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Hackers claim to have breached internal Nintendo data

Hackers claim to have breached internal Nintendo data

Hackers claim to have “breached” Nintendo and stolen internal data from the Japanese megacorp. While the claim has yet to be unsubstantiated, a screenshot posted by the group shows a depository of folders that include Nintendo manuals, admin, dev assets, and more. It follows a similarly high profile hack last month when the same hackers breached Red Hat’s GitHub repositories. …

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Nintendo Has Been Reportedly Hacked, Known Hacking Group Claims

Nintendo Has Been Reportedly Hacked, Known Hacking Group Claims

Nintendo is rumored to be the latest high-profile target of the hacker group Crimson Collective, according to a new online report. According to cyber intelligence firm Hackmanac, the hacking group shared a screenshot showing folders of “Nintendo topic files,” claiming they are now in possession of the data. The Japanese company has yet to issue a statement or confirm any …

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Crimson Collective Claims To Have Hacked Into Nintendo

Crimson Collective Claims To Have Hacked Into Nintendo

Hacking group Crimson Collective claims to have breached Nintendo’s topic files, attaching a screenshot of several folders as proof. Among them are production assets, dev previews, and backups. There’s little information right now on how extensive the hack is, or what Crimson Collective intends to do with the data that it has allegedly obtained, but we can look to its …

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Nintendo Finally Comments on This Week’s ‘Closer to You’ Pikmin Videos, Reveals They’re the First Short Films From Nintendo Pictures

Nintendo Finally Comments on This Week’s ‘Closer to You’ Pikmin Videos, Reveals They’re the First Short Films From Nintendo Pictures

Nintendo has at last offered something of an explanation for its mysterious short film project ‘Close to You’, which debuted this week and was later revealed as featuring Pikmin. Writing on X, Nintendo stated that the two videos were the first short films created by Nintendo Pictures, the company’s motion capture and animation studio that previously worked on a range …

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SNES game previously only available in Japan comes to Nintendo Switch Online thanks to Switch 2’s mouse controls

SNES game previously only available in Japan comes to Nintendo Switch Online thanks to Switch 2’s mouse controls

Three more SNES games have arrived on Nintendo Switch Online this month, including one game previously exclusive to Japan. That’s Mario & Wario, which originally used the Super Famicom Mouse to control a fairy who guides Mario through each level. It’s now coming to Switch 2 globally for the first time thanks to the new console’s mouse controls. It joins …

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Nintendo ‘Close to You’ videos revealed as first short films created by Nintendo Pictures

Nintendo ‘Close to You’ videos revealed as first short films created by Nintendo Pictures

The Pikmin-themed “Close to You” animated videos released by Nintendo this week are the first short films created by Nintendo subsidiary Nintendo Pictures, Nintendo announced. “We hope you enjoyed the two ‘Close to You’ videos released on October 7 and [October] 8,” Nintendo said. “The second video is available on Nintendo Today!, a free app available on your smart device. …

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Nintendo of America seeks $4.5m in damages from Redditor for copyright violations

Nintendo of America seeks .5m in damages from Redditor for copyright violations

Nintendo of America is seeking $4.5 million in damages against Redditor James C. Williams, also known as ‘Archbox’. Earlier this month, the publisher submitted a filing at the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington requesting monetary damages following a legal battle that began in March 2024. NOA said it “has been, and continues to be, damaged …

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Yooka-Replaylee review for Nintendo Switch 2

Yooka-Replaylee review for Nintendo Switch 2

System: Switch 2Release date: October 9, 2025Developer: Playtonic GamesPublisher: Playtonic Games The original Yooka-Laylee released eight years ago during a period of time when collectathon 3D platformers were few and far between. It was developed and released by Playtonic, an indie development team compromised of exciting new game creators and also veterans that were at Rare during their period of …

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Best Amazon Big Deal Days PS5 And Nintendo Switch Game Deals

Best Amazon Big Deal Days PS5 And Nintendo Switch Game Deals

Amazon Big Deal Days is almost over, but the sales event is still offering some big discounts on dozens of console games. The specials includes PS5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch titles, with big savings on a surprising number of recent releases. Whether you’re looking for JRPGs or a massive sandbox to lose yourself in, there’s bound to be …

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Nintendo Expands Switch Online’s SNES Library With Three More Titles

Nintendo Expands Switch Online’s SNES Library With Three More Titles

Nintendo’s latest batch of Switch Online SNES games has dropped, and for October three games have been added. Following his Purrfect Collection release in September, Bubsy is now back with Accolade’s original 1993 Super Nintendo side-scroller. Along with this, we’ve got the release of the 1994/95 SNK fighting game Fatal Fury Special. It follows on from the release of Fatal …

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