Nintendo releases an animated short film on their YouTube channel, provides no context to fans, and leaves them confused.
What has Nintendo uploaded on YouTube? About 3 hours ago, the YouTube channel Nintendo of America uploaded a video: “Close to You – Nintendo.” It is a short animated film starring a baby.
Its pacifier seems to float away from it in a mysterious way, causing the baby to learn to take its first steps. The whole thing is set to piano tones, with no spoken words.
No indication is given as to the context in which this animation is supposed to exist. Neither the video description nor the end provides a clue as to what Nintendo wants to communicate.
After 3 minutes and 54 seconds, the video ends without a comment. Speaking of comments: Nintendo has disabled the comment section under the video, preventing the community from exchanging thoughts there.
The latest major release from Nintendo was the Switch 2:
“It’s just a short film?”
What does this mean? This is what the Nintendo community is questioning on other platforms. User Skullghost comments on Reddit: “I have never been so confused by an upload from Nintendo.” DirtyDan413 also wonders on Reddit what this means and especially what the company wants to sell him with it.
You can watch the video here on YouTube:
Some voices suspect that the animation could be related to the Pikmin franchise:
- croctus36 thinks he recognizes the music (Source: Reddit): “I can hear parts of the Pikmin theme throughout the video, and it’s almost like invisible Pikmin are moving things around.”
- TerribleTerabytes also believes the music must be a reference (Source: Reddit): “I heard the Pikmin theme and thought it was an announcement for the game. But uh … apparently not? It’s just a short film? Strange.”
Others believe it has to do with the Mario Galaxy universe. User Kylestache, for example, suspects on Reddit that the baby is Baby Rosalina: “I think it’s for the Super Mario Galaxy movie. It’s Baby Rosalina and the invisible being is the star.”
What do you think is behind Nintendo’s upload? Share your theories in the comments!
To reduce confusion within the community, an actual announcement from Nintendo where they presented a new game helped. Because this immediately reminds of two games at once. You can read more about it here on MeinMMO: Nintendo is bringing a new Pokémon game: It’s like Palworld, just without guns
