Switch 2 stock has begun filtering into stores worldwide, and naturally, this has led to some leaks around the new Nintendo console. While there's not much that can be done with the console right now--it reportedly requires a day-one update to function properly--it looks like some people have managed to slip some stock out of shops ahead of the official June 5 release date. Unfortunately for those people, Nintendo has a very specific set of skills acquired over a very long time in the gaming industry, and it will use them to hunt down those leakers.
That's according to former Nintendo Minute series hosts Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang, who explained in a new video how Nintendo has become adept over the years at tracking down leakers, dating all the way back to the original Switch.
"It was like code red, to find out what happened," Ellis said in reference to the original Switch console and its menu being shown off prior to its launch in 2017. "The interesting thing is, they can get pretty precise of finding where this is, who this is, like, what store. These things get scanned and identified, and there are so many little identifiers that you might not even think of. They will find out who it is.
While Nintendo does convey a family-friendly image, the company is also notorious for the lengths it'll go to when protecting its IP. Recently, the company issued a subpoena request to a California court, and if approved, it will require Discord to provide Nintendo the identity of the Pokemon Teraleaker who revealed information about Game Freak and The Pokemon Company's upcoming projects.
Other notable examples of Nintendo going over people or organizations it deems a threat to its business include Gary Bowser being arrested on federal charges for taking part in creating and selling tools to hack video game consoles like the Switch, and website operator Dstorage was found liable for failing to remove pirated Nintendo games from the website.
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That's according to former Nintendo Minute series hosts Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang, who explained in a new video how Nintendo has become adept over the years at tracking down leakers, dating all the way back to the original Switch.
"It was like code red, to find out what happened," Ellis said in reference to the original Switch console and its menu being shown off prior to its launch in 2017. "The interesting thing is, they can get pretty precise of finding where this is, who this is, like, what store. These things get scanned and identified, and there are so many little identifiers that you might not even think of. They will find out who it is.
While Nintendo does convey a family-friendly image, the company is also notorious for the lengths it'll go to when protecting its IP. Recently, the company issued a subpoena request to a California court, and if approved, it will require Discord to provide Nintendo the identity of the Pokemon Teraleaker who revealed information about Game Freak and The Pokemon Company's upcoming projects.
Other notable examples of Nintendo going over people or organizations it deems a threat to its business include Gary Bowser being arrested on federal charges for taking part in creating and selling tools to hack video game consoles like the Switch, and website operator Dstorage was found liable for failing to remove pirated Nintendo games from the website.
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