Less than a week after a protected Twitter handle for F-Zero was discovered - featuring a recovery email that seemingly matched Nintendo's 'nintendo.co.jp' address - it now appears to have been confirmed as a fake account.
Since then, the Twitter page has tweeted its first message in the form of a video, and let's just say it's not very family-friendly, at all - this indicates it has no connection to Nintendo. According to Google translate, the message attached to the tweet is "I did it" - in other words, it's likely a cruel joke.
The reason this Twitter account caught the attention of so many in the first place, is not only because the attached email looked like a Nintendo one, but the fact it was created in March 2020 - the same time as the SuperMario35th Twitter page. As one reply puts it:
@Horhey_FF Imagine creating an account 4 months ago just to create a fake leak months later
That’s some next level s***
While some F-Zero fans remain hopeful, others say they were never convinced in the first place:
@HydraBravoWC F-Zero fan here, you never fooled me. All leaks involving F-Zero are fake.
Of course, now all the attention has turned to the Super Mario Twitter account that was discovered earlier last week. As previously mentioned, it was also created in March of this year and has a similar looking email address linked to it. At the time of writing, no tweets have been made by this account.
Is the Mario account also a fake? Or is it the real deal? We'll leave you to discuss this in the comments below.
[source nintendoeverything.com]
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They showed us their moves, critical hype damage.
That’s one of the best pranks in years, fair play to them. Definitely committed themselves to that one.
I'm sad for all the F-Zero fans, sorry guys!
whoever did that deserves to be fed to the aligators for getting our hopes up but still i do think nintendo knows alot of their gamers want to see a new f zero really badly so lets give them time to come up with one.
So about that Mario 35th anniversary account...
Aww... I knew in the back of my head it was fake but I just wanted it to be real. 😔
I told you all, I always do everytime there is a fake leak but nobody believes me
Of course it is because people believe everything they read
Never trust "leaks" or "rumors".
I had a hunch this was fake. But I'm still a believer in the Mario Anniversary account.
I'm very selective on when I choose to be gullible.
well played b#tch.
If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
A new F-Zero, yeah... It was too good to be true, I guess. It's naive to keep waiting for something like that.
The only way to leave 2020 pleased is to believe all leaks are fakes, Nintendo has nothing up it's sleeve for the rest of the year, and everything has been delayed until at least next year.
@Broosh None of that is true
Nintendo fans will fall for anything nowadays: Pokemon Stars, Switch Pro, Switch Virtual Console, Smash Bros. for Wii-U port in September, and numerous message board "leaks".
So maybe now that'll teach you and others to not make clickbait articles based off of """"leakes""""
Which is why you always keep the salt ready, never believe these things untill officially announced.
@Entrr_username I mean, one would hope. But if you don't wanna be upset 😉😏
Maybe the best reveal of the day. The tweet translating to "I did it." alongside the video had me in stitches.
@Desrever i think it's possible the Mario one is real and the user had discovered it and made a fake Fzero account to (in the ideal situation) tweet out alongside the Mario reveal..their very special piece of video art.
@Broosh and I don't think they had their sh** together coming into this year pre-Covid as well.
True Perfection.
If it was real and they wanted to truly surprise us, wouldn't a false flag fake Twitter handle be the best way to trick us?
@backup368 Also that quarterly "Best Buy leak" that "confirms" Metroid Prime Trilogy and Persona 5.
@Muddy_4_Ever
And risk being associated with a Twitter account posting "non-family friendly" content (like this one has).
No
@TheFox being a jerk must count for something, I suppose.
@RiasGremory lol you say that like F-Zero isn't a throwaway Nintendo IP. Listen, as much as I love F-Zero, even I know better than to trust Nintendo to develop a new F-Zero in the coming 10 to 20 years. And don't hit me with that "b-but he's a character in Smash!" crap. So are Mr.Game & Watch, Ice Climbers and Duck Hunt Duo just to name a few.
F-Zero fans are grasping for straws now.
Of course it was fake and seeing sites like yours trying to hype it up as it were genuine is really bad form on your part.
Not really surprised. I don’t believe in the Mario one either.
My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
@Cevil Not if it’s a random Twitter account with no proof. If it’s confirmed by trustworthy sources, that’s a different story.
I am gonna "Come On Blue Falcon" that guy.
Sometimes I think Nintendo itself "leak" fake leaks to make people not to believe anything outside the official channels.
@TheFox Well, you're a bad person. We have suffered 15 long years! If you enjoy people's suffering, shame on you.
@Entrr_username No, I feel that is true. Nintendo's buildings are closed off, so not much progress can be made. All of the games we got this year began development a few years ago.
The Mario one could've been created by a different troll back in March (ie right after the rumour was published).
@Toy_Link My post was tongue in cheek. I'm just clinging to some hope for a new F-Zero!
I hope that eventually the Switch receive a F-zero game.
I love the series and have all the titles. Ok, not all then. The last one, is extremely rare and never leave Japan.
I knew Nintendo wasn't smart enough to revitalize a wonderful, abandoned franchise!
Not surprised in the slightest, the timing after the Mario Twitter thing just reeked of a copycat, way too well timed.
What in the world was that???????????😵😵😵😂😂😂
I feel so blue falcon
I knew it was fake, but people need to find something else to do with their time. I'll bet most people that do stuff like this never even graduated high school, and if they did, they did not go to college because "I did my time. No more."
I was hopeful for the Mario Anniversary rumors but when it was supposed to be announced in a direct July 20 I was just going to wait and see, when F-zero was also rumored to be announced I actually became way more skeptical. When I saw a direct did happen on the 20th I was excited and them quickly noticed it was a third party mini direct and my heart sank. Now this. What a whirlwind of emotions and now I don't know what to believe anymore.
@Broosh I know news about Nintendo's first-party lineup has been dead silent for a while, but they know they have to show off something.
Oh I am sure the Mario one is real.
And in the next direct they will show the remasters plus the F-Zero/Starfox game.
COME ON
@backup368 My favorite was Star Fox Grand Prix
@G_M I think the difference is hardly anyone's wants to see a new duck hunt game. F-ZERO still has a following that would be excited to see a new game in the franchise. Nintendo also have expressed interest in making a new game. I believe they asked Criterion to pitch a new game a few years ago. I think of all the old franchises it's likely to be the next one that sees a revival.
Fake, ya don't say.
I said in an earlier article that this F-Zero account only discredited the Mario one, imo. Nobody agreed with me, lol.
I'm calling fake on them both.
The Gif they posted on their twitter made me laugh
hahaha good times
Drat. I was afraid this would be the case. But I still got my hopes up... well played.
There’s a surprise!
ahahaha....of course it is. i'm out.
I'm honestly enjoying watching everyone lose their minds over Nintendo's relative radio silence. They could never release another Switch game and I'd be cool. I have Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing, I need nothing more. People take video games way too seriously, and I say that as an addict.
The only thing that could've been more fake than this is if it was mother/earthbound related
Still waiting on the mother hobonici project for more info though
Not surprised, it definitely seemed like a to good to be true thing
I really wanted it to be true...
Every LEAK is fake is an oxymoron. If its fake then it wasn't a leak, just a prank/false rumor.
YEAH, RIGHT..got to be a bit more official than that.
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