Game Freak, the Japanese developer of the Pokémon games, has confirmed it suffered a data leak this past August. Hackers have reportedly accessed thousands of names and email addresses of employees as well as leaked codenames for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 and future Pokémon games.
Game Freak, the developer of the Pokémon games since 1996, has admitted to falling victim to a hack in August. The hack, the company says, resulted in a leak of personal information of present and past employees and included access to new, past, and beta Pokémon source code and designs.
Significantly for Nintendo and Pokémon fans, the unknown third-party also accessed and leaked the codenames for the 10th generation Pokémon game and upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 console. The leak also suggests the next Pokémon game is already being tested on the Switch 2.
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The Game Freak hack resulted in a massive data breach, with unused Pokémon pixel art, game source code, and screenshots of unreleased titles popping up online. Part of the leak includes the codenames of both the upcoming 10th gen Pokémon game and Nintendo Switch 2. Reportedly known as “Gaia” internally, the next Pokémon game is allegedly currently testing on “Ounce,” which is supposedly the codename for Switch 2.
Nintendo has not responded officially to the leak. Game Freak has said: “We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and concern caused to all involved.” Those not wanting to search online for the leaked information will have to wait until the end of this year for future official Game Freak content and Nintendo Switch 2 news.
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