As is the case for most Nintendo Switch first-party releases, Super Mario Party Jamboree has been leaked, with an XCI version of the game being spread across the internet. People with hacked Switch systems are playing the game, and uploading gameplay footage online a week ahead of the game's official release date, which is October 17th. It also appears to run in Ryujinx, despite the emulator no longer being developed.

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Will you be playing Jamboree? Either online, or with friends locally? Let us know your thoughts on the game in the thread below.

 

[drazenm]

I was joking lmfao I've done it with Echoes of Wisdom yet people have gotten mad about my comments. I domt really care though.

Mario games have such deep story and you absolutely can't play the new game unless you've played the previous ones.... No gamer ever said that about any video game ever

Stupidest type of comments I've read are the ones asking do they need to play the previous game so they can play the current one, know what's going on etc. Absolute stupidity!

 

[DeadSkullzJr]

You know, a lot of you guys and gals are all on the hate train against Nintendo, you don't seem to understand that while the executives and other higher ups aren't hurting financially the way you say they don't from stuff like this, the developers and general grunts below these ranks actually do take the hits the most, whether they like it or not, their pay is always in jeopardy if the high ups aren't making the amount they expect or want. Most companies will secure payments for these higher ups, but grunt workers, developers, etc. will get inevitable pay cuts and what not, it can get bad to the point that forced layoffs happen if they are desperate enough to make up for what they consider losses, these higher ups will not care what they have to do as long as they get their money. If you think jeopardizing the livelihood of developers, or just grunt workers period, and their families are a good thing, then I think the evil ones aren't just the higher ups at Nintendo, but you as well are just as cynically evil. Piracy may have some beneficial upsides under certain circumstances, but this isn't one of them. We don't have to like how Nintendo handles things and such, but it's pretty damn evil when you go out of your way to basically hope they fall under and spite them every which way possible, just because you don't get what you want from them.

You can't have it both ways, if you seriously hate Nintendo so much, don't touch their products, don't acknowledge anything they make, don't play anything they currently make, stop supporting them period, just walk away and go find another platform to play stuff on instead, support the company behind that product. It's hypocritical otherwise when you hate an entity all the time, yet still think you are entitled to have access to stuff just because you feel like it, and even double down to justify your hate in doing so. You know damn well that's wrong.

 

[ikynx]

You know, a lot of you guys and gals are all on the hate train against Nintendo, you don't seem to understand that while the executives and other higher ups aren't hurting financially the way you say they don't from stuff like this, the developers and general grunts below these ranks actually do take the hits the most, whether they like it or not, their pay is always in jeopardy if the high ups aren't making the amount they expect or want. Most companies will secure payments for these higher ups, but grunt workers, developers, etc. will get inevitable pay cuts and what not, it can get bad to the point that forced layoffs happen if they are desperate enough to make up for what they consider losses, these higher ups will not care what they have to do as long as they get their money. If you think jeopardizing the livelihood of developers, or just grunt workers period, and their families are a good thing, then I think the evil ones aren't just the higher ups at Nintendo, but you as well are just as cynically evil. Piracy may have some beneficial upsides under certain circumstances, but this isn't one of them. We don't have to like how Nintendo handles things and such, but it's pretty damn evil when you go out of your way to basically hope they fall under and spite them every which way possible, just because you don't get what you want from them.

You can't have it both ways, if you seriously hate Nintendo so much, don't touch their products, don't acknowledge anything they make, don't play anything they currently make, stop supporting them period, just walk away and go find another platform to play stuff on instead, support the company behind that product. It's hypocritical otherwise when you hate an entity all the time, yet still think you are entitled to have access to stuff just because you feel like it, and even double down to justify your hate in doing so. You know damn well that's wrong.

Same cognitive dissonance on r/piracy

 

[Kioku]

The scene groups would release the game ahead of its retail date, by obtaining a copy of the game from a supplier who has it in their hands, or from somebody who works close, like a game store who has launch day copies already.

I don’t doubt that, but every Nintendo title? It’s too consistent if you ask me.

 

[linuxares]

Inside job. Likely a review copy dumped. Honestly? It’s so frequent that I don’t believe it’s unintentional..

Nintendo only send digital codes for review copies now days if I remember correct.

 

[cearp]

Even more unfortunate. ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´Д｀ﾟ)ﾟ｡How does stuff like this even happen?

what's the problem?

 

[Gh0sti]

seems to work just fine.

 

[stanleyopar2000]

.....
You can't have it both ways, if you seriously hate Nintendo so much, don't touch their products, don't acknowledge anything they make, don't play anything they currently make, stop supporting them period, just walk away and go find another platform to play stuff on instead, support the company behind that product......

What makes you think we haven't?

 

[LightBeam]

the developers and general grunts below these ranks actually do take the hits the most, whether they like it or not, their pay is always in jeopardy if the high ups aren't making the amount they expect or want.

What's the difference between pirating everything related to Nintendo and just playing something else ? I don't get how it's supposed to hurt less.

Playing a leaked game or not playing it at all, heck even buying used, how is that different ? End result is that it's not a direct sale, therefore it hurts their numbers. I really don't see the difference, not even trying to be sarcastic or anything but just understand the train of thought.


It is kinda pathetic for someone to convince themselves they are « doing the right thing » when pirating tho. Like yeah, you don't really own anything blabla yes yes ... You're still not paying those who made that in any way.
Personally, I just own it. I've bought some games from devs/franchises I want to support, also can't afford all the games I actually play, but I grew so numb to piracy I think that even if I was the richest guy in the world, I might still pirate stuff because I feel like it.

 

[MissingN0pe]

Not defending Nintendo for their bullshit, but every single Switch game ever leaking a week early has to be the main reason why they went insane attacking everyone

Has to be extra embarrassing for them when it's a 3rd party game that leaks. Stuff like Sonic Frontiers and Superstars being nearly impossible to hack on PC and most console except the Switch where it's not only easy but also leaks a week or two before release.

 

[grandosegood]

i got mario party superstars and thought it was the definitive mario party. it fixed all the issues from the first mario party entry on switch and was actually a really great game, with all the different mini games from the past remade to HD. Is jamboree in the same direction?

 

[Bladexdsl]

Stuff like Sonic Frontiers and Superstars being nearly impossible to hack on PC and most console except the Switch where it's not only easy but also leaks a week or two before release.

welp that's what comes from suckmydickdo having absolutely pathetic security measures. hasn't changed since the wii

 

[ChronosNotashi]

It happened to God of War Ragnarok. https://wololo.net/2022/11/11/ps4-god-of-war-ragnarok-available-day-1-on-piracy-platforms/ You were able to play the PS4 release of the game a couple hours earlier than legitimate digital copies. https://x.com/Cyberpt1000/status/1590193952061534208 A couple of people were even hand chosen to test earlier too. It was very, very lowkey though.

A couple hours before release, sure. But that's nothing compared to a full week (even two) before the release date. Let me know when PS game leaking gets to that point, so that I can join in on the schadenfreude that would no doubt occur.

Then Nintendo Switch life cycle will reach at end of life after Nintendo Switch 2 come out. RIP to Nintendo Switch in near future.

Okay, now this part is just doomsaying. Nintendo has never killed off a system immediately after the next console releases, and everyone knows that. They didn't kill off the WiiU or 3DS after the Switch released. Yeah, 1st-party titles slowed to a crawl then stopped entirely, but they kept the 3DS/WiiU eShop up a good few years after Switch release (even allowing 3rd parties to keep making games - a few of which were released just before the cut-off point for new game additions not long after Nintendo announced the eShop closing date), and online game support only relatively recently ended for 3DS and WiiU.

 

[DarkCoffe64]

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I'm gonna throw my 2 cents regarding what you've said: Whether a game gets pirated or not, if a developer gets paid tends to depend on how much scummy the corporation is. How many times have these scumporations cheaped out on paying their developers by laying them off or with some other stupid excuse, even when the games are being as successful as they could get, just to maximize their profits?
Also, to reiterate on the piracy point, people that pirate stuff tend to be ones that couldn't otherwise afford it 'cus, y'know, gotta pay bills and food to live and such. In that case, how's that different from just ignoring something outright?

 

[NotUsingAnAltAccount]

Another embarrassment nintendo, ouch You better sue all the retailers now

 

[Taleweaver]

You can play it using the Switch.

Good point. Nintendo better take those down too, then.

 

[ChronosNotashi]

I'm gonna throw my 2 cents regarding what you've said: Whether a game gets pirated or not, if a developer gets paid tends to depend on how much scummy the corporation is. How many times have these scumporations cheaped out on paying their developers by laying them off or with some other stupid excuse, even when the games are being as successful as they could get, just to maximize their profits?
Also, to reiterate on the piracy point, people that pirate stuff tend to be ones that couldn't otherwise afford it 'cus, y'know, gotta pay bills and food to live and such. In that case, how's that different from just ignoring something outright?

To be fair, we don't entirely know how Nintendo operates internally over in Japan. They may actually have good worker retention rates (whether required by law or otherwise). And even if not "very good", pretty sure it's a lot better than many Western AAA devs/pubs who lay off even non-contract workers purely to maximize profits and please investors (who themselves are interested in the dev/pub only until it's profitable enough for them to cash out and move on before the company collapses).

As for the other point, personally, I feel that the main difference is that unlike just ignoring something outright, you're still engaging with the content being made when going the piracy route. Which implies that you would actually buy the content. IF there wasn't something preventing you from doing so, whether it be money issues (trust me, I'm familiar with this one and how it's prevented me from getting games I've had interests in at times), or mental barriers (ex: a hateful grudge that's strong enough to prevent you from buying the content, yet weak enough that you're unable to cut yourself off from the content outright).

 

[smilodon]

I love when GBAtemp is promoting free games weeks before their release. I hate Nintendo so I am glad I when I can play their games.

 

[deinonychus71]

Always fun de see the "GBAtemp Zero Piracy Tolerance" immediately followed by a bunch of people proudly announcing they're pirating the game.

It's not a zero piracy tolerance then. It's directly promoting piracy.

Seriously people, do what you want behind the scene, but stop pretending pirating brand new games make you good people or that it's right because "Nintendo do". It is not "right", and it certainly does not help any of the causes you're pretending to care about.

If people had a morality line between emulation and piracy, would they still have gone against the switch emulators? Not sure. Maybe? But it would have made the case for game preservation stronger if people didn't use them day 1 for piracy of their flagship titles.

Is Nintendo too anal with the protection of their IP? Do you hate them for shutting down homebrew projects? Yes, I do too, but you're not helping by enabling and celebrating piracy.

You are only helping yourself.

 

[ChronosNotashi]

Always fun de see the "GBAtemp Zero Piracy Tolerance" immediately followed by a bunch of people proudly announcing they're pirating the game.

It's not a zero piracy tolerance then. It's directly promoting piracy.

Seriously people, do what you want behind the scene, but stop pretending pirating brand new games make you good people. It does not, and it certainly does not help any of the causes you're pretending to care about.
If people had a morality line between emulation and piracy, would they still have gone against the switch emulators? Not sure. Maybe? But it would have made the case for game preservation stronger if people didn't use them day 1 for piracy of their flagship titles.

Is Nintendo too anal with the protection of their IP? Do you hate them for shutting down homebrew projects? Yes, I do too, but you're not helping by enabling and celebrating piracy.

You are only helping yourself.

Pretty much most of this (can't really share the same dislike towards Nintendo, but can accept that they tend to be a bit heavy-handed with their IP protection - if only partially because of how copyright laws in the U.S. work in the first place). It'd be one thing if it was almost entirely limited to games that have been out for a few years / are on systems that are no longer supported. At that point, do whatever you want, as long as you don't brag about it like it's an achievement worthy of a Medal of Honor.

But when it extends to games that are still young or practically just got out of the oven? That's when it's no longer about "game preservation" as much as it's about self-centered avarice. That's when the line between "emulation" and "piracy" begins to blur to the point where the two are practically one and the same. Especially when the two show up in the same topic in a way that they correlate more often than not (it'd be hard to count exactly how many times I've seen "Emulation is legal" and "It is always morally right to pirate Nintendo's games" both commented in the same thread on this site alone), and especially when it gets to the point where it appears that even EMULATOR DEVS support the blurring of this line (like it was implied the Yuzu devs were doing).