Nintendo is about to release "Super Mario Party" for the Switch console, but before the game company could officially release the highly-anticipated title, pirated copies have already made their way to some players.
Pirated copies of Super Mario Party, which can only be played on a modified or hacked Nintendo Switch, have been circulating around, Motherboard reported. This comes just before the super-close release date, October 5th.
The news outlet, which saw the game being played on a modified Switch, said the leaked file contains a working version of the game. The file is being traded via Google Drive links and torrent files, but as of now there's no information that can tell where the leak actually came from.
Journalists and recognized tech reviewers normally receive copies of games for review, but it doesn't seem that the leak comes from any journalist whatsoever. What is known, though, is that the game is available illegally, which means it's another headache for Nintendo.
A good game
Leaked or not, Super Mario Party remains a highly-anticipated game among the Nintendo community. According to VentureBeat, it's a great party game that will allow groups of people to enjoy playing together whether they win or lose. It's basically a great game for friends and families alike.
It has a lot of mini-games people can play, and is designed so that players of all ages can enjoy it. And by players of all ages, we mean from kids to their parents.
What's more interesting with it is how the game makes use of a Switch's Joy-Cons. It makes brilliant use of the Joy-Con's motion controls and buttons to make for fun gameplay.
Sadly, though, Nintendo will have to wear themselves out trying to eliminate the leaked pirated copies of the game. What's sadder, at least for one unnamed person, is that he/she had to pay $7,000 just to get an early copy of the game through eBay, ComicBook reported. Now that pirated copies are out, others won't even pay anymore.
Modifying Switch consoles
Many Switch owners have resorted to modifying or hacking their consoles, in order to do a variety of things that Nintendo didn't intend it to. For example, modified Switch consoles can play pirated ROMs and homebrew games, as well as allow for greater customizability.
Though Nintendo has been working on discouraging people from modifying their Switch consoles, their efforts seem to fail spectacularly: Nintendo's means are to issue updates that prevent Switch consoles from connecting to the internet. The Switch, however, is a portable console that doesn't really need to go online all the time.
