Nintendo has been hacked again. Super Mario Bros. Wonder is already available for free, and illegal, download on specialized platforms.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the most anticipated platform game on the Switch, and all consoles combined, as it honors the genre while taking a look towards the future. Everyone agrees that this part of the adventures of the Italian plumber could be the last on this version of the Japanese portable console. Four days before the official presentation of the game, its source code is already available online on illegal download platforms.
The Japanese video game giant is unfortunately accustomed to this. Not long ago, another flagship title from the company, Zelda Tears of The Kingdom, had also leaked onto the networks shortly before its unveiling, and titles such as Pokemon Scarlet and Violet or even Bayonetta 3 had suffered the same fate in 2022 The height of irony is that some Internet users, particularly on Twitch, are already broadcasting gaming sessions of “Super Mario Bros. Wonder” and claim to have been able to get their hands on a physical copy of the game before its launcht.
Hackers put Super Mario Bros. Wonder online before the official presentation
The GhoulmealDome Twitter account gives us more details on this leak which must probably anger Nintendo executives. “ The game was leaked on the Internet. It uses the ModuleSystem engine, which is also used by Tears of the Kingdom and Splatoon 3. If you don’t like spoilers, now is the time to take steps to avoid them! “. The most impatient or least scrupulous players can already launch into the new adventures of Mario… but not on the Switch.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder is actually available for download on certain forums and specialized sites, but in the form of ROM file. To take advantage of it before everyone else, you must launch it through a Nintendo Switch emulator on PC such as Yuzu or Ryujinx, which works just as well on Windows, Linux, and macOS in 4K at 60 FPS.
Source: Nintendo Life