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topicnews · October 19, 2024

This is what we now know about new games and the Switch 2

This is what we now know about new games and the Switch 2

After a major hacker attack at Pokémon developer Game Freak, numerous internal data became public. There is information about the 10th Pokémon generation and a new detail about Switch 2.

Pokémon developer hacked: This is what is known about the 10th generation on the Switch 2

Secret information from video game developers keeps leaking out. This time, however, it is not information from an insider, but from one illegal hacker attackwhich the Pokémon developer Game Freak has now confirmed (source: Game Freak).

As part of the hack there is some information about future Pokémon games came to light, some of which are being developed directly for the Switch 2:

  • Work on Pokémon Legends: ZA is said to be almost complete. In addition, the game is said to have been developed for the normal Switch.
  • The 10th generation of Pokémon is codenamed “Gaia” and will appear on the Switch successor (codenamed “Ounce”). There will be two editions called “K” and “N”.
  • Game Freak is said to be working with developer ILCA on a multiplayer Pokémon game that may have similarities to Splatoon.

In addition, the entire source code for Pokémon Black and White as well as HeartGold and SoulSilver has been released. Also numerous pictures with Concept drawings of the pocket monsters have landed on the Internet.

In addition to information about games, the leak also reveals that a Successor to the Detective Pikachu movie planned war. It was actually supposed to be released this year and it is unclear whether the project is still being worked on (source: Nintendo Everything).

The dark side of the Pokémon hack

The Pokémon hack provides a lot of information for fans, but there is also a dark side. Game Freak itself confirms that numerous personal information Current and former employees have been made public, including names and email addresses.

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