Hideki Kamiya, the director behind it Platinum Games' Bayonetta series who is now working on it Eyes 2 under new studio, yes there was never anyone to hold back. His latest goals is Switch 2 leaking which basically beat Nintendo to release the console a few weeks ago. Kamiya used the event of the the official announcement of the new consul yesterday to download anonymous online users.
“I hope everyone who leaked Switch 2 information is cursed for the rest of their lives to have poo on the soles of their shoes when they go home,” Kamiya wrote on social media. according to translation by VGC. “Now I can enjoy the wonderful news of the new one Eyes with everyone else, i think these damn leaks should be damned. “
Eyes 2 It was the biggest surprise announcement at The Game Awards 2024, with Capcom revealing the sequel to Classic culture for ps2 in the middle of a musical medley played near the end of the show. In addition to the new game being in early development, the second part of the surprise was that Kamiya, who directed the original version, would return to create the sequel at a new studio called Clovers.
“The scumbag leaker only works for his own pleasure and self-gratification,” his rant continued, according to a machine translation of the comments. “Not only does it benefit no one , it also causes all kinds of missed opportunities, and is a piece of trash that has nothing to be proud of. It should be covered in shit and thrown out of the air, and then stop have thought and walked around forever.”
Although leaks have always been a major part of video game culture, as rabid fans hunt everywhere for any possible information about projects and products hard to come, in recent years social media and forums have moved their use to new heights. The Switch 2 was a prime example, with key features ranging from the magnetic Joy-Con to motherboard specifications allegedly being leaked months ahead of time. Earlier this month, full 3D printed prototypes – which were pretty accurate – were making the rounds at CES 2025.
It's hard to know what impact, if any, Nintendo's final official announcement of the Switch 2 this week might have had. Most of the millions of people who bought the first one are probably not glued to their phones checking for every new rumor or speculation. Nevertheless, former Nintendo employees praised Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang on a recent episode of their podcast that the company may have been disturbed by all the leaks.
“(Nintendo) has been annoyed every day, for months, by these leaks, and I'm 100 percent sure they're mad, to the worst degree,” Yang said. “We joke around but… they are very, very, upset by this.”
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