Hours after Nintendo’s secretive Switch Online playtest went live, the massively multiplayer online game was streamed on YouTube and Twitch. Unsurprisingly, Nintendo has been quick in issuing Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notices for anything that’s put up in defiance of its terms and conditions, which request players don’t “discuss or disclose content from either the Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest Program test software or website.”
You might have guessed this would happen after details from the playtest’s website were published immediately after it opened up. A lot of those leaked details have since been removed by DMCA requests, too. But as for Thursday’s leaks, the streams are getting taken down quickly after they pop up. You can still find clips from the playtest on social media and in forums, however. And, if you know where to look, find someone streaming it on Discord.
Nintendo announced its playtest earlier in October, opening
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