{"id":23635,"date":"2018-06-05T20:16:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T20:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/dataminer_finds_fortnite_update_in_switch_eshop"},"modified":"2018-06-05T20:16:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T20:16:00","slug":"dataminer-finds-fortnite-update-in-switch-eshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/06\/05\/dataminer-finds-fortnite-update-in-switch-eshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Dataminer Finds Fortnite Update in Switch eShop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/dataminer_finds_fortnite_update_in_switch_eshop\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/dataminer_finds_fortnite_update_in_switch_eshop\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"picture embed centered picture-900x img-900x\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"maxresdefault (1).jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/dataminer_finds_fortnite_update_in_switch_eshop\/attachment\/0\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/dataminer_finds_fortnite_update_in_switch_eshop\/attachment\/0\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"maxresdefault (1).jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>E3 is but a week away, and leaks are coming from every direction. Usually, however, they don&#8217;t come directly form Nintendo&#8217;s own servers, as is the case with this report. Dataminer and Pokemon researcher Michael revealed an update for the as-yet unannounced Switch version of Epic&#8217;s world-beating game has been uploaded to the Switch eShop in a series of tweets.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tired: Revealing new games during an E3 presentation<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wired: Announcing new games by pushing an update for them to the eShop. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Nwzi2v6fWN\">pic.twitter.com\/Nwzi2v6fWN<\/a>\u2014 Michael (@SciresM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SciresM\/status\/1004082148108668928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p><span lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">Heh. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jcGkcAzBpN\">pic.twitter.com\/jcGkcAzBpN<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Michael (@SciresM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SciresM\/status\/1004082911992147968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The image above appears to be Fornite&#8217;s Switch icon, and matches the dimensions typically found in eShop postings. Just last week, Fornite also appeared on the <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/fortnite_for_nintendo_switch_has_now_appeared_on_the_korean_game_ratings_board\">Korean game ratings board<\/a>, which itself appeared to corroborate a <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/leaked_e3_document_suggests_fortnite_dragon_ball_fighterz_and_more_are_switch-bound\">potential E3 leak<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As the old saying goes, &#8220;where there&#8217;s smoke, there&#8217;s fire,&#8221; and there certainly seems to be a lot of smoke surrounding Fortnite&#8217;s eventual appearance on the Switch. In fact, with both ratings a patch now existing for the game, we would wager we may see the game release during E3.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What do you make of this news? Are you planning to play Fortnite on the go? 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