I actually had a dream the other day that the ESRB accidentally revealed that Shotgun Mario 64 (a romhack, much higher quality than it sounds) was getting released on Switch Online. So this gave me a pretty good laugh when I saw it on Twitter

@gltchyyboy7787

22 күн бұрын

You’re like an oracle, but the stuff you see isn’t the exact future

@jackatk

22 күн бұрын

This is the kinda stuff they took seriously in Ancient Rome; they would’ve hailed you as a seer 🫡🙏

@gltchyyboy7787

22 күн бұрын

@@jackatk Ancient Rome and Ancient Greek are so interesting to me because of stuff like that lol

@EMLtheViewer

22 күн бұрын

You can get visions of the future but it’s like 80% BS and you gotta figure out which part is true

@jwr6796

22 күн бұрын

I read this as "Shogun Mario," which sounds sick, tbh

Considering how small and relatively unimportant this game seems to be based on what we know of it, this might be a blessing in disguise for Nintendo because the game is now receiving a greater amount of coverage than it would have likely received otherwise.

@billc5433

20 күн бұрын

Sadly, the usual fare for NSO seems to be as far from exciting as possible.

I love more casual Arlo.

@dialga236

22 күн бұрын

i prefer ranked arlo tbh

@m4vr1ck38

22 күн бұрын

@@dialga236meh i prefer community Arlo

@jwr6796

22 күн бұрын

I like Space Commando Arlo, personally. Detective Arlo is cool, too.

@SomeOne-ym4xg

22 күн бұрын

Formal Arlo, best Arlo

@gaylordpickmang2076

22 күн бұрын

New Arlo rework in the ptr, recommend checking it out

Just something about the tone of Arlo’s voice is pleasant, I don’t really even care what he’s talking about

@zacurrya9485

22 күн бұрын

Facts

@Novarcharesk

22 күн бұрын

I think it's because he doesn't sound cynical or like he's trying to seek attention. He's just talking.

@nepdisc3722

22 күн бұрын

it's because even without the muppet he sounds like a muppet. He has a muppet voice.

@OhsoWoobie

21 күн бұрын

You just explained what I could never

@get_stached

21 күн бұрын

He's the cool uncle at family events

I remember the ESRB leaking details on God of War 2018, basically telling us we were getting the Blades of Chaos back.

@Tinlion09

22 күн бұрын

That must have sucked. That's a pretty good "oh shit" moment in the game.

@NeecyGG

19 күн бұрын

Huh. I remember being shocked that moment hadnt been spoiled, and I watched loads of reviews and news for the game before release.

It could be that it is Nintendo Japan who does submissions to the ESRB and currently Japan is on Golden Week, a full week vacation. So maybe the person in charge is away in Hawaii

@Terranigma23

22 күн бұрын

Spot on.

@ausgod538

22 күн бұрын

Nintendo don't do submission for esrb, noa does

@Bitoru

21 күн бұрын

@@ausgod538 NOA has much less autonomy than one would think. NCL (“Nintendo of Japan”) is generally the decision maker, and it’s Golden Week. Am I correct? Butts if I know!

@PIKMINROCK1

21 күн бұрын

No, each respective branch handles ratings submissions. The autonomy thing you are talking about is game's production, third party agreements and the final approval of marketing. The base functional operations of each branch is handled directly. What is actually happening is that the rating boards don't rescind rating updates based on the marketing practices of individual companies and that Nintendo submitted the game for rating but, without announcing the game. Presumably, it means the game is due out shortly, probably by July at latest. For reference, Luigi's Mansion 2 and Paper Mario TTYD got rated in December and Princess Peach Showtime got ratings released shortly after the new year.

Like the bit you did at the end where Doug Bowser is freaking out and trying to contact the ESRB guy. Pretty funny stuff.

@soundspark

21 күн бұрын

Of course being an ESA member means they have to deal with their policies.

@jameslawrenson1208

20 күн бұрын

Classic Bowser.

Can we talk about how the NES Remix series is basically a WarioWare spin-off? That was more-or-less what the 9-volt mini-games were.

One example I know where the ESRB leaked something that didn’t come out would be Earthbound on the Wii Virtual Console. Around 2007 or so people noticed the ESRB suddenly listed an updated rating for the game that specified a release on Wii. Ultimately it never came out on Wii VC, we had to wait on the Wii U many years later instead.

@-lord1754

19 күн бұрын

Bro what is ur pfp 💀

@BloodRedFox2008

19 күн бұрын

@@-lord1754 Art I commissioned of the vtuber Bao the Whale. It’s inspired by an in joke in her community. Also, in the words of Matt Rose, SKULL EMOJI!

@gljames24

19 күн бұрын

​@@BloodRedFox2008That’s a lot of money for a joke. 😅

@BloodRedFox2008

19 күн бұрын

@@gljames24 Helps I’m a weirdo who is in fact into this stuff unironicly, lol.

@FunnyParadox

19 күн бұрын

@@BloodRedFox2008 Isn't she the vtuber that wants to be violently bread by Blaidd from Elden Ring ? (really based of her though)

I think the funniest thing about the ending scenario Arlo painted was that Doug Bowser saw the ESRB person was on XBox, rather than Nintendo. That just makes me chuckle.

The timing between Pyoro's leak and the ESRB rating could point to Pyoro (or one of their sources) being an ESRB employee. We got an ESRB rating when I worked at an indie game studio, and the process involved sending them gameplay footage about 2 or 3 months prior to release (but I guess that varies depending on your studio and publisher schedule!). But if Pyoro is part of the rating process, it could explain how they can consistently tease information a few months in advance.

Pyoro never misses

@ravenebony2267

22 күн бұрын

He may confuse, but he doesn't mislead.

@YouB3anz

22 күн бұрын

literally miyamoto

@PsychoDiesel48

22 күн бұрын

It's kind of pissing me off ngl. I'm usually able to ignore leaks because I don't follow them too closely but then I find people on youtube talking about leaks and then I have to just be dissapointed all over again. I get people like news but god damnit let it just come when it comes

@thenintendoistx

22 күн бұрын

incredible pfp btw

@lototheflo9640

22 күн бұрын

@@PsychoDiesel48I don’t get this. It’s not like the spoiler for the game was in the title or the thumbnail. You clicked on a video talking about a leak only to be upset that arlo…talks about the leak? That isn’t ignoring leaks, it is literally seeking them out

Butternut Squash? Yes Please!

@booblebopple3455

22 күн бұрын

That’s a throwback

@DarkLink1996.

22 күн бұрын

Yeah, but Solid Snake

@spacepope8495

22 күн бұрын

Butternut Snake

@Asaski09

22 күн бұрын

Solid Squash

@jwr6796

22 күн бұрын

I've had a solid squash before. Roasted it forever but it was never edible. Do not recommend.

To be honest, they did do a Nintendo World Championship back in 2017. I remember it because it was another copyright controversy (practically no one could reupload it at the time) but particularly because they used a Moon Mission from Mario Odyssey, the one after you beat the Dragon in the Ruined Kingdom & you capture the rocket to get to it & it’s a 2D section & it was a month or two before it came out. So for all we know, it’s likely they may still continue the championships.

@rutgerniemeijer

22 күн бұрын

And in 2015. They've had 3 editions of the championships. Maybe we'll get a new one this year, bundled with the leaked game.

@PIKMINROCK1

21 күн бұрын

@@rutgerniemeijer It could be like the 2015 edition where Nintendo included an NWC mode with NES Remix 2 which was used as the preliminaries for the event. I'd expect the actual game will be like NES Remix minus the Remix challenges with a mode like Nintendo World Championships where you aimed for a certain score in the first two games and the third being a score challenge using the remaining time

I bet I know what the deal with this game is: it’s probably the next “free” online game included with Nintendo switch online, in the same vein as Tetris 99 or f-zero. It’ll probably be a game geared around online competition and that’s what makes it different from the nes remix series. The reason it gets revealed now like this is probably because it’ll be one of those “it’s available right now” announcements in the next direct.

@ahmedhasan4966

22 күн бұрын

Wrong! it's actually going to be a $30 game.

@Mista_

22 күн бұрын

That would make sense since it says "In game purchases" next to the rating. Kinda like tetris 99.

@frazercowan4030

22 күн бұрын

​@@ahmedhasan4966Source?

@ahmedhasan4966

22 күн бұрын

@Mista_ Counterpoint: Mario Wonder also has "in-game purchases"

@VioletAeonSnowfield

22 күн бұрын

​@@Mista_Any game that has Nintendo Switch Online functionality has "online purchases" for the purposes of the ESRB

2 Arlo vids in one day?!?? You spoil us good sir.

@GigaShroom-cn7qo

22 күн бұрын

Yes he does, Bosco. Yes he does.

Arlo saying, "Dude, where are you?" at the end🤣

@w1ndw4ker95

22 күн бұрын

"I called your mom" 😂😂

yeah this topicarlo channel is so nice to have, i love how often you're posting now and how chill it is

I love this channel, it’s so awesome to have these Arlo videos so often. They’re so chill and laid back too so they’re really nice to watch. Of course the main channel is awesome too though in its own way!

Just wanna say that it's so nice to be getting so much regular content from you. This new channel was a great idea and I'm glad you can just talk about stuff without constantly being worried about the pesky YT algorithm.

I just woke up thinking that watching a new arlo video now would be nice. And there it was! I usually binge through your content haha

Arlo output on this channel has been insane. As long as this works for you, it works for us!

If I was a game marketer, I would definitely engineer leaks like this, the amount of free coverage a leak gets lol

Does this mean the Pyoro’s contact is likely an employee at ESRB? Because Nintendo didn’t announce this yet, so how would Pyoro have known to tweet about it only a day before this goes up…

@PikaPhantom_

22 күн бұрын

It's entirely possible it's just going to be announced imminently, as is usually the case with Pyoro's leaks. Nintendo has a shareholder meeting on Tuesday, and it used to be the case that they'd announce some games at those.

@jmaldonado790

22 күн бұрын

One theory I’ve heard floating around is that pyoro might somehow have access to Nintendo’s unlisted KZread uploads but I don’t know how feasible that would be.

@gilghedar30

22 күн бұрын

@@jmaldonado790 I'm sorry for breaking it out to you but on his Twitter profile, the pinned post says "They wouldn't be stupid enough to upload trailers days before it goes public either. Nobody has access to the KZread backend". Additionally: "The world is a deduction of laws. If you know the laws, you can figure out what's gonna be shown in a Direct. That's all." I would opt for another hypothesis, like he's just enough knowledgeable about copyright, patents and registry laws, therefore he checks specific places about these procedures and looks for codenames or similar cues to know what's coming just soon before it releases

@jmaldonado790

22 күн бұрын

@@gilghedar30 Yeah I figured it was more complex than that it's just what I had heard. Honestly if he did have access to the KZread backend you'd imagine it be pretty easy for Nintendo to sus him out.

@twincherries6698

21 күн бұрын

I'd sooner guess its a youtube contact but who knows

That's a a throwback. I first learned about that game on an AVGN episode

It's probably going to be a nintendo direct shadowdrop announcement

That ending had me cracking up. Corporate fanfiction is one of my favorite genres.

... wait, this came from the esrb?? I heard about it, but just assumed it's another rumour. this is kinda exciting, imaging competing with people around the world!!

@soundspark

21 күн бұрын

Ironically a company known for censorship has a tendency to leak upcoming releases.

Apparently the Korean ratings board is notorious for listing game ratings before official announcements. Not like, every game, but it happens enough that I've heard multiple games rumors in just the past couple of years coming from Korean game rating listings.

@GoodlyPenguin

22 күн бұрын

Big example of that is Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. We knew the multi-platform port existed thanks to the NVIDEA Leak from years prior, but the game was officially showed off *the day after* it was rated by none other than the Korean ratings board of all things.

Man this is it Arlo. We all enjoy this channel so much and it's because you can just be you. Thank you for this.

7:28 I thought this sentence was gonna go in a completely different direction when I heard "floating in a pool somewhere"

I’m loving more Arlo on this channel!

I love topicarlo so much jesus

They still use the world championship branding for splatoon and mario kart. They’ve still got the triangle and the classic skewed type.

Been loving the new channel

So much Arlo! I love it!

Wasn't this the rarest release of all time? Since only finalists were given a copy of it. I think I watched a documentary on it about ten years ago.

@prismavoid3764

22 күн бұрын

The mention of "swordfighting" implies that it's an original game and not a re-release of the NES one, since that game didn't have any swordfighting in it.

I love that this channel exists.

Everyone is already saying it, but man this channel is just perfect. It's so nice hearing you just be you, and honestly refreshing in general to watch "authentic" youtube content that is (largely?) unedited and just feels like a chat. It's brilliant!

I would have loved if this video was 35 minutes long and the last 30 minutes was just Arlo riffing on Nintendo leaving voicemails for the ESRB guy.

Great Stuff, as always!

Tripped tf out putting this video on at work and Arlo mentions the world championships, I was like "they just announced that today!!!"

I love the new channels boost of frequency. Hope you eating on it arlo. Buy some fancy avocado oil

This is a great channel idea

I love this new channel

I am LOVING TopicArlo. So much more Arlo!

TopicArlo means more Arlo. This makes me so happy

I'm digging the new channel.

I like the world championships branding. It feels so old school in a way that’s charming for an nes collection like this. Also ty for the laughs :) your videos are very entertaining

That last part was hilarious, I need more

Damn Arlo, you just made me want to play NES Remix by watching this

When you said "the guy who runs ESRB is floating in a pool somewhere" I thought you meant Nintendo killed him LMAO

They brought back the Nintendo World Championships branding between 2015 and 2019 at E3, for the tournaments they held on stage. It was pretty fun.

The tangent at the end had be rolling hahaha

Now this is NES REMIX 3!!

imagine if silksong leaks like this

2 days and its still there surprisingly

Thank you for crediting Scykoh in the description. He hasn't been active anywhere since early 2023 though, hope he's doing alright.

What version of the Super Mario World Map theme is playing in the beginning of the video?

Man. Was not expecting to see ScykohPlays credited for the footage. I miss that guy, glad he's doing what he wants to do now though.

The bit at the end was gold

Perhaps something that was done without realizing there was an embargo on the game information. Super Mario Bros, Track and Field as well as Tetris

I don't usually like to say comments that have already been said, but I am loving the daily Arlo thoughts on this channel. This was a good idea, Arlo

I really liked NES Remix as a teaching tool to get into the mechanics of a classic game. I wish they had something like it for the Switch Online because some of these are not things you would go in cold.

Okay that floating in a pool sentence don't go as dark as I thought it was going to aha

Is the Super Mario World overworld music in the background at the start of this video a fan remix or is it from a newer Nintendo game?

In Germany we got USK for software and FSK for movies ^^

The end bit made this video

have i had the tab for this open for the last 8 hours, yes!

Arlo I don't know if you will see this but I like that you cover the business aspect of video games.

I still think a general direct will happen in June and i think the game everyones it CURRENTLY talking a bout will in the direct along with the Holiday title for this year on the Switch.

How many times the ESRB has done this i wonder….because this is starting to get VERY silly.

And now I've preordered the deluxe edition :)

I kinda wish it was a bigger title but still interesting that this happened

It's still up!

Can you put the link to the Donut Plains cover used in the video?

I kind of love how this arlo channel is basically just him releasing his inner gossiping Betty

I hope the Mario Race thing where you race VS a Boo is included.

I have a feeling this might be an online game ala the 99 series? Perhaps competing online either live or just via leaderboard, and potentially including this in NSO Expansion Pack or something?

Im specifically liking and comment engaging just for the ending.

From memory (and most of my knowledge about the Nintendo World Championship comes from casually following the modern Classic Tetris World Championship scene - competitive NES Tetris, basically - since a couple of the original competitors of that competed in the Nintendo World Championship), the original was two speedrun events - get to a specific point, or a specific score, within two games, followed by Tetris, with the goal being to get the highest score on Tetris as you could within the... I forget what the overall time limit for the event was, so fast completion of the first two challenges rewarded you with more time playing Tetris before the scores were counted. It's apparently why 'Boom Tetris for ____' became a catchphrase within the CTWC because during the NWC Tetrises were rare - The competitors were around 10 years old and generalist gamers - so the commentator really hyped them up, while they're very common in modern day competitive tetris across all formats, but especially in classic Tetris where there aren't really any alternate strategies if you're in a maximize your score format (compared to the T-Spins, the back to backs, the reward for clearing your board, and so forth, of more modern Tetris formats) - NES Tetris was a simpler game. But also a much harder one in ways that go beyond the obvious (no held pieces, single piece lookahead) - the controls aren't as fluid meaning you need to either maintain 'DAS' or very rapidly hit the directional buttons, while in more modern formats holding a direction will teleport the piece to one side of the board or the other; and the piece randomization isn't as constrained (in modern Tetris it uses a 'bag' format - One copy of each piece is placed into a virtual bag, then every piece is drawn before all the pieces are put back into the bag and randomized again, meaning the maximum amount of 'drout' - a period without receiving a particular piece - is 13 pieces (first out of Bag A, last out of Bag B), and the most of the same piece you can get in a row is 2 (last out of Bag A, first out of Bag B). In NES Tetris it just randomly picks a piece for you (there's RNG manipulation that's possible if you're using the original cartridge, but...), meaning you could theoretically never receive those all important longbars, though that's unlikely. Within a best of three match you will usually see at least one 30+ that due to the modified cartridges used for it so that the players can both play with the same random seed will impact both competitors)

I think the reason it’s called NWC instead of Remix is based on the fact it’s called NES edition implying their could be ones based on their other consoles

For me it feels like a new game that will be available on NSO just like Tetris 99, F Zero and Mario Bros 35

It’s 5:30 am 05/04, and it’s still up lol

Isnt this that game they featured in that one movie ("The Wizard" I think) where three kids travelled across the states to join the tournement while being chased by their dad and some laughably incompetent adults? Also, it promoted the powerglove ("its so BAD"). It would be hilarious if they also re-released a version of the powerglove on their exclusive store like they did with the NES controllers

probably going to be on the NSO NES app

Sounds interesting, hard to tell if it would appeal to me, more likely to if it does actually have a Zelda aspect

That ending was hilarious.

lmao that skit at the end & yeah usually ESRB leaks mean that the games exist, but not so much about their releases

Well now we know what that game is

I like the theory that this is all just a ploy to catch whoever pyoro is

Nintendo exec 1: How do we stop these leaked reveals? Nintendo exec 2: Cancel the game to prove them wrong of course.

The fact that this ESRB leak happened to a game with "Nintendo World Championships" in the title is pretty funny too. It adds an extra layer of mystique to all of this, doubly-so if this game never releases for whatever reason.

Probably world championship branding because 35 year anniversary.

Someone definitely got fired 🤷🏽‍♂️

My headcanon is that the guy who got fired for leaking "We're So Back" early got hired by the ESRB and the proceeded to leak this early.

I'm sure it won't be just the original NES version! Somehow I think it might be online focused.

You called it!

It’s still up omg

That just sounded liek a massive pojection at the end there :3