Nintendo Is "Very Upset" About The Switch 2 Leaks, It's Claimed

Multibillion dollar tech giant is upset with human nature and curious user base after constantly delaying announcement of their latest tech’s successor…

What else is new?

Well Nintendo chose to take their sweet time in unveiling the console. Wonder how that turned out now.

Shouldn't have waited until the things had been circulating around in shipment and production for months then, kind of played a stupid game and won a stupid prize there by not being forthcoming about it sooner.

Tomorrow morning: "Nintendo has declared war on the internet. All of it. The World Wide Wotherfluffing Web."

Wonder what happened to the Switch 2 reveal that Kit and Krysta agreed with NatetheHate on. It was supposed to happen tomorrow, right? Right?!

Kinda weird they'd be doing a reveal tomorrow without a," got a big announcement on the 16th" want a big audience? Let people know something bigs coming. If they do, do a reveal I feel it's going to be anticlimactic.

@Faucet It's probably not happening. There's no way Nintendo is just going to Shadow-drop the announcement of their next console. They'd announce it in advance.

@Faucet The word'll make the rounds without making a huge announcement of it. If it's true they're only showing the hardware without spotlighting the games it's likely actually better to shadow drop it to build anticipation for when they actually do show off games later.

@FishyS I wonder if Nate is going to use this excuse to try to get himself out of trouble this time. "Nintendo delayed it out of spite" seems like a perfect get out of jail free card.

It's amazing by itself that people in nowadays are so incredibly inpatient now.

Remember the old days when we waited for 3 years from the announcement of "Project Reality" during 1994 until its release here in Europe during 1997!

I almost wants that Nintendo will delay their announcement even (much) further, just to giving a huge finger to all those inpatient jerks on internet with nothing better things to do.

So all those fakes are real? I don't think so. People will believe anything nowadays. Nintendo or better yet Furukawa clearly says the successor is going to be reveal during the fiscal year, the fiscal year didn't end yet and Nate the hater never said the reveal was this Thursday. It could be any Thursday of this month, not this week.

Why would they be upset if all the leaks are BS made up by desperate fools fishing for clicks? What if everything that's leaked is all wrong? It'll be funny if there's no announcement today since everyone is so sure there will be.

I kinda blame all the podcasters and game journalist.
2017 - Switch Releases, and for a time, all is great.
2019 - All any media and podcast would talk about is Switch Pro. ENDLESSLY
2022 - All any media and podcast would talk about is Switch 2.
Nintendo even came out and said "Hey, we're not unveiling any news about the Switch successor in 2024" yet it would never end.

I rarely check Nintendo news for years now because of this and really only watch Official Nintendo postings cause it's beyond played out - and it's not even Nintendo's doing.

EDIT: I say any media loosely btw, Nintendo Life is about all I follow anymore related to Nintendo.
Everything else has just been horrific click bait.

@Serpenterror "It could be any Thursday of the month," it sounds like an excuse Nate would give after his claim turned out to be false. The dude meant Thursday of this week, and was 100% clear about it.

Look, I'm not saying they're saints, but why exactly are we claiming Nintendo is the bad guy here when clearly it's the fault of others who are just irresponsible and impatient? I get wanting to hate the big corporations as much as the next guy, but this is kind of absurd.

Nintendo: are we out of touch?
Also Nintendo: No it's the eager fans who are wrong

😐😆😂 I guess they are going to send the leakers to their room without dessert.

@N00BiSH Exactly I don't understand why people think Nintendo is in the wrong here. They have the right to reveal the system whenever or wherever they so choose. It's literally just the fans that are impatient and think they're owed a reveal now.

Well if Nintendo would just announce the damn thing instead of trying to squeeze out more switch 1 sales they wouldn't have to worry about an entire userbase, fans and the industry clawing at any information for it as we have for years now

@ParadoxFawkes Just for that. They're going to give it another year to release just for you.

@VoidofLight @N00BisH It's not just the fans though. When it comes to stuff like the Genki mockups it's also the fact that they left it past CES, when a bunch of companies that produce accessories for Nintendo systems needed to show their upcoming wares to new investors. Nintendo are in no way in the wrong per se, but they surely have to realise that they don't operate in a vacuum.

screw nate the hate for for his false claim at switch 2 reveal thursday!!

While I’d wish Nintendo would hurry up and reveal the thing (I need to know how much to budget), I feel all these leaks are harming things, and causing more delays. That’s what the article is saying, right? Every time there’s a leak, Nintendo feel the need to look into it. Rather than self fulfilling prophecy, it’s the opposite, maybe they were going to reveal this week, but then they had to look into this leak and that leak, and suddenly they’re too busy to reveal anything.

Leaks are crap we all agree on that but certainly anyone can see how Nintendo themselves handled that reveal extremely poorly.

what i find curious is how leaks this big havent happened sooner. like youre telling me 3rd party accessory companies were allowed to leak pics this whole time? they didnt sign any NDA, nothing? its like all at once companies realized they could get away with it

If its true it will release in june, they will not show it until late february or march.

Only Nintendo knows.

@Lizuka tbh i think nintendo's view (as far as i remember seeing on the internet) is that their strategy for avoiding scalping issues was to make enough volume for everyone that wants the next console. it takes time to build up that volume before launch/preorder announcements.

i just can't wait till it's announced though

The thinking of the board in Kyoto is right: Nintendo’s stuff should simply be respected by every degenerate who instead should go after all the other big corporations, because Nintendo is just Japan Santa making colorful delights for the children of the world. Leave Japan Santa Mario alone! Mamma mia!

It’s obvious they wanted not to show it to the world because they wanted good Switch Christmas sales.
They knew switch 2 units were in production and out and about for third parties and took the risk.

@Vordus What accessories manufacturers did is similar to the fans though. Their actions were done out of impatience and wanting to make money off of any opportunity they could find. They're vultures. This situation with Genki showcased as much.

Discussions of a Switch 2 in some capacity have been occurring for nearly as long as the Switch has been around. Just show it off already! Print yourselves some money!

They shouldn't wait 94 years in-between hardware announcements and people wouldn't feel compelled to leak as much.

Why people talk about these two like they still working with nintendo...

The biggest problem is actually all the websites that devote all their attention to leaks and rumors of a system that’s never been formally announced. It is an unhealthy obsession that is contagious and causes readers as well as more websites to do the same. There’s so much stuff we already have that is always overlooked. Hundreds of games that never get a review or even a mention, for instance. Because everyone is obsessed with the one mystery thing they don’t have. Doesn’t anyone see how wrong that is? Nintendo should be doing something like releasing more games or the new system, absolutely, but is that the only thing that matters in the world? Do gamers play other games or systems? I know I sure do. And I honestly get so tired of the switch 2 obsession. I’d love to see other things get some attention for once!

Whilst I'm sure Nintendo would rather have done things on their own timetable or are contractually obliged by Microsoft or something to wait until a certain date, all these leakers are popping up because people are excited to show off the console! And who cares about a few buttons? The real meat is the software which we thankfully know nothing about.

@VHSGREMLIN they didn’t delay anything. They said they would announce it before the end of the financial year. Anything else you heard is just unofficial things that people now take as facts. Like all the sites reporting on a January 16 reveal and nothing looks to be announcing today. Patience is so nonexistent now.

@Steel76 "You can now play as Cranky Kong in DKC Returns!"

Nintendo needs to start using NDAs or withdrawing hardware licences for companies that leak info

well, they could've just REVEALED IT SOONER

Nintendo being naive sums it up. It's out in wild, they sent the dummy consoles out there. They had the chance to reveal things on their terms but simply sat on things too long, likely wanting to wring out the final few drops of console sales, when it's obvious the switch has been limping along for the last few years. Nintendo is as much to blame for this situation as the leakers.

Watch Big N cancel the Switch 2 out of spite.

@Keman "I almost wants that Nintendo will delay their announcement even (much) further, just to giving a huge finger to all those inpatient jerks on internet with nothing better things to do."

Same. Lol.

Sadly, the world is just a much less respectful place then it used to be. Keeping things secret is not possible anymore.

Blogs, podcasts, social media, streaming channels… They are filled with vultures that just want the latest scoop for a moment of fame.

Why anybody would believe Nate The Hate is beyond me. If he ends up being wrong later today, he'll be sling shotted to the moon by a bunch of raging, impatient fanboys that Nintendo didn't cater to the leaks.

Guess I'll find out after my dentist appointment if he got executed or have to smell my sock.

The more you tighten your grip, Nintendo, the more leaks will slip through your fingers...

So strange. I feel like the S2 announcement was delayed for a reason. Maybe everything was supposed to be released when Genki started leaking major stuff, like they were the only ones that didn't get the memo.
But what could have prevent nintendo to announce a new device?
Maybe a service, a merger that needs to be confirmed before they showcase the new console? So unnatural, even for nintendo

One of my friends is friends with Nintendo and he said she’s really mad.

Ah, Nintendo shouldn't really care. It is all about the software anyway. That is what sells the console, not a console itself.

“ The pair also claim Nintendo has been somewhat naive over the years in terms of its "mentality" - thinking it's "different" to the rest of the competition when it comes to leaks of a certain scale, and it simply wouldn't happen to a company like it.”
The Switch Pro stuff would have been a wake up call to them if they was the case. These leaks by accessory makers are identical to what happens with iPhones and other Apple products every year.

These news items are getting really poor now. 'Nintendo is upset' headline followed by a few ex employees, who I believe, have also shared a few leaked details, then suggest 'nintendo would likely be upset'..nothing more than click bait. Come on Nintendo Life, you can do better than this.

I don't like leaks. Unnecessary, and the leaks hype machine is just tiring.
I can wait. People are so impatient, and seem to think because they want something, they are owed it.
I agree with the people seeing these stories aren't very good, either.

I've lost a lot of faith in Nintendo Life for getting wrapped up in the Switch 2 stuff when usually they do not comment on such things: parroting rumours is, after all, not reporting.

But reading the comments here, I'm sickened. As the nasty sense of entitlement by many on display here is truly depraved. I know we all make mistakes, so some of you ought to take a look in the mirror and think about how you are behaving.

They need to hurry up and announce the Switch 2 officially so the rumour mill can get started on the Switch 2 Pro.

Alot of comments here are blaming Nintendo for their approach, but frankly, things wouldn’t change if the “Switch 2” marketing plan started 6 months ago. Certain people will reveal anything to anyone for attention, once info is available.

Switch 1 hardware information was also leaked to all hell within the Summer before the Switch 1 was revealed and for what its worth, its still very wild how mum everyone has been on launch titles, especially from 1st Party teams.

It’s free publicity…

@Kyloctopus I'd be incredibly upset to see upcoming game leaks plastered everywhere, to be honest. It was like the Pokemon hack a while back: even the places that don't usually report such things had some of it on thumbnails etc. I personally do not want to see any of it if I can avoid it without taking unreasonable steps.

You can be a fan of Nintendo and also acknowledge their business practices are baffling. They have a massive stick up their ass about pirating games but won't give us the chance to buy older games through the store or other means. They don't want information getting out but give us nothing about the Switch 2. You can't have it both ways.

@VoidofLight y'all got Rick Rolled by Nintendo

@Dazman pretty much sums up my thoughts.

I dont believe that they are "upset"
I believe its part of their strategy, so that they wont make the same mistake as with the WiiU.
Now everyone knows that the switch 2 is not just an add on for the switch, but a next gen nintendo hybride system haha.
And yeah it worked because almost the whole world is talking about it.

@AndyRogan Not just hardware companies. They should also not send any review copies to channels / companies who spread the leaks.

One would think Nintendo lost the intellectual property register of Mario.

@VHSGREMLIN they haven't delayed once. You're taking rumours as fact.

i don't think 10 years doing a little marketing for nintendo usa makes you an insider in the inner workings in kyoto...

but i supposed they aren't please with how the launch is going until now (although,,,, hype is always nice..)

We are upset that news sites continue to promote rumours! 🤣

Their comments in the video of Nintendo's attitude being 'it wont happen to us' just sounds like arrogance and hubris on Nintendo's part - if this attitude at Nintendo internally is true then they deserve this wake up call. As Kit and Krysta mentioned, times have changed, Nintendo need to change their mindset and approach too

"The Internet is very upset about Nintendo showing us nothing"

How about announcing it already?

It's their own fault, it should have been out two years ago anyway. They're constantly dragging their feet and will time the release of this with Trump imposing massive taxes on imported goods from Asia thereby increasing the price to the consumer!

I'm upset about the "leaks" too, because none of them seem to be real.

@VoidofLight if you skoop around YouTube all the so called experts are already making excuses for him. It's pretty hilarious and sad at the same time.

@Scrubelicious baseless rumors. That's the issue, also they often don't offer filters for people who don't want to see the rumors.

While K&K obviously have inside information on how Nintendo runs their business, these are still assumptions and opinions from former Nintendo employees working as Public Relation Managers at a local office in California, far far away from Nintendo HQ. Just like us, they don't know if Nintendo is "very very" upset.

Nintendo is so upset with the leaks, they would rather remind you that the Wii U has no official online capabilities anymore.

I can't wait for the Switch 2 to come out so we can start getting Switch 3 leaks and rumours for years on end. So much fun!

@ozwally I don't think Nintendo will ever change their mindset or approach. They always lived in their own bubble, and that works for them. Sometimes they stumble because of that like the N64 and Wii U, sometimes they manage like the GameCube and sometimes they hit high like the Wii and Switch (Even though the switches succes was partly thanks to the pandemic). Let's hope for them Switch 2 will also be a hit.

99% are likely fake

@1UP-HUSKY hopefully internally they bring in some process improvements to help mitigate leaks like this. I think Switch 2 will be a hit for sure, but more gradual an uptake than we saw with Switch

Some weird and frankly entitled takes here.

Nintendo isn't upset that fans are curious and digging about, they're happy about that, they want that, it's called hype, they actively build it themselves.

They're disappointed and upset that trusted 3rd party partners who were given confidential information in order to allow them to make their own products... broke confidentiality. And that has now messed up the aforementioned hype and momentum Nintendo was building. Marketing campaigns are expensive and for something like this, mystery and suspense are a huge part of it.

Fundamentally it stems back to the Chinese production factory for the mother board and joycon leaks.
And the Chinese third party accessory company for the console leak.
So the theme here is…….

@Liam_Doolan

"We don't know how exactly Nintendo feels about the supposed 'Switch 2' leaks, but former company employees Kit and Krysta - who had over 10 years of first-hand experience at Nintendo of America - have now chimed in with their thoughts and insights.

When the pair were at Nintendo leaks were common, but they were never this extensive. Krysta believes Nintendo likely would be "really mad" and "very upset" about what's happened in the leadup to the Switch "successor" announcement, due to these "constant disruptions"."

When the pair were at Nintendo leaks were common?

Kit and Krysta do not say this in the video?

(Or does Nintendo Life have some statistics of Nintendo leaks from this time period?)

What Kit and Krysta said in the video about the amount of leaks while they were at Nintendo:

The Reactions Inside Nintendo As Switch 2 Leaked
Kit & Krysta
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzRh5csh7mI
0:40:
Kit: ..because so much has leaked and I think they have been so bad that Nintendo just has reached this point where they have to re-evaluate everything regarding how they handle information security, product security, before these things get announced, because at one point, when we were there, the things they were doing worked. And for the most part we could keep things under wraps.
Krysta: Yeah.
Kit: And there still were leaks, but they certainly were not to this extent and certainly not to this calibre of a product.
Krysta: Yeah.

Nintendo just took too long to reveal it.

@Ogbert This exactly, they are only upset with the third party partners for showing it off at CES, that was probably a step too far for them.
Everything else they are probably quite pleased with, they have had free advertising hype for months, years to a degree really.

The exposure and free articles they have had are literally the sort of exposure that money can't buy...

We will all find out shortly anyway, I'm not sure what the fuss is. Nintendo will announce it before March the 31st as they have stated this in their financials, so the clock is clicking regardless.

We will find out soon enough

So, in other words, there are actual employees burdened by the hassle resulting from a legitimate leak case - would that make it all the more reasonable for us customers to stop encouraging the "leak" culture in general? Nah, tune in for the 10830th "verified Switch Deux sample and what it may mean for the synchronously rumoured prospects of an open world F-Zero" here on NL later.😎 Or, this being Thursday afternoon, is it time for another announcement goalpost shift instead?

@VHSGREMLIN fleeting clout thirst on one side and first world addiction to newer and fancier toys on the other are human nature indeed, but hardly the best kind to flaunt in the corporate business's face, especially when so much scorn for corporations stems from their own addictions. Fans are freaks, what else is new indeed? And seven years of "Switch Pro" deranged clickbait buffoonery don't quite equal "constant hardware announcement delays" either.

Can you please amend the title to reflect that there's no current reports of Nintendo being upset and it is indeed ex employee speculation?

The fact they can end the rumor mill with a single post containing a picture and a date. It’s in their hands to regain the control of the narrative, just do it.

Sorry to be blunt, those two clowns are among the worst purveyors of promoting so-called "leaks". If Nintendo are very upset or mad at anything, it would be at them. Just earlier today, they uploaded a video of 100 minutes talking about the supposed reveal "today". They were convinced 2024 would see the Switch 2, too, despite Nintendo explicitly saying only an announcement by the end of March 2025.

Truth is, most of the "leaks" are rumours or wild speculation. Leaks must be direct, official sources or hard evidence, like a working system. Printing an object based on hearsay or touch is not a leak. If the information source is anonymous, then there must be corroborating sources.

To me, this is classic CYA by these two insufferables by deflecting attention away from their own wretched behaviour. With rare exceptions like NL, who don't spread every ludicrous rumour and always tell us to be sceptical about those they report, the entire gaming media has been an abomination. Nintendo will announce and reveal the damn thing when they deem fit, not be pressured into it by this rapacious conglomeration of attention seeking varmints.

@FernandoMachado Yes that will end the rumor mill...
(no, it won't. The rumors will shift to other things like games, features etc etc etc etc etc)

@VHSGREMLIN We have no proof they delayed the announcement once, let alone constantly.

What you deem curiosity, I call toxic fan entitlement, and the obsession of vulturous "leakers" with obtaining cheap internet fame. I find it honestly petty, lazy, and pathetic to steal the announcement of a product or a creative piece of work away from the talented folks who created it.

@Craigsouthern That sounds like victim blaming.

@VHSGREMLIN Nobody has delayed anything.

Yeah I heard from a few industry top dogs that Nintendo were kind of jazzed to reveal it themselves…

Looks like the leaks were BS, but the day is not over yet.

I hope they now run the announcement during Trump's inauguration just to troll him.

"it's claimed", by the attention grubbers speaking for a company they don't work for anymore. Everyone sure wants a piece of this pie.

Hopefully these leaks are garbage and nintendo is releasing a regular console and done away with the handheld aspect completely. I bought the switch in 2017 and have played handheld about an hour in over 7 years.

@Steel76 Totally agreed!

I mean, this article is a bit of a reach in terms of being article worthy. I think many of us can already guess that Nintendo isn't super pleased about the leaks. And guessing is exactly what Kit and Krysta are doing.

@VoidofLight,

They did last time.

@PizzaKing Yep I'm taking it to the feedback forms...

Poor thing. Don't be upset Nintendo, you'll lose even more hair, or lawyers in your case. To be expected looking at their leak history and probably nothing or too little done about it.

"Are those tears rolling down their cheeks? Come on, Nintendo, cry me a river! And while you're at it, save us the drama and just unveil the next Ultimate Switch 2 already!"

I understand how they're liable to feel. I was very upset when it got out that I put ketchup on Kraft dinner. Oh the ridicule I suffered 😭😭😭

Nintendo have a software release this week. That is all the evidence anyone should need to know there is no hardware announcement this week.

Ignore the "insiders" and trust your gut sometimes!

And don't give me that "it's just a remake" nonsense. When have Nintendo ever made a major announcement the same week as one of their game releases?

And trust me... I'm firmly in the "where the heck is NEW Donkey Kong it's been 11 years!" But it's still a Donkey Kong release... absolutely, categorically NO chance Nintendo announce new hardware when launching a Donkey Kong game.

Big N is gonna keep delaying the announcement till no one knows a damn thing then shadow drop it on a Sunday morning at 2am on Youtube.

@B3RTAY show me statements from current Nintendo staff

That the people at Nintendo are naive and now angry about a leak that might not have actually been one is purely an assumption. They might not even care. Sounds more like disgruntled ex-employees to me, but that is also only an assumption. And to all of those "fans" who demand a reveal: Nintendo DOES NOT owe you anything. They make a product and either you like it and buy it, or you do not. As if your whining, bickering and always demanding made you an asset to their marketing or company as a whole …

Those poor Toad stress toys will be getting a good squeezing.
Maybe even the Water Temple from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time will get re-filled from all those tears.

In other news: "Kit and Krysta are speculating!"

Who would have thought? Ever since they went "solo" I lost interest in what they had to say quickly. Sure, they worked at the Big N and must have some inside knowledge. But that knowledge is outdated by now and they are clearly doing what most gaming journalists are doing now; speculating and keeping that rumour mill going. What a waste of time, bah.

I think Nintendo needs to stop worrying about leaks from a long overdue product and start worrying about what Sony are doing behind the scenes particularly in Japan, coming up to the release of the Switch 2.

Nintendo needs to focus on the ball, they're looking like they're about to drop it again.

numerous nintendo youtubers are live thinking it will happen in the next few hours lol...

They've got nobody to blame but themselves. Nintendo has to realize that keeping quiet and secretive can potentially backfire in this day and age. It's ok to share some information, a dripfeed is significantly better than staying absolutely silent. Sadly, we've gotten that dripfeed from leakers instead of the big N themselves

@Reztobi You do not know what Nintendo is or is not doing. You do not know their plans, their strategy or their opinion on anything. As that you also do not know what they need to focus on or if they are dropping the ball. ; )

Talking about how “Nintendo should have announced it sooner” and this and that is so cringy. Like, would you tell a woman to hurry up and give birth?

Let the company do what it needs to do! You have perhaps thousands of games to play right now in the meantime.

@ChromaticDracula what's the expression again? Oh yeah, "let em cook..."

Oh my god, just watched the trailer!!! Roll on 2/4/25!!!

@jfp I do know that Sony are petty, I do know that Sony wants to take back the Japanese market, I do know that Sony likes to buy out studios to undermine their competition and most importantly, I do know that Sony have been trying to drive Nintendo out of the gaming market since the mid 90s.

I also do know that Nintendo are very hit and miss, they are known to rest on their laurels and get caught slacking, I also do know that secretly, a lot of western gaming studios want to see Nintendo go 3rd party and they have done for decades now.

I do know that a lot of Nintendo fans willfully close their eyes to these facts like they haven't been happening for years.

@VHSGREMLIN From what a friend tells me, it also has to do with the culture of the company and the country. Wanting the element of surprise is a big factor in company things regarding video game sector to help generate hype around a new release, and leak really disrupt that.

And I say this while understand everything you've said is true.

Leaks are the reasons, supposedly, that the prospective Legend of Zelda movie we heard about years ago when we heard about the animated Mario Bros movie got canceled. They can't do that since they're so deep in getting ready for Switch 2's launch.

But from what I'm hearing from the same friend, apparently there's been reports of Switch 2's stolen directly from the factory, which is a major issue for both the manufacturer and Nintendo themselves...

@johnedwin Eh, there’s still time. Also, another leaker stated that it may be revealed on Friday instead.

@msvt Nintendo don't owe anyone anything but relying on blind consumerism isn't going to get them sales. If a better alternative does come along, beats Nintendo to launch, has better features, better online, more games that are not aimed at a younger demographic and at a similar price point.

The first people crying that everyone abandoned Nintendo will be you guys, the same people who are saying "Nintendo doesn't owe you anything".

Your crowd will be the first to kick and scream when nobody buys Nintendo hardware, like when it happened with the Wii U.

@VoidofLight lol

@Faucet Your comment about being anticlimactic has aged well.

Worst kept secret in gaming.

eye roll I’m starting to wonder if Nintendo of America no longer wanted them around. For the amount of eggs that have hit their faces, it’s probably the reason they cost so much now.

@blockfight no.

Nintendo was upset? No kidding!

Nintendo: we give you the detail so you can be ready for launch since we trust you. Mum's the word.
Every manufacturer: HEY EVERYONE! Here is the unannounced Switch 2 in our future accessories!

The geniuses had 10 years and came up with the switch 2 which looks very much like a switch, not much to leak

I think they deliberately leaked stuff to build up the hype...

Well, consumers are really upset with Nintendo for all the unnecessary information withholding. People get bored, you know… it was high time they gave us some real info on the new console. Kudos to the leakers who forced them to finally show this trailer.

@jfp see this is EXACTLY what I meant about Nintendo resting on the laurels, this is how they always get caught slacking.

This thing is basically a DSi version of the Switch we already have and they held of years just to reveal this, like this was going to make any substantial waves, showing of ONE GAME.

If they're upset about leaks, sounds like they should have revealed it earlier.