Nintendo fighting major Super Smash Bros. Ultimate leaks

Nintendo has spent the weekend trying to scrub Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spoilers from the internet, after early copies leaked last Friday and the game was subsequently pirated online and shared in the usual illegal places.

Gameplay videos and ripped cutscenes have appeared on Twitch and YouTube. Many fans have complained about accidentally clicking on - and spoiling for themselves - the ending of the World of Light campaign.

Nintendo has filed copyright claims against most of the videos, removing them from view, but there's little it can do to stop the tidal wave of new information which has emerged.

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