Fortnite has put up a shiny new emote, Nintendo Switch 2-style, inciting reactions that can be described as a shall we say, mixed bag. The glistening Wishing Star emote-with all the glitz presumably overshadowing all player hopes, if you can believe their own tweet-will be given for free to anyone logging into the game on Nintendo’s next-gen box before March 31, 2026. Some folks just aren’t feeling the glitter, though.
Let’s talk about this installation window; 2026? Really? I would actually call it some sort of lifetime in gaming for anyone. Some are already joking about whether Fortnite will even be existing then. One user went for a solemn shot, SEA, asking, “Fortnite in the big 2025?” as if they’re already gearing up for the game’s retirement party. On the flipside, others seem more concerned about actually obtaining a Switch 2, with Moonlight_Loonie sarcastically stating: “Yeah just let me magically get a Switch 2 to get this emote 💀.”
Exclusivity; that’s a whole other matter. Remember when Epic Games vowed to let go of platform exclusivity? Yeah, Zaxonov definitely remembers and asked, “I thought you weren’t into exclusive things anymore?” That’s a good question, especially when one considers the number of players shut out of this cosmetic because they do not own (or more likely cannot afford) newest Nintendo console. Shadow Meowdas plainly stated: “why limit a fucking emote to Nintendo switch 2 users what if I only have-58mkd in my bank account.”
Then again, it’s to make others very jealous. TheLoneWolf is pretty excited: “W Fortnite! The best devs out there 💯🔥.” Spicy is only asking for one thing: “GIMMIE KIRBY NOW!!!!!” (In all fairness, I second that.) The star design of the emote even got T.J. Lucario wondering: “That star looks similar to Kirby collab?”
Now, the real drama has to be found in the replies, where there’s a slew of players claiming that Fortnite is completely ignoring all their requests. Imad Nasani and stupidbunnispit beg for Street Fighter skins. The latter warns, “don’t disappoint the community anymore.” Meanwhile, PleaseAddTsuyu continues day 352 of the campaign to get My Hero Academia’s Tsuyu Asui added to the game. Now that is dedication!
Then the conversation took another turn. ChrisWa2538212 has been bombarding the thread with an outspoken tirade about Fortnite being a “dead game 💀” and “Trashnite.” Okay, buddy, tell us how you really feel. MelissandeXO, on the other hand, lays an ultimatum at Fortnite’s feet, basically like a mob boss: “Either you will garner support from your fans with the items in tonight’s shop, or you will face insults and backlash from your players.” All over cosmetics, really.
What the community can all agree on for now is that the emote is a shiny sparkly one that you cannot get unless you get yourself a brand-new console some years later. But if you judge from the reaction, the emote has turned out to be a clear trademark for how passionate and just outright crazy the Fortnite community can get on… well, just about anything. Be that or Wishing Star fans or the 00 sincerely mid bunch (shoutout to Mr. White Helmet), one thing is for sure: Fortnite really does know how to keep a conversation going-even if it’s just about being mad over input lag on Switch (I swear I am talking about you, Elkduud).
So… 2026: are we getting this emote, assuming you do get a Switch 2, Fortnite is still in existence, and we’re all alive by then and not all replaced by AI overlords? Only time will tell. Until then, however, the never-ending argument is unfolding in the reply section, where the Scala community stands as one of gaming’s most… “erratic” groups.
