Nintendo Breach Reports Surface, Pokémon Leak Unaddressed

Nintendo has addressed reports of a recent server breach by the hacking group Crimson Collective, asserting that no development or business information was compromised.

In a statement provided to the Japanese newspaper The Sankei Shimbun, Nintendo indicated that any potential breach was minor and restricted to servers used primarily for hosting its public websites.

The brief statement, provided below, notably does not reference this week's other major gaming security story: the ongoing dissemination of development details for the Pokémon franchise. That leak originated from a confirmed breach of developer Game Freak's servers last year.

Nintendo had previously sought to identify those responsible for last year's "Teraleak" of Pokémon information, which initially seemed limited to data on older projects. However, the company's efforts to locate the culprit have evidently been unsuccessful. This week, a new batch of development data—which appears to outline The Pokémon Company's game release roadmap extending to at least 2030—surfaced online, coinciding with the announcement of Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Last week, Crimson Collective claimed responsibility for breaching Nintendo's servers, and an image allegedly showcasing a lengthy directory of Nintendo development files circulated widely on social media. "We have not confirmed any leak of personal information, and there has been no leak of development or business information," Nintendo's statement today confirms.

IGN has reached out to Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for comment regarding the continued spread of information from the Teraleak but has not yet received a response.