Amid all the excitement over the actual hardware features (both obvious and not-so-obvious ) shown in last week's Nintendo Switch trailer , the small glimpses of new Nintendo software generated a fair bit of interest themselves. That interest was so intense, in fact, that GameXplain felt the need to create an 11-minute analysis video based on six total seconds offootage in the trailer. (As the kind of guy who made his own Mario fansite as a teenager , I found it fascinating.)

Maybe we all shouldn't have gotten too excited about those games, however. Nintendo is now clarifying that users "shouldn't assume what you saw on the video represents actual game footage and further specifics on first-party games will be provided later."

That statement comes from a Nintendo UK spokesperson speaking to Eurogamer about the trailer's production. The trailer itself did warn at the end that "game footage not final; graphics and features subject to change." Still, the spokesperson's statement is a much more direct suggestion that the pre-rendered footage in the trailer is more a proof of concept than a direct demonstration of the Switch's hardware power (or software design).

"This video is all about explaining how the Nintendo Switch works," the spokesperson said to Eurogamer. "We wanted to convey in a self-contained video how Nintendo Switch represents a new era for video game systems enjoyed in front of a TV, by letting gamers play anywhere, anytime, with anyone they choose. It adds the mobility of a portable system to the power of a home gaming system. At a later date, before the March launch, we'll be talking about things like exact launch date, and of course, the games."

Nintendo's statement comes after Bethesda and 2K Games already said that neither Skyrim nor NBA2K were necessarily confirmed to come to the Nintendo Switch, despite those franchises appearing in the trailer. It also comes after an interview with Twitch streamer Dickhiskhan —who starred in the trailer as one of the "pro" Splatoon players—revealed that the actors held dummy units with blank screens during filming. That wasn't a shock to some eagle-eyed trailer watchers, who had already noticed some clipping problems between the scenes shown on the Switch tablet and the people playing those games.

As depressing as this all is for people hoping they'd finally seen a glimpse of the real Nintendo Switch in action, it's an even bigger bummer for fans of King Boo. Many Mario Kart obsessives thought the giant ghost's appearance in the Switch trailer presaged a glorious return for a character that was last playable in 2008's Mario Kart Wii. Now, much like King Boo himself, those hopes may end up being ethereal.