the Dsi version was the best.
Cool, but doesn't the Switch have a kinda crap and imprecise stylus (that doesn't come bundled for a start)?
@somebread There's an app for that.
@gloom you actually had me going there.
I’d been thinking an Arms 2 announcement was due ever since the Mini Direct was so vague about the new Smasher, and seeing that the Arms dev team are currently on my working on Mario Kart Tour...
@gaga64 I’m not teasing! (This time.) The video and screenshot show those games which, if real, could be the line up to be revealed in the next Direct! Taking this with a grain of salt, of course.
Phew, there's Christmas 2020 sorted!
Things we want from 3DS on Switch -
themes, Log, Kid Icarus Uprising
Things Nintendo wants from 3DS on Switch -
Flipnote
@nhSnork A Direct you say? Bring us some new games Nintendo!! I want Metroid Prime Trilogy HD, Sunshine HD, Eternal Darkness HD etc etc....
@harouhiko Mrow!
Flipnote without a pen? Oof.
I'm calling F-Zero in the next year or two at this point. Nintendo is on a role with series revivals.
Old news but I can make flipnote on the wii u or 3ds browser like a piece of cake. Literally in a day off or two. Maybe 3 because I haven't worked with php in a while.
On one hand, yes to this, but on the other hand, I think it'll be less versatile and it might lose something special due to the lack of proper stylus, like how I felt about Mario Maker 2
This would be lovely, but I don't believe it till I see it.
Without Hatena, Flipnote Studio is useless. That's the fun part about the original Flipnote Studio on DSi, it was that you can create your own animations and share it with anyone around the world through the Hatena netwok. Some of those works even include stories which are still entertaining to watch to this day but ever since Hatena closed, Flipnote is just another boring useless app. Even the color version that made it's way to 3DS later on doesn't hold a candle to the fun aspect of the original and Hatena.
I wasn’t that old where I got to experience Flipnote Hatena (I still used to make bad animations on my brothers DSi) but I think it’s great. It’s my dream for Flipnote to come back on the switch. Yea we need a Metroid, Pikmin, DK, and Kid Icarus game. But this is also a forgotten gem that needs to be remade. Along with Hatena, we need Hatena.
Wasn't this supposed to be launching today? It is probably fake. It hasn't launched today so it's fake.
POGGERS POGGERS
@harouhiko lol
If people think this is bad, wait until we see the uproar when all of the 3D Mario re releases is all an April Fool Joke
@Gerald
Don't give Nintendo ideas.
Unless saying it isn't coming to switch is the actual prank!
@gloom fingers crossed anyway
April Fools jokes happening on April Fools is so boring.
I accept that person's apology.
love april fools jokes in, uh...march.
That one played the long game... that was actual dedication.
People still do April Fools? How old are they?
Ha. I knew it was an April Fool's joke
At least they did it with flipnote and not pikmin... that would have sucked.
The anti banter that is April Fool's
I hate it when they go "whoopsy-daisy" when the "joke" is revealed.
Do I have to mention why?
@alexybubble No these are more like nindies not quite real nintendo games, more Indies with nintendos seal of approval!
Well, makes me wonder about those Mario leaks... they are extremely close to April fools day...
I didn't believe this "leak" but, seriously, it's called april fool's day for a reason. Jokes are fun and accepted but if you start a week earlier it's not that funny anymore
To be honest, I had no idea it was a joke because, well, it was not really funny. -_-
@Alpha008 Please God No, if those are fake then I don't know what I'll do
@TheAwesomeBowser warms my sordid little myocardiums any time someone references flushed away in the current year
April Fool's is kind of boring.
This isn't even a funny or good joke. This is just sad
Don't take our Mario's away, o pleae3, god no.
I check this site just about every day. I didn't even know that they were claiming Flipnote was coming to Switch, so the joke didn't work on me.
Not saying I believed this one - I take many "leaks" and rumors with at least a pinch of salt - but congrats on fooling much of the internet!
Dang. The effort into this joke was great. I think the one thing that had me a bit doubtful was the logistics of wondering how to record Flipnotes with no Switch mic. The UI also seemed just a little clunky. But otherwise, this was a great fake had me fooled that somehow got more mileage from actual leaks happening from Nintendo.
April Fools day jokes that don't actually start on April Fools day should be illegal.
If you start your April Fool's joke before April 1st, it's not an April Fool's joke, it's just a lie.
That's not how April Fool's day works... You can't just say something before April Fool's day and then claim it's an April Fool's day joke.
So, about all those Mario remakes...
I wouldn't care for it even if it was coming. Flipnote Studio is dead boring without Hatena.
Congratulations for such a greatly elaborated joke... I can't believe I fell for it! It looks like pre-April Fools jokes are easier to fall for...
I'm not sad... I'm actively angry.
I don't too much care for April Fool's day, but to make a so-called "joke" during March?
Poor form, man. And poor taste.
The most frustrating aspect of April Fool's in the gaming industry is that oftentimes the joke is a legitimately good idea that just didn't make it through the bureaucratic pipeline. Like Flipnote and Ducktales, just the idea of it being a reality is incredibly disappointing to see.
Not funny. Am bitter
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