Nintendo confirms about 160,000 accounts illegally accessed through Nintendo Network IDs
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Update: Nintendo has sent out a separate statement in English, noting that “there is currently no evidence pointing towards a breach of Nintendo’s databases, servers or services.” This second statement can be read in full below.
Original: Nintendo has followed up on the situation regarding illegal access to Nintendo Accounts, confirming that about 160,000 accounts have been compromised.
In an official statement today, the company said that “login IDs and passwords have been obtained illegally by sources outside our service, to impersonate users to access Nintendo Network ID since the beginning of April.”
Starting today, users will be unable to log in to their Nintendo Accounts with a Nintendo Network IDs. Nintendo further says that “all passwords will be reset for Nintendo Network IDs and all other Nintendo Accounts that may have been illegally accessed.” Nintendo will also be responding to unauthorized purchases.
Here’s the full statement, courtesy of Sephazon:
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Pokemon Journeys: The Series coming exclusively to Netflix
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Netflix has nabbed the rights to Pokemon Journeys: The Series, The Pokemon Company announced today. The anime will debut on June 12 in the west. More episodes will be added quarterly for the duration of the season.
Here’s the announcement in full:
Game Freak employee tests positive for coronavirus, studio says work isn’t impacted
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Pokemon developer Game Freak has had one of its employees test positive for the coronavirus, the company said in a statement today. Despite that news, the company will be able to continue working without interruption.
Game Freak noted that as of January, it has taken various measures to prevent infection. Additionally, all staff have been working from home since April 1.
Here’s the full statement, courtesy of Robert Sephazon:
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Video: A look at Japan’s new My Nintendo app
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As reported earlier today, a new My Nintendo app released for mobile devices in Japan on iOS and Android. Get a closer look at what it has to offer with the footage below.
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Pokemon: Twilight Wings – episode #4 now available in English
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After it debuted in Japanese last week, the fourth episode of Pokemon: Twilight Wings is now available in English. Give it a look below.
Some Nintendo Account users reporting unauthorized access attempts
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
If you haven’t enabled 2-step verification on your Nintendo Account, you may want to consider doing so. Recently, a notable amount of Switch owners have claimed that their accounts have been accessed without consent.
The news started to circular after Twitter user Pixelpar said that his account was accessed multiple times from various locations. A quick look at social media indicates that it’s not an isolated incident, as many users have been affected in a similar way. At least a portion of Nintendo Account owners who also set up a PayPal link says funds had been accessed to purchase Fortnite’s VBuck currency.
Nintendo “investigating” reports of unauthorized access to some Nintendo Accounts
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Nintendo has responded to user reports that their Nintendo Accounts have been accessed without consent.
In a statement, the company said that it is “investigating” the situation. Nintendo also recommends users enable 2-step verification.
The full statement reads:
Piko Interactive acquires the rights to O.D.T.: Escape or Die Trying, including unreleased N64 version
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Back in 1998, Psygnosis and FDI released the action-adventure game O.D.T.: Escape or Die Trying. It was also planned for the N64 at one point, but that version never materialized.
More than two decades later, Piko Interactive has announced that it has acquired the rights to O.D.T.: Escape or Die Trying. Interestingly, that also includes the unreleased N64 version.
Piko hasn’t said what exactly it intends to do with the game moving forward. However, restoring the N64 version is certainly one possibility. Last year, the company restored the N64 edition of 40 Winks, a platformer which was cancelled at the last minute for Nintendo’s old console in 1999.
Thanks to Vitas V for the tip.
Kirby design director wants to make a non-action spin-off, says there’ll be a lot of variety in the future
Posted on 4 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
This week’s issue of Famitsu has a big feature on HAL Laboratory to celebrate the studio’s 40th anniversary. As part of that, the Japanese magazine spoke with a few key Kirby developers. Lead action programmer Katsuyoshi Sumitomo, general director Shinya Kumazaki, and design director Riki Fuhrmann participated in the discussion.
After talking about how Star Allies raised the bar for Kirby games, the developers discussed their future plans. Fuhrmann’s comments might be the most interesting, as he said he personally wants to create a non-action spin-off title. He also promised “a wide variety of Kirby coming out in the future.”
Below are the full comments from all three developers:
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Animal Crossing devs feel that Tom Nook is misunderstood
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If there’s one thing Tom Nook is known for in the Animal Crossing series, it’s the debts he collects. Players need to pay off loans to expand their house, which is a mechanic that carries over into the series’ latest entry. But although some may look at Tom Nook as a character primarily interested in money, the developers behind Animal Crossing feels he’s just misunderstood.
New Horizons producer Hisashi Nogami mentioned to The Verge that “Tom Nook is a very caring, really great guy.” Since he’s an adult, “he’s very careful with money.”
