Xianshi@lemm.ee to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 29 days agoMario & Luigi: Brothership ROM leaked onlinenintendoeverything.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkMario & Luigi: Brothership ROM leaked onlinenintendoeverything.comXianshi@lemm.ee to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squarePastaguini [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·29 days agoHas Nintendo ever had the entire rom of a major game leak before it was released?
minus-squareSomething Burger 🍔@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoNot quite the same but there was a working GBA emulator before the console released.
minus-squareriseuppikmin [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoIn case this was asked in earnest, yes- it happens all the time. Nintendo releases have been notoriously leaky for about 3 years now
minus-squareFortifiedAttack [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoHappened with Tears of the Kingdom too iirc.
minus-squarewizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoSkyward 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.
Has Nintendo ever had the entire rom of a major game leak before it was released?
Not quite the same but there was a working GBA emulator before the console released.
In case this was asked in earnest, yes- it happens all the time. Nintendo releases have been notoriously leaky for about 3 years now
Happened with Tears of the Kingdom too iirc.
And Echoes of Wisdom too.
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.