Nintendo fingers rogue reviewer for Pokémon Sword and Shield leaks

Last November, Pokémon Sword and Shield suffered a series of big leaks in the run up to their release.

Before the game was on shop shelves, large swathes of its Pokédex had been posted online, with new designs of old favourite Pokémon available to view on reddit and other such places.

Now, in February, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have issued a statement on the matter. In short, Nintendo wants you to know it quickly found the culprit behind much of the leaked material: a small Portuguese website named FNintendo it has now severed all ties with.

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