Nintendo Leaker Hints at Return of Dormant Franchise

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An established Nintendo insider has hinted that the company will soon reveal a new Endless Ocean, a scuba diving adventure series originally released on the Wii. The Nintendo reveal will apparently happen at the company's next Direct presentation.

More specifically, Nintendo's next presentation is confirmed to be a Direct Partner Showcase, where the company will show off future Switch games from Nintendo's publishing and development partners. The event will take place tomorrow, on February 21, at 9 AM Eastern Time and will run for 25 minutes. Fans have been quick to speculate about what titles might be shown off during the anticipated presentation, but a long-time Nintendo leaker may have already revealed one of them.

Twitter user and established leaker Pyoro_X, who accurately claimed that this month's presentation would be a Partner Showcase, tweeted «Sometimes Nintendo can be a Partner because they love dolphins.» Initially, fans weren't sure how to take the vague message, with some wondering whether it was a GameCube-related hint. However, another established Nintendo leaker, this one from China, clarified that the leak is hinting at a new Endless Ocean for Switch. In the past, Nintendo has featured itself in its Partner Showcases when it steps in to publish a title that a partner is developing, which seems to be a likely possibility here; the previous Endless Ocean games were developed by Arika and published by Nintendo. However, it's important to note that these are only rumors at this point, so fans will have to wait until tomorrow's presentation to know whether the insider's claims are accurate.

2008's Endless Ocean saw Wii players explore underwater worlds in search of sea life and lost treasure, and is regarded as one of the best open-world games for underwater exploration. A second entry released in 2010 and featured improved graphics and larger areas to explore. Both games were well received, but since then, the franchise has remained dormant. Pyoro also