Random: Switch 2 Leakers Called Out By Industry Veteran Hideki Kamiya

Damn, those are pretty serious words.

Alright, so his wording a bit extreme....but I 100% agree that the leaking sucks overall.

@Kiliomp Calm down, big guy. You saw ten seconds of it.

@Don I guess that works for news sites but this stuff was all over social media. It was hard to avoid.

Extreme? Maybe.
Correct? Yes.

Well, he’s not wrong. The only benefit I can see to actually leaking this stuff beforehand is for your own satisfaction and ego.

PREACH IT, BROTHA

@Don You're right. Just exile yourself from all gaming media until the thing you're excited about is announced...
Which you'll miss, because you have blocked yourself from all media.

There really isn’t any good reason for someone to leak game info besides clout and getting a few minutes of internet fame. But, I honestly felt like a lot of those Switch 2 leaks kind of came from impatience alongside just trying to get internet clout. I used to think game leaks were fun and interesting to look at, but they just spoil the surprise when they spread all over the internet since leaks aren’t even supposed to be seen by anyone.

He ain't wrong.

That being said, hope Okami sequel comes to Nintendo Switch 2!!!

I think it’s unrealistic for Kamiya and Nintendo not to expect leaks when the Switch 2 is in production or being sent out to 3rd parties not employed by Nintendo. They’d be naive or even stupid to think leaks would not happen. That said Kamiya’s rant was entertaining with all the poo references

@Kiliomp IT. IS. A. PROTOTYPE.

According to this guy, the leaker is the new child molester/serial killer/prime minister of (select the country of your choice).

People want to know (nevermind they're not happier once they know).
Hence the leakers.

I think this is a little extreme. Especially in this case where there really wasn't much to spoil. Also, if Nintendo wanted no leaks, maybe they shouldn't have waited an absurdly long time to reveal it.

I do think it kills the fun of a proper reveal

Lol this guy is a nut, but I agree that leaks ruin the fun of it all.

I've tried my best to avoid clicking on leak articles, but the headlines alone laid it all bare. Despite my efforts, I still more or less had the entire picture in my head.

I'm begging, and I'm pleading, in the voice of Eric Stuart, please, please let us click a checkbox that hides all leak and rumor articles. Please implement it before every April direct game leaks, so that I can continue to read the news about Rune Factory, indie switch games, and XCX's new content and without having to know about Mario Kart 9, Donkey Konga 3, Starfox x Metroid, and 1080 Snowboarding Mayhem before they're announced.

And if you can't do that, at least try to make your headlines vague. BIG SPOILER NEWS: 20 NINTENDO GAMES LEAKED, CLICK HERE.

Sincerely, everyone who likes surprises

@Kiliomp congratulations. you've now convinced me that all Mario Kart players just hate graphics no matter the quality.

But without the leaks how will I ever know the rage filled arguments of 8nm and 5nm chipsets?!?!

My hero!
Social medias are full of disgusting and tragic egoistical individuals who just wants too see the world burning for their own pleasure and excitement…

But a change is just a matter of time now. I don’t think that social medias as we know today will still exist past 2030. Just hope!

This guy is a bit much. Its a video game announcement and one that was long overdue and not all that exciting.

Ill have one day 1, but as an announcement its a bland video that announces....a date for another announcement.

Id prefer actual details like a price, specs, and release date.

@Kiliomp This is the type of ignorant and rage baiting posts I’d expect to see on X/Twitter.

Do better.

Anyone else remember the announcement of the NU64? How amazing that was because it was a surprise? We can't have those anymore apparently.

@Hero-of-WiiU not baiting anyone. That's exactly how I felt when watching this. Why even put the game in the trailer if it's going to look 15 years old.
It's a new system in close to 10 years, giving no one a reason to upgrade (yet)

The hardware looks much improved, apart from this mario kart game. I don't care much about crazy graphics, I don't need them at all. This mario just feels extremely lazy and low effort, because they've sold almost 50 million copies of 8 (and it's still selling like crazy).

He's right. The leakers ruined all surprises with this announcement. My YouTube feed was constantly flooded with leak information from AndreasRestart, RGT85, and SunbroNation.

I'll just sit here eating popcorn while enjoying the comments and admiring the non-raytraced 10s Mario Kart teaser and Kamiya's awesome rant.

But seriously, do some people really expect everyone to be able to count every strand of Mario's mustache while riding a shiny ray-traced go-kart and driving on ray-traced puddles and could count every dust particle that the exhaust is spewing out?

Nah he's right. It's not about the thing specifically, it's the spirit of what they do which is spoiling fun for people in the name of chasing an extremely fleeting fame & grasping at a clout no one will care about a moment later. People like that are a drain on the world.

Well, they did make the trailer as boring as possible.
It feels extremely safe. Especially that Mario Kart…
At least show off one main feature or game to keep people talking… Now it feels like a corporate video. It just feels to safe.
It misses that Nintendo magic. And now we have to wait another 10 weeks for the next Nintendo Direct. This means Nintendo doesn’t have any major to announce from September 24 til April 25? It’s super empty.

They better be preparing to blow us away in that direct!

I blame the zoomers

I loved Kamiya's rage-fueled rant with the poo references, yeah leakers ruin everything & that's why Nintendo needs to retire the 150+ year old hamster wheel for actual security. I already saw a bunch of crybabies in the comment section of the Switch 2's trailer baw-ing about everything from the Switch 2 to that Mario Kart game where Donkey Kong looks closer to his classic look.

How does one differentiate between a leak, speculation, and investigative journalism?

Well it's just the opinion of a guy, not that I don't agree with him^^

I agree in part with what he means but it's a part of the culture now, for better or worse.
No one was saying this stuff a day ago, only in hindsight.
Obviously it wouldn't have been that crazy of a reveal anyway considering it's mostly an iterative successor so honestly it probably benefited Nintendo in the end since there was so much free publicity.

I agree but in this day and age it's hard to keep things under raps..i love to be shocked..thats why i stay off sites that promote rumors and such thats why alot of what i saw in the video i dint know about as i didnt read into the info last few weeks

All the pearl-clutching is rather boring, and I am finding it difficult to manufacture any tears for a gajillion dollar corporation. Are the leaks childish? Sure. I feel no pity for Nintendo, however.

He's just like me. Except he blocks more people than I do.

Lol, good ol Kamiya, I tell ya.

Just Kamiya being Kamiya, an assurance that Okami sequel is in good hands people!

leakers are bad but scalpers are way worse, there's a special place in hell for those

He makes my rant against Kit and Krysta look positively mild! 🤣🤭

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/01/nintendo-is-very-upset-about-the-switch-2-leaks-its-claimed#comment8456017

i agree seriously people who enjoys ruin the surprises for everyone should be banned from the internet forever.

@Kiliomp They only showed a quick tease of a game that's still early in development, so that's probably why you are seeing graphics that looks "15 years old." Beside they graphics that you are currently seeing may not be in the final version.🤷‍♂️

@TheExile285 it was terrible on Reddit. Argh!

@HalBailman join the club on Kit and Krysta. They don't work for Nintendo anymore, but they sure do like the money that it brings them for attention. They're definitely the reason why egg prices are so high, that's all they have their faces.

Why don't you tell us how you really feel Kamiya?

This type of thing reminds me of snooping for Christmas presents as a child. Your impatience completely ruins the surprise. Glad that i grew out of that.

I don't see what the big deal is. What he said is true and the leakers might be scum but I don't think they are as bad as sites like this. Nintendolife has been preying on every single switch 2 leak there has been. It's because of sites like this that the switch 2 leaks kept getting more popular. Just looking at all the rumor posts about the switch 2 here is sickening.

Kamiya feels and expresses himself very strongly, sometimes to his detriment. There are downsides to this, but I much prefer it over politically correct corporate-speak. Bless his untamed heart.

It's really not that serious.

I wanna say that comes from his Japanese collectivist perspective. Don't be an arsehole and ruin things for the rest of us, you have a obligation to respect others whether you like it or not. Over here, though, yeah look out for number one and chase your own ego for pretend internet points, look how cool I am wooo!

What’s funny about this discussion is how everyone and the mother shouted from the rooftops that the leakers were full of it and none of what they reported was credible.

So now they’re the world’s worst people?

@Don I think if every post had a "SPOILER ALERT" heading and none of the article showed, that is ok, but like in my Google News feed, it shows the headline and then a few lines of what the article is. So it's hard to not have some things slip through.

As for me, I know I'm buying a Switch 2, so the spoilers don't bother me now, but historically, they do bother me because I do not want to have surprises ruined.

The leakers are ruining it for everyone for their 15 minutes of fame. Let Nintendo cook.

On one hand, it is a bit unfair that various partners have to keep the secret, but then some reveal it early. Though the leaks seemed so small that it didn't really harm anything and probably won't be of much benefit to the leakers anyway. And the fact they did leak could convince Nintendo to find new partners down the line. On the other hand, leaks are common and should be expected. Nintendo had to have expected them. The leaks ended up building some more hype anyway, so it might have been free advertising, intended or not.

I might have a similar opinion and rant towards someone who directs a PS2 game where it takes about 20 minutes of gibberish before you can actually play the game. But that's another matter entirely.

@Don
Doesn't help when places put info in either the headlines or article images!

I have to agree with him, you could go to the kitchen and sneak some bites or wait until momma Nintendo serves the dish on the dinner table complete with garnish and all. Although, the leaks were getting overwhelming on social media and it got hard to resist the temptation of sneaking a taste

I very very much agree with the man. Leakers need to just freaking stop. It is NOT their place to leak these things and I'm sick and tired of these kinds of people being treated like heroes. They're not Robin Hood, they're simple, no good pieces of doodoo looking for their 15 minutes of internet fame. I hope karma finds them very quickly.

Let the developers reveal these things on their own terms, weirdos.

I Like it when Infos leak as early as possible. I Just got No Patience for nothing anymore. I want everything and i want it now

Kamiya needs to tone it down sometimes. I agree with him in a small part on this but this specific matter about the switch 2 was going to happen anyway. Leaks happen. Just get over it. Sorry to say that but I am not sorry lol

I don't care what anyone says about the wording the idea of having people cursed to always have poop under their shoes when they get home is hilarious.

You can learn the information in a Reddit post or you can learn it in a video, what difference does it make? I will never, ever understand, "OMG don't spoil anything ever!" culture.

@Lizuka Imagine developing a super exciting game in secret for years, only for some random person to leak it before your big announcement in a Direct or some other event. I'm sure you can imagine how disrespectful the leakers are to the developers because they steal a big moment from them.

He speaks like a wrathful god or something jeeze.

Lol.

I like this guy.

I agree. And, as someone who has avoided all the leaks until now, I’m quite disappointed that Nintendo chose to join them and leak the Switch 2 early.

I was waiting for the in person reveal when I walk into a shop and see the cardboard signage for the first time, the empty shelves, and an “Out of Stock” sign.

Thanks for ruining it, Nintendo!

Bloody leakers…

I have two different opinions on this.

On one hand, this is the internet and how it's always been and to expect anything different is just dumb. Nintendo should've predicted the leaks since they waited so long.

On the other hand, he's completely right, we have no right to leaks or to even know anything about the product before its announcement. And all it does is just take away their chance to actually showcase their creation, which understandably sucks for them and also is a really important moment for marketing and communication of the product.

I love that guy

If Fatal Frame and other games have taught me anything, Japanese curses are extremely nasty.

Wouldn't wish that on anyone.

What a manchild lol.

@TrueBlueYoshi yes I hope so. But what a dumb way to show off what a new system can do.

I'm okay with this. It was SO hard to avoid seeing any leaked information about Switch 2 before today, but I'm proud that I managed it.

Even though you helped leak some of the information, NintendoLife, please do not take his words to heart. I definitely forgive you. In fact I think I should thank you for softening the disappointment I felt.

The reveal is just so corporate and soulless and speaking to shareholders, instead to my inner joyful child, a surprise would probably have made the disappointment hurtful.

@Kienda I can remember getting the early pokemon games and when they popped out of the grass, that was the first time I had seen or heard of them. The good ol days!!

@Lizuka
I don't understand this comment. Leaking is a disaster for both the company (spending resource on marketing, potentially harming the brand and/or sales, etc...) and the consumer. There's a huge difference with spoil in general: the product is not out.
If you had a product you want to unveil, take people by surprise or just market in a certain way, I'm pretty sure you'd be furious about the leaks too.

I don't necessarily like his abrasive demeanor all the time, but I 100% agree with him here. Because of these leakers, I was simply not that blown away by the actual reveal. Of course, I urged caution for everyone here and elsewhere, because not every rumor and "leak" may be true.

But still, the actual reveal was a bit of a let-down. I still think Nintendo rushed out the reveal because of the torrent of leaks coming out from partners, third parties, and random joe-blows on the Internet. I have a sneaking suspicion that they wanted to wait until the end of March to do a proper reveal, but these leaks forced them to do one early (hence why we only know what the form factor looks like and not much else).

I would almost have to agree with him, at least on principle... except that it's Nintendo's damn fault, they brought it on themselves for slow-walking the entire thing and purposely dragging it on for so long. If their timing was more within reason, I think I would be able to agree with him a bit more. As it stands, Nintendo was practically asking for it. In the end, what we saw (officially) was literally exactly what I would have predicted, or even expected, going back even three or four years. But at this point, the reveal was about two or three years too late.

Was that a JoJo reference..? lol

I mean, I don't think they deserve poop for the rest of their lives. But he's spot on with why they do all this and they don't ever think about the consequences for everyone else involved and how they can actually hurt people just for a few mins of notoriety. And people saying Nintendo deserved it because they "took too long" are just being a different kind of selfish and entitled.

Leaks are always welcome. As for Kamiya, well…

@Ogbert Agreed. The "Nintendo deserved it because they took too long" argument is akin to that of a spoiled child. There could be many, many reasons why Nintendo has held off so long (market analysis, manufacturing/logistical issues, software delays, etc.)

I'd wager Nintendo knows its own business better than its detractors do. And guess what? Nintendo doesn't owe any of us anything.

I would love to go for a beer and bump with Kamiya San.

First - I think the big problem here is that the launch date is still 6 months+ away and in an effort the reduce that gap Nintendo chose to hold off on information for to close that gap which was probably the wrong decision. If they had revealed in Nov we wouldn’t have been in this situation.
Second - in a world where many companies and individuals profit from articles and you tube streams the leak information to them is just a cash cow. So you will never stop them speculating and gathering every titbit of info be it leaked or not and promoting that to the nines. It’s how they make their money.
Thirdly - this will be the norm unless we move away from companies which employe, at such low rates of pay eg China whereas leaking information gets them more money than they can earn. Even if they catch them, another will replace them.

@Ironcore First I don’t think it’s Nintendos fault for waiting to announce their product. I think it’s the fault of people not doing the ‘right’ thing.

I say ‘right’ because it is only a leak of some hardware but still the official announcement seems little deflated on Nintendo’s part. Like ok the cats out of the bag here you go have a a weak reveal instead.

All that said I actually do agree it should have been announce around November , but I say that because I was expecting a December-March release. Meanwhile Nintendo wanted one last Xmas sale period.

Plz ask Hideki Kamiya what his opinion is about piracy. Looking forward to his answer.
Kamiya is right in the sense that this leaker had its 5 min of fame to compensate for the emptiness in its life, which is a narcissistic act that drives Nintendo's wagon in the poop. Not very motivating for all the hundreds of people that work on preparing the launch and causing a 'seen that' effect on the audience.
I see some reactions on the graphic quality of the Mario Kart footage. My advice: plz go for the RTX5090 and allows us to have fun with it for only 20% of the price.

Nintendo screwed themselves by trying to milk sales for another holiday season. Announcing a major home console not even a month after Christmas set to release the same year? Come on man, it’s so blatantly obvious lol, leaks or not. I personally don’t think leaks are a big deal, but I can understand why people dislike them.
I also believe that the whole hush hush element of surprise formula is outdated. Technology is rapidly evolving and becoming insanely expensive (life in general is). People like to plan and know what to expect nowadays, the hype will be there regardless if the product is good.

@Zaruboggan Btw, there already is a Donkey Konga 3, released in Japan only in 2005.

Hideki Kamiya's comment just about sums up my thoughts on video game culture, social media and what it has become. A bunch of whiny know it all's that can't help themselves, having to voice every s****y opinion and personal analysis that floats through their head. Like they're some sort of gift from God.

It's like a addiction to being pretentious ...where they just can't help themselves.

"It's like they enjoy the smell of their own brand"

Nintendo should have revealed the console sooner its their own fault the Switch 2 got leaked

I think everyone would have been not so suprised by the reveal even without the leaks, as most everyone just expected a new but better Switch anyway.
Nintendo knows they're playing it safe this gen with the hardware.
I think they rather want to suprise with the games this time. That's why not much game info was shown in the reveal as the April 2nd direct will suprise us with many innovative games instead.

Right on Hideki! I hate leakers so much to, that little loser who leaked the GTA 6 images should also be cursed.

Leaks are horrible. Not just this one, but almost every game reveal gets spoiled these days.

@PROPS nailed it pretty much!

Edit: just discovered this is my 4,444th post. Champagne, framerates, pixels etc.

He's mad about people revealing information on the internet after nintendo took way too long to reveal it themselves. What do you expect?

@BTB20 dammit, you're right hahaha
Fingers crossed for Donkey Konga 4, then!

Nintendo entered mass production on the console before revealing it, for money (marketing considerations and Switch 1 sales). Thousands of supply chain employees became capable of leaking it, for money. And the most buzzworthy leaker this cycle was another manufacturer in Genki, who did it not for clout but for money.

Everyone's motivations in this are straightforward. Maybe you don't "blame" Nintendo for the leaks, but they have no right to be surprised by them.

We can only wonder how the reveal would have been seen differently without all those leaks. The fact some are from Nintendo partners just baffles me. Either way I am super hyped for April. Hope that doesn't get spoiled.

And after these words everyone woke up with poop under their shoes.

@jorel262

I will just ignore everything "leakes" related.

I bit extreme for leakers who are simply giving us images that Nintendo was slow to show us. He should direct his rage instead to the inevitable scalpers who are chomping at the bit to fleece people who actually want to play.