Hyrule Warriors reviewed well and NoE had no problem sending out review copies. Assuming it's due to Nintendo not having faith in the game seems odd to m.
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Report: Nintendo of America Clamps Down on Review Copies Following Mario & Luigi Supe
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Hyrule Warriors reviewed well and NoE had no problem sending out review copies. Assuming it's due to Nintendo not having faith in the game seems odd to m.
This is an interesting response to a leak. I'm wondering how much it will influence the games. Mario probably not, but FEW might lose a bit of interest.
I don't really blame them for the heavy handed approach, but they have to live with the consequences. Sucks for the smaller channels that depend on them.
I don't really blame them for the heavy handed approach, but they have to live with the consequences. Sucks for the smaller channels that depend on them.
It sounds like one of the people involved was getting review copies and Nintendo was able to trace it back to that person.
DecoReturns
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I was wondering why Fire Emblem Warriors reivews haven't happened yet or mentioned in some capacity.
Honestly I really hope that this will cause Nintendo to enforce stricter control and embargo as I was getting sick of some nobodies getting copy of the games early for "review" purpose only to spoil the entire game by doing a full blown let's play weeks before the official release date.
It was annoying seeing let's play of Samus Return popping up in my recommendation when the game wasn't even out yet plus it was unfair to other reviewers that was following the embargo guideline.
I remember that.
Why would they not have any confidence?
Brawly Likes to Brawl
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Remember when Nintendo punished all EU Pokemon fans for a leak of XY that happened in a few stores peppered across the planet?
NoA should sue them. Get them shook and make an example.
100% certain it was an influencer. No site would be dumb enough to do lose ever getting a review copy from Nintendo again.
It honestly took me by surprise how early the game leaked. Samus Returns only got out like 3 or 4 days before release, but M&L leaked way, way before launch. I assumed it broke street date in the UAE or something, but a reviewer uploading a .cia copy came out of left field.
Sucks to see that this crack down heavily impacts smaller reviewers who are just following the rules.
Sucks to see that this crack down heavily impacts smaller reviewers who are just following the rules.
DecoReturns
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Of all the games to get punished for.
A remake of a GBA game. Imagine if it was Breath of the Wild (assuming it was possible to do in the first place).
A remake of a GBA game. Imagine if it was Breath of the Wild (assuming it was possible to do in the first place).
I'm fairly sure they will do whatever they can to thoroughly fuck who ever leaked it.
With the WiiU, it was, and a street broken copy would have been trivial to dump and disseminate.
True, but they fear it might happen again. It's a lot harder to hold influencers responsible than larger companies. Either A) it's to send a message they're taking leaks seriously and will allow them later on, or B) they're redoing they're review policy and only larger groups will get the games early. Or, C) it has nothing to do with leaks and just mismanagement.
Of course I remember as I was affected by that, man waiting an extra 5 days for the Hoenn remake and Sun and Moon was a pain as everyone was off having fun but we were left out in the cold and it felt so backward going from a worldwide release to a kinda worldwide release, plus it just felt weird playing a new game on a Wednesday as I wasn't able to sit down and play it till Friday.
Granted I got X and Y a day early but I did my part by not leaking anything of the game and would be rewarded by Lord Arceus.
Luckily we're getting Ultra Sun and Moon on the same date as everyone else.
Scrubbing a dump is usually step number one if you know what you are doing, its like not scrubbing meta-data.
This is more a case of 15-minutes of fame, poor foresight, and then years of being screwed.
Gaiaknight
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sadly the wii u was open enough that the wii u version of BOTW did leak ahead of release day by almost a week. This also might explain why Gamexplain talked about playing the European version of fire emblem warriors for there recent discussion.
Yeah, it was leaked nearly a month before release, which is pretty crazy. Im sure this, as well as Nintendos weird overconfidence with continuing the 3DS, has them shocked after seeing what I am only assume are mediocre sales numbers.
I believe that the 3DS will continue to underperform for the rest of the year and the system will fade off, with the Switch being the main focus next year.
DecoReturns
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Oops. I forgot Breath of the Wild came out on Wii U for some reason.
cj_iwakura
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What is an 'influencer'?
Kadin
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Ah okay, so basically Dumping-101 right? Gotcha.
Gaiaknight
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select youtubers usually
eyeball_kid
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I'm assuming it's a YouTube or Twitch "personality"...
A more technical name for content creators, or streamers.
Social Media personality that has a decent amount of followers.
Its literally a sticky on GBATemp's 3DS forum.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
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Well, XY was leaked about two weeks before, so there would've been nothing for you to mention, anyways.
The are multiple formats that a 3DS game can be dumped as, one of them is built with header information unique to the console it was made on. If the leaker released the game through this format, I can see how there would be traceable information left.
blackjon24
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Just had to make a rom dump of a repackaged gba title...
They'll likely slowly open it back up, but are probably checking possible connections to these people in the meantime. It's possible these ROM dumpers are tied to multiple people and Nintendo has to verify who is/isn't connected.
I feel like Nintendo is taking the most extreme measure until they can figure out how to alter their relationship with influencers. It really looks like they had a huge reaction to this and went to code red immediately to protect Odyssey.
Reluctant-Hero
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"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me"
I don't blame NOA in the slightest. Switch is on fire right now.
Gaiaknight
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Reminder to all those that want to leak nintendo games Nintendo sued a man for 1.5 million dollars cause he leaked New Super Mario Bros wii early.
PSFan
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He wasn't a man, he was a teenager.
Gaiaknight
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the guy was 24 years old
A modern version of an Avon lady.
That's true, though even if I had the game super early I wouldn't have leaked it.
GuitarGuruu
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Damn, to be a review site and miss out on Odyssey would be a huge blow.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
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That story was so insane because the dude posted an unredacted picture of his receipt.
dreamcastmaster
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Influencers are more likely to be fanboys and gush over the game while feeling extra special Nintendo choose them. I'd expect reviewers to be much more critical and honest. Nintendo want the former feedback.
What? What would the review scores have to do with a situation in which someone leaked the game out for people to download illegally weeks before it officially went on sale?
nicolasacmf
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The game is reviewing fine, so I don't see what scores got to do with anything. And even if it weren't reviewing well, it still would have nothing to do with what's going on.
Breath of the wild was leaked like 4 days before the game came out.
Edit:
Correction, the game was dumped like between 1-2 weeks before the game came out and thats where the assets came from, it was the monday before the game came out that someone dumped the key so people could play it on their softmoddeds wiiu.
SinCityAssassin
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Mixed? it's an 82 on metacritic.
Altered Juice
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Imagine getting caught over a remake of a 14 year old gba game that was barely hyped. Everyone forgot about the chump that leaked the switch for internet fame and you think the people that pirated give a fuck about you? Lmaoooo
Does it matter?
Does it matter?
PrinnyBomb
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This. There's nothing worse than a delusional "Robin Hood" wannabe.
Completely siding with Nintendo on this one