Nintendo and The Pokémon Company release a joint statement regarding the reviewer who leaked images from Pokémon Sword and Shield prior to the games’ release.

Due to the presence of the internet and social media in our everyday lives, it is incredibly difficult to avoid things like spoilers. Once something has aired on TV, been released in stores, or shown on any sort of screen anywhere, then our Facebook feeds and Twitter timelines become riddled with information about that TV show, movie, or game.

That is just a fact of life in the modern era and anyone who wants to stave off from something being spoiled after it has been released needs to go out of their way to avoid such an instance. However, having something spoiled before it has even been released, that’s just not fair. A lot of gamers eagerly awaiting the release of Pokémon Sword and Shield back in November 2019 experienced that.

Images of new Pokémon that would be introduced via the games began to appear online without Nintendo’s say-so. Nintendo doesn’t like leaks, and the man responsible for leaking information about the Switch is possibly facing jail time. The reviewer responsible for leaking images from Sword and Shield prior to release won’t be going to prison, but Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have revealed more information via a joint statement.

The statement reads that the images were leaked by a reviewer working for the Portuguese gaming website, FNintendo. “Both he and FNintendo failed to handle confidential material, resulting in a clear breach of the confidentiality agreement between Nintendo and the media outlet. As a result, Nintendo will no longer work with FNintendo,” the two companies declared in the statement.

FNintendo has since responded to the statement, revealing that it has severed ties with the reviewer responsible for the leaks. It also reads that FNintendo’s relationship with Nintendo dates back 11 years, but it understands why that relationship is now over. We would advise not leaking anything ahead of time and ruining that product for others should anyone have the opportunity — but definitely don’t do that if it’s a Nintendo product.

Source: Nintendo Life