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[–] Pastaguini@hexbear.net 16 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Has Nintendo ever had the entire rom of a major game leak before it was released?

[–] FortifiedAttack@hexbear.net 43 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Happened with Tears of the Kingdom too iirc.

[–] Deello@lemm.ee 21 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Skyward Sword too, going back to the Wii era. That was probably just someone at a games store dumping the disc when it was shipped to them before they could legally sell it though.

[–] 007ace@lemm.ee 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

And Metroid dread. I finished that one the weekend before it came out. Then bought the collectors tin.

[–] butter@midwest.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

One of the gen 9 pokemon games. I think violet?

I was out with my wife's family coordinating with my brother by text trying to get it downloaded.

[–] riseuppikmin@hexbear.net 21 points 4 weeks ago

In case this was asked in earnest, yes- it happens all the time. Nintendo releases have been notoriously leaky for about 3 years now

[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 7 points 4 weeks ago

Not quite the same but there was a working GBA emulator before the console released.