Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Game Freak, the developer behind your favorite Pokémon games, got hacked. A terabyte of data was leaked on internet, including employee data, source code for past games and the code name for Nintendo Switch 2.

Let's fiind out what it reveals about Nintendo's war against open-source Switch emulators like Yuzu and Ryujinx.

#programming #hack #thecodereport

Resources

Ryujinx taken down theverge.com/2024/10/1/24259791/nintendo-ryujinx-switch-emulator-gdkchan-removed-downloads-github
Typhlosion Lore forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/10/16/pokmons-typhlosion-goes-viral-after-game-freak-leak-for-the-weirdest-possible-reason
Nintendo vs Switch Emulators youtu.be/A5s4uMI2Ri4
Linux 101 youtu.be/LKCVKw9CzFo

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