Game Freak leak reveals Pokémon news and Switch 2 codename

Game Freak, one of the main responsible for the development of video games Pokémon, was the target of a major data leak this weekend. As a result, not only sensitive information from employees and service providers was exposed, but also the codename of Nintendo Switch successor — supposedly “Ounce” — and the games of the tenth generation of little monsters — “Gaia (N & K)”, which would be successors to Scarlet e Violet.

In an official statement dated October 10, CEO Satoshi Tajiri confirmed the veracity of the incident and apologized for the leak of thousands of personal information, which occurred due to unauthorized third-party access to the company’s servers in August this year. .

What else was revealed with the leak?

In addition to the codename of the successor to the Nintendo Switch and the games of the tenth generation of little monsters, the already announced Pokémon Legends: Z-A his codename was also revealed with the leak: “Ikkaku“. An as-yet-unannounced project, codenamed “Synapse“, is also in production in partnership with ILCA, Brilliant Diamond e Shining Pearland supposedly it is a multiplayer battle game Pokémon.

It is worth remembering that, in 2020, Nintendo was the target of the so-called “Gigaleak” which, in addition to revealing prototypes and discarded materials from the company’s games, also indicated that an MMO from Pokémon it was considered in 2004, but was cancelled. It is not yet clear whether the project codenamed “Synapse” would it be a resumption of this idea or something more aligned with games like Splatoonfor example.

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Furthermore, this new leak would also have exposed the entire source code of games like Pokémon HeartGold, SoulSilver, Black 2 e White 2 — all Nintendo DS. As a result, several sprites and other design materials not used by the developer are appearing on social media. This would also open up space for community modifications that would not have been possible before.

When will the Switch’s successor be revealed?

Nintendo has already confirmed that its next video game is in production and will be revealed by the end of this fiscal year, which runs until March 31, 2025. Although it is popularly called Switch 2, the successor does not yet have an official name and all its details are nothing more than speculation at this point.

Still, some developers are already stepping forward and confirming their games for Nintendo’s new platform. The first of them was My Time At Evershineda Pathea Games.

Talking about games first-partyNintendo still has a few titles scheduled on its release calendar. Later this year, Mario Party Jamboree e Mario & Luigi: Brothership arrive on Nintendo Switch in Brazilian Portuguese. About that, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD arrives in January and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond still has no release date.