The Gigaleak 7: Switch SDK from 2015/More Internal Documents

[SpencerlyEverly]

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As the day goes on, an unexpected leak from Nintendo has occurred once more, with documents and a Switch SDK from 2015. Of course, links are illegal to post by the way, so we won't provide any details on where the leak is at. Here are some highlights from the leak:

• Neimod, a 3DS Scene hacker, has been approached by Nintendo and has been hired by force to work for them (Not kidding, they threatened him and stuff).

• A device now known as the "Switch ST" from early on in development was made during production and was going to be backwards-compatible with the Nintendo 3DS.

• Nintendo had a specific plan if the public found out that Neimod was hired, which is confirmed by this Twitter tweet:

nintendo has a specific PR plan for 'if' the public finds out that they hired a hacker from the homebrew scene pic.twitter.com/Zs3n7OoeCd

— Kaitlyn Molinas (@Katy_Mayy) December 22, 2020

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That is all for now. If anything gets updated, I'll edit this thread.

 

[orangy57]

One of the files in the leak has a screenshot of the 3DS hacking conference, and it shows the Nintendo person's entire Chrome window with a few GBATemp tabs open.

if you're reading this, hey undercover nintendo guy!

 

[izy]

One of the files in the leak has a screenshot of the 3DS hacking conference, it shows the Nintendo person's entire Chrome window with a few GBATemp tabs open.

if you're reading this, hey undercover nintendo guy!

one of the files is just a got ontop of helicopter blades having ramen
its in the switch folder

 

[Hatena]

One of the files in the leak has a screenshot of the 3DS hacking conference, it shows the Nintendo person's entire Chrome window with a few GBATemp tabs open.

if you're reading this, hey undercover nintendo guy!

imagine some guy at nintendo browsing this place lol

 

[ShadowOne333]

Neimod, a 3DS Scene hacker, has been approached by Nintendo and has been hired by force to work for them (Not kidding, they threatened him and stuff).

This is really fucking aggravating.
Forced labor or face consequences?
Who the fuck do these pieces of shit think they are, seriously?

 

[Deleted User]

Now I want a Switch ST.

 

[Deleted member 323844]

Isn't Switch just a rebranded Nvidia X1 Tablet?

Nvidia announced the cancellation of the X1 Tablet just a few months before the Switch's announcement, so it was suspicious to said the least.

 

[Harsky]

"Cyber attack on Nintendo averted"

Ummm....

 

[yuyuyup]

Gigaleak #27, Sakura revealed to almost sell off mario to Tiger electronics till recovery from tainted cocaine. Meanwhile, I'm still struggling to find any usable prototypes etc I just wanna play that shit.

 

[linuxares]

imagine some guy at nintendo browsing this place lol

We already know they do. They're welcome to browse this place for all they want.

 

[tech3475]

Isn't Switch just a rebranded Nvidia X1 Tablet?

Nvidia announced the cancellation of the X1 Tablet just a few months before the Switch's announcement, so it was suspicious to said at least.

Afaik, it wasn’t the exact same hardware, e.g. extra gig RAM. Plus obviously the OS is different.

 

[Deleted User]

imagine some guy at nintendo browsing this place lol

They send review codes for their games to gbatemp.
I bet they are reading this post now.
Edit: And if they do, where is Metroid Prime 4!!??

 

[FAST6191]

Nintendo's plans and fears (assuming this is not a test exercise/done just to show the risk management people they are thinking about something then what they put speaks to what they fear) there are quite amusing.

I am not a fan of twisting the arm but generally most companies, gov agencies and the like have learned that picking up those with hard won skills does tend to beat hoping they appear out of university.
I am also not sure console hackers have ever turned around or called in dox type attack in retaliation for anything. I guess as a theoretical risk, though it does read more like they fear the hacker known as 4chan.
Accelerate efforts... possible but the will was always there.
Underground. Kind of already is. Most have learned to only release stuff when they have something, and maybe keep a few in reserve to dodge further patches. Unless they mean it means their bug bounty will no longer be as effective.

 

[Lv44ES_Burner]

I mean, if they were looking to avoid the kind of backlash and exposure this would cause, I'm surprised at how much of an 'own-goal' this is.

 

[Deleted User]

It seems the entire security of the Nintendo Switch is useless now.
Anyone could produce their own game cartridge since the keys got leaked.

This leak is easily the most damaging to Nintendo. The entire security of the Switch is useless and anyone could produce their own game cartridge since the keys were leaked. This also wouldn't be able to be fixed as doing so would cause all released games to become unusable.

— Forest of Illusion (@forestillusion) December 22, 2020

 

[Lv44ES_Burner]

It seems the entire security of the Nintendo Switch is useless now.
Anyone could produce their own game cartridge since the keys got leaked.
https://twitter.com/forestillusion/status/1341347387894243330

Ohhhhh, boy. Break out the butter, Dingodile, we's gonna make popcorn. Shit's about to go down.

EDIT: Ohh, of course.

Someone tested the leaked keys and they didn't match. The private key apparently changed sometime between the files in this leak and the launch of the system. So close.

— Forest of Illusion (@forestillusion) December 22, 2020

 

[stanleyopar2000]

Hey Nintendo

Go fuck yourself. These moves do not gain PR friendly moves for you. Nor does it encourage people to support you

Neimod fucked up somewhere though. A good hacker should never be accessible nor have any digital shadow linking back to their IRL profe

 

[banjo2]

It seems the entire security of the Nintendo Switch is useless now.
Anyone could produce their own game cartridge since the keys got leaked.
https://twitter.com/forestillusion/status/1341347387894243330

Does that mean we might start seeing Switch flashcarts?

 

[Deleted User]

Does that mean we might start seeing Switch flashcarts?

Probably could have, but the keys don´t match.
They changed the private key between the files in this leak and the launch of the system.

 

[Deleted User]

... Is this turning out to be a Leave Nintendo a Message Thread.

If so, then Nintendo, I'm eagerly awaiting your Switch Pro version.
Don't leave an Etrian Odyssey fan hanging, so please include actual Stylus support and, dare I say it, Autostereoscopic 3D functionality for Handheld Mode.

Otsukaresama-deshita.