>>50701232The guy who got swsh early and leaked it here was a reviewer for a Portuguese website called FNintendo or something. The guy who ran the site received and then gave him the review code so he could complete the game and have a review ready to go as soon as the embargo lifts. Part of this review code thing is that they have to enter into an agreement that the contents of the game aren't published or leaked to the public before the embargo lifts. This is all common practice for gaming sites but the Iberian imbecile who was given the code for the game obviously decided he wanted to get his 15 minutes of anonymous cocksucking and leaked shit here.
After leaking, the people at TPCi/Nintendo or whatever contacted the people whose review codes were redeemed by the time of the leaks, as well as those who they give press releases to, like our good friend Joe. They wanted this group to investigate amongst themselves to find the culprit, but the guy who ran the website found out and sold out the reviewer in the hopes the backlash would be minimal. However, as it was his site, he bore a lot of responsibility and his site has essentially been blacklisted from review codes, meaning the website is pretty much dead.
Since then, review codes have been heavily restricted, so only a handful of sites are given them. The leaks for the last 2 games all came from retail copies sent to big stores too early, or small local businesses who decide to release their pre orders early. I remember when BDSP came out, a few stores of a large-ish of used game/electronics stores called CeX (otherwise known as entertainment exchange) got their hands on a bunch of copies early and were selling them a week before release. You've also got people like Khu who cocktease information in a way which feels like you're not being told anything, but you still end up having the surprise ruined when the info comes. Pokemon is a huge brand and it's downright embarrassing how bad the leak situation is.
