Super Mario RPG Switch Leaked Online Ahead Of Next Week's Release

Not exactly a shocker it leaked, pretty much every big release does.

What new information is floating around out there about it is just making me all the more hyped for it in either case. Cannot wait.

@Lizuka it's my game to close out 2023. Great end to a great gaming year.

I've heard that the final boss is named Smithy and that Peach is playable.

@Eel oh you tease!

Once again proving why Sakurai refuses to make another Subspace mode for Smash...

I don't get why people wanna be spoiled before even experiencing something for themselves. Oh well. I don't use social media anyways so im good.

So damn excited.

@Vexx234 I've found that yes, that is good.

Oh no! A remake of a decades-old game is going to be spoiled!

Mario isn't a very good plumber what with all these leaks.

Dodgy Bros.

Can't people be patient for freaking ONCE?!? Whoever keeps leaking these games, I hope they come up with a severe case of burnt toast and two stubbed toes!

Well if the article doesn't mention the game engine, I will avoid to do so here. As a naive person, I've thought for years that Nintendo had their own game engine. After all, for the most part, they are a video game company now. I wonder how much money they lose in royalties every year.

@Sisilly_G

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@Eel That's a stupid name for a final boss, you liez! The giant sword's name is obviously Sword Master.

(...you'd think Nintendo would've found a way to prevent these damn leaks by now. >_>)

It would be news when it was not leaked online.

@Freek : Don't blame me. I voted for Luigi.

This is my game of the year already.
Nintendo has to bring a follow up on switch 2.
I think Mario rpg is one of the most asked games ever lol next to a new Fzero.
I also hope this game gets some DLC after a while. New powers, characters, levels etc.

@Thrallherd They do have their own engines (TotK, Splatoon 3, Switch Sports and Mario Wonder to name a few all use the same one made by them) but other games like Pikmin 4 use UE4 and SMRPG uses Unity. Seems to be whatever the devs think is best for the game they’re making, or in this case it’s likely because it’s developed externally from Nintendo and they have experience with Unity so it’s easier for them to make it in that. Ultimately it doesn’t matter on the user end, most people aren’t going to be able to tell what engine is used in what.

@The-Chosen-one ....Waverace

@defrb
Oef yes, forgot about that one. Loved it.

@Yosher Leakers are nothing more than common thieves, and deserve to be punished accordingly with fines and/or imprisonment. Anyone who disagrees is acknowledging they support thieves and should be fined as well.

@Exerion76 Do you leave your doors unlocked at night? No? Then you shouldn't be making light of theft. You wouldn't like it if someone came into your domain and took something of yours and gave it away would you? Don't be a hypocrite, it doesn't matter if it's a corporation or "just a game", theft is theft.

@Sisilly_G
"Oh no! A remake of a decades-old game is going to be spoiled!"

this always is said and it makes zero sense frankly.

you realize that more people havent played SMRPG than have, right?

also, many if not most switch users were born after it's release?

not to mention all the olds that nevertheless didnt have a SNES at the time? Or people who wanted the game at the time but couldnt afford a new game? what about people who in more recent years wanted to play it, but didnt want to pay collector prices?

why shouldnt they be able to play this new game unspoiled? isnt this the entire point of this re release for many people? to finally get to play this game?

it is for me. 👍

if a game is worth playing, its worth playing unspoiled. ✌️

@RobynAlecksys

well someone breaking into my house at night is also a threat to my life and my family's. maybe theres a better analogy 😆

EDIT - holy hell i read another one of your atrocious comments

"Leakers are nothing more than common thieves, and deserve to be punished accordingly with fines and/or imprisonment. Anyone who disagrees is acknowledging they support thieves and should be fined as well."

everyone who doesnt agree with you should be FINED? 😳

Thieves gonna thieve and leeches gonna leech. Happens with every new Nintendo release. And you wonder why Nintendo doesn’t “relax” against those people.

Sorry this isn’t some vintage retro Nintendo game as the usual excuse, but a game that hasn’t even broke street date yet. These defenders are always amusing.

@RobynAlecksys who hurt you? Leakers literally hurt no one. I would never purchase most the things I pirate but it lets me experience titles I wouldn’t otherwise which in turn ironically leads me to purchase more stuff than I otherwise would have. I feel not one ounce of shame or regret “stealing” from a mega corp like Nintendo. If I’m going to buy a game I do. Having a pirated copy serves as a demo and leads Nintendo to getting a bigger share of my wallet if I think it’s worth it. So continue being sanctimonious and feeling superior but in the real world “piracy” is a victimless crime especially if it’s happening to a large publisher like big N. Trust me. They will be just fine.

@contractcooker Literally the only people I feel for when things get leaked early are the development staff. It must suck to put your all into a project and look forward to everybody discovering the game or an announcement at the same time only for it to leak and have every surprise ruined. I draw the line at pirating small indie games too, that’s unfair.

Other than that though, in the case of massive companies like Nintendo I couldn’t care less. This will have no financial impact on Nintendo whatsoever; anybody who downloads this early more than likely never intended on buying it anyway, and even saying that I’ve known people who’ve pre-ordered games and played them when they’ve leaked just to play them early so it’s not even like everybody who plays leaked copies aren’t supporting the games.

I'm not surprised this leaked early.

Time to go on a muting frenzy again

Yes, worry about "spoilers" for a game from 1996, and not humble-bragging that they got it early.

Pirates and leakers suck. And they always will.

It’s their attitude of believing they’re better than everyone else and should be allowed to “demo” the game while the majority purchases it.

Just excuses to try and validate their thievery lol at least own up to your faults and have an ounce of self-awareness. People would respect you more

@larryisaman I agree with everything you said! I do feel bad for devs who worked so hard on a game but I think usually piracy is neutral to the sales of a game. I have definitely pirated games I had pre ordered so that I could play early and I’m certainly not the only one.

Oh no, a 30 year old game is gonna be spoiled!!! I hate when people do this!!!!

@LUIGITORNADO Nah it's more like Nintendo is anti-consumer so any chance to stick it to a billion dollar soulless company is a plus to them. Also it's not "theft" if nobody actually loses anything. You wouldn't download a car I guess either.

Unfortunatly this game was too ease on SNES. And its easier on Switch. No-fun ease level, unfortunatly. I,ll play Persona 5 Royal again.

I dont care about graphics and design if the game is this ease = no-fun to me

you've ruined christmas once again

@Rykdrew a hard mode would be awesome

Shocking, no really.

@RobynAlecksys I’m sorry but this is so funny. Is Nintendo going to fine every single person who’s emulated or pirated their games?

@Exerion76 I’m more annoyed some are stealing it early.

Who cares? Good games sell regardless of leaks, this one won't be different from Wonder.

Not surprising. I'm pretty sure I have read somewhere that you can just download any game from the official eShop servers if you have the original Switch model with the unpatchable hardware exploit. Nintendo also probably uploads new games to the servers a few days in advance.

It wouldn't be a new Nintendo release if it wasn't leaked ahead of time, would it?

reason why leakers should either be banned from the internet or have their hands replaced with pringle cans.

@RobynAlecksys Probably almost everyone with a large collection of genuine physical retro games (aside from those "full set" collectors who drive up the prices on everything) probably found out about a lot of the games like they like through piracy.
Even RENTING is piracy according to game developers, even though that was the only way many of us back in the day could afford to play so many great games.

Also, probably almost every American alive in the '90s is guilty of movie piracy. VHS recording of TV re-broadcats. I hear it was also common with music, cassettes and radio. Streaming services likely exist as they are today because they know that even many people who will pay for the movies they really like, aren't going to pay for every movie they kind of like.

I don't remember THIS many games leaking prior to the Nintendo Switch

With the combination of early switches being hackable and the whole PC switch emulator.......you would think Nintendo probably should have cut the generation short.

Switch 2 probably should have happened a couple of years ago to combat piracy.

Oh well at least we will end up with a more powerful successor overall.

@DonkeyBrainKing

So what is it? If the theft isn’t a big deal to their pockets, then you’re not “sticking it to them.”

The only one who gains anything out of the piracy is the pirate.

Piracy isn’t a form of activism. It’s just how selfish people validate thinking they’re above everyone else.

@LUIGITORNADO yeah, i cant get behind the emulation of current-gen games unless you already own them. And i especially cant get behind LEAKING them A WEEK BEFORE THEY COME OUT it's so frustrating. Now if people just wanted to leak soundtracks and nothing else regarding spoilers, then maybe i wouldnt be so against it. What id do for the ttyd remake and persona 3 reload osts early man, i want them so baaaaaad

how does this keep happening?

@LXP8 I think it's because back in the Wii U era there weren't many games in general, and because the Switch is still the only console where physical media is a thing pretty much. Digital-only games (or with few physical copies) are rarely leaked from my knowledge

Oh noes! Not spoilers for a game that's around 26 years old! Whatever shall I do?

Just kidding! I am trying to go into the remake blind so I'll see how it goes. I'll have to avoid leaker accounts.

I mean, in all honesty, what is there to spoil?
The new music? Smithy's and Culex's designs?

The most I can think of is if there are new bosses or if some of the unused creatures from the original are implemented here.

On the bright side, unless there are surprise changes, spoilers shouldn’t be too much of an idea

People making fun of others for being upset about being spoiled about a super old game...you forget that this is a full-blown remake...from Nintendo. There will likely be new content in here, and I've been hearing stories that there's an entirely new optional boss. I'd like to keep it a surprise...then again it won't bother me too much.

I also think it has to do with the original optional boss, so, we'll see what happens.

@Rykdrew it was never meant to be hard.

As far as the leak, I feel for the devs who've been working hard on the game, and for the ones working on others that leak early. It's that part that's really disappointing.

Old or new game, either way leaks suck. It shouldn't impact game sales one bit.

@Eel I WASN'T READY TO BE SPOILED!!!!!!

It's an old game at its core so not a big deal.

Oh boy I hope no one leaks the plot!

Not entirely sure how a Switch game can get an unofficial “leaked” version to begin with. How is it playable? Do you use a computer to put it on an SD card and transfer it that way?

@JR150 I never uderstood that logic. Not saying it is wrong, but I don't understand it.
If there is potential that something will get leaked, then why create anything at all?
Sooner or later, pre-release or post-release, things get online.

@MatoFilipovic
I dunno. Ask Sakurai. I'm just repeating what he's said in the past and using this leak as an example of his own logic.

Spoiler: Peach dies

@RobynAlecksys theft means something was taken that cannot be replaced. It is a digital item with infinite copies. There is no theft here. This is no different than a reviewer putting out a full review with key moments from the game.

Literally my childhood!

@Groovz A retailer broke street date somewhere, and someone with a modified Switch was able to acquire that cartridge, probably from buying it, or an employee sneaking a copy home early. From there, they export the game from the cartridge to their SD card using homebrewed tools. This isn't new, it just gets more coverage nowadays than it used to.

@Jimsbo A modded Switch would have more file transfer capabilities, including the ability to install files from an SD Card to the Switch.

@MatoFilipovic Sakurai's comment was from the Brawl days. Specifically, he didn't like how many watched these cutscenes without playing to those moments and experiencing them in game for the first time, that YouTube became the medium they were experienced through instead.

@RobynAlecksys Well, if my PS5 could be duplicated for free an infinite number of times then someone stealing it would be only a minor inconvenience. It would also call into question what value something that can be duplicated an infinite number of times for free has.

@Joeynator3000 Reviewers would reveal that information anyway, likely before you can get to that point in the game yourself. So avoid the spoilers just like you would avoid reviews. Not seeing the issue here.

These leaks suck for us content providers because it eats up some of the hype that otherwise would be going to our channels on the actual date the game comes out. Not that many watch my content anyways, but you know.. just kinda irks me that we have to wait until the official release date while the bad guys get early access. ps... twitch.tv/pharone and youtube.com/pharone1 if anybody cares.

@K31 it is never meant to be hard is a terrible choice by Nitnendo. Put new challenge setting. Not Dark Souls level, normal-people level is just great. But the game has only child-level challenge. Its terrible for people don´t like to play a game only to see graphic animation and design. I don´t care about it.

I care about a challenge that motivates me to play, that makes sense for me to use my time to have fun facing some adversity. Playing a super easy game, already knowing, with 100% certainty, that I will win without any minimal effort, makes me not want to turn on the video game. Then I prefer to do something other than play.

Super Mario RPG Legend of the Seven Stars is an old game. We already know what goes on in the frikkin game