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A noted Nintendo leaker has locked down their social media account after it emerged much of their information comes fro…

Given the corresponding webpages to this week's Direct games went live unusually late this time, it's possible Nintendo was aware of where Pyoro was obtaining their premature information and closed the loophole. "Every leak that Pyoro gave for the partners showcase could have been obtained via back-end access (Pentiment, Penny's Big Breakaway, Pocket Card Jokey, all stealth dropped, Endless Ocean, SMTV and Monkey Ball, all seemingly had a presence on Nintendo's Japanese website via links prior to launch)," opines dgamemaster. Shortly after that post went live, Pyoro locked down their social media account, leading most to presume that dgamemaster's theory is at least partially correct.

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