Overview
- Multiple outlets report that a YouTube user known as Malo932 has claimed a brand-new Super Smash Bros. (not a port of Ultimate) and a revived Nintendogs are in development.
- The account has a record of posting accurate early predictions this year and then deleted the recent comments and changed its display name after the claims circulated.
- News sites emphasize the leaks remain unverified because Nintendo has made no official announcements and the claims were not explicitly tied to the company’s upcoming Direct presentations.
- The leaker also attributed several other projects to Nintendo, including a pixel-art Super Metroid remake, a new Wario Land, a 3D Mario and Mario Kart DLC, with some reports suggesting a 2027 window for those titles.
- If the new Smash entry is real, developers may face pressure to avoid repeating Ultimate’s massive roster, and a confirmed Nintendogs return would mark a notable handheld-era revival that could shape Nintendo’s Switch 2 lineup and fan expectations.