Phil Spencer’s shelf has become somewhat of a talking point over the past week. First we heard how Hideo Kojima power do something exclusive with Microsoft, and now the final focus is the Switch at the top. We’ve already noted that Jeff Grubb said “pretty much everything” is a reference to one thing or another, and Shpeshal Ed – the co-founder of XboxEra, has now suggested that the cat is out of the bag.
So what’s going on? Will the Nintendo Switch get an Xbox Game Pass? Halo Series Master Chief is coming to Super Smash Bros. UltimateAlthough no one seems to know yet, the official Halo Instagram account has now disappeared, posting the following fan art (thanks to Nintendo Life reader Slowdive for the heads up). It is certainly interesting timing.
As you can see, it features Mario as Master Chief, Donkey Kong as “Brutey Kong”, Bowser as Arbiter, Koopa as Grunt and Peach as Cortana. The artwork itself was done by pikathorchu. It’s natural now that Halo and Nintendo fans are wondering what’s going on – and many are wondering if Master Chief is coming to Smash …
Nintendo LifeIt’s worth noting that Halo’s social accounts, including the official blogging site, are constantly sharing fan art. This “super” piece of art was originally posted by 343 employee “Snickerdoodle” on April 4th, at the end of a community spotlight post.
“I’m forever a Nintendo girl at heart, so I don’t think I can express how much I absolutely love this piece from @pikathorchu. Everything about it is great!”
Can you see another collaboration between Nintendo and Xbox happening in the future? Would you like to see Master Chief follow from Minecraft‘s Steve and Banjo-Kazooie in Super Smash Bros. Leave your thoughts below.