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Game Freak has been allegedly hacked, with source codes for Pokemon games reportedly leaked
It appears another “gigaleak” has gone down, involving Nintendo. According to sources online, it appears that Game Freak has been hacked, resulting in internal data from the company being leaked to the public. Those involved in the hacking community or those within general Pokemon related groups are claiming that while they will not be discussing or dissecting the specifics within the leak, it initially is being claimed that there is a total of 1TB of data.
This allegedly includes the source code for Pokemon Platinum, source codes for Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver, beta builds of Pokemon Black and White 2, beta builds of Pokemon X and Y, and potential internal codenames for upcoming Pokemon projects. Within it are mentions of an online Pokemon game, a collaborative project between Game Freak and Studio ILCA, the potential code name of the Nintendo Switch 2 being “Ounce”, and a project named Gaia, which may be the next generation of Pokemon titles.
Further details are slowly being posted on X, and as more becomes clear, we’ll be sure to update this post with new information.
[Gigaleak]
I’m currently hearing that a significant amount of internal data from Game Freak is being leaked onto the Internet.
I don’t intend on looking at this data so I can’t confirm for myself, but I have heard it includes stuff like source code for HeartGold & SoulSilver.
— OatmealDome (@OatmealDome) October 12, 2024
Source: X.com: CentroLeaks
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Source: X.com: SwitchTools