Nintendo Source Code for N64, Wii and GameCube Leaked

guest · May 4, 2020

Nintendo Source Code for N64, Wii and GameCube Leaked
Nintendo Was Likely Anticipating the Dump After 2018 Intrusion
May 4, 2020
https://www.inforisktoday.com/nintendo-source-code-for-n64-wii-gamecube-leaked-a-14220

Gamers are poring over a massive leak of Nintendo data, including source code for older gaming systems, prototypes of games and extensive software and hardware documentation.

The material includes the source code for the Wii, N64 and GameCube systems, and demo games for the N64. Also leaked were extensive hardware and software engineering documents as well as software development kits.
The leak is "of biblical, rarely heard of proportions," writes Alex Donaldson, a journalist and web developer who follows gaming, on Twitter.

And even though the older systems are long-gone from retailers, it's still lost intellectual property for Nintendo that perhaps could be illegally monetized by others.
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So what?
There's a thriving community of enthusiasts for bygone Nintendo games and systems.
Most of the games whose source code was released - especially those from the 1990s - were actually already disassembled and reverse engineered years ago, says a source who asked to remain anonymous.

That allowed gamers to make their own "fan" version of games, with their own tweaks, he says. "But now that the actual source code has leaked, it reveals a lot more stuff that couldn't be revealed via disassembly," the source says.
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Leaked on 4chan
The material began leaking through anonymous sources in mid-April on 4chan, an unfiltered, public messaging board known for software leaks and offensive content.
ISMG downloaded a copy of the material, which appears to correlate with a description of the leak posted by a user on Resetera.com, a popular gaming forum.
Nintendo Breached in 2018
The source of the material is unknown, but it's widely suspected to originate from a 2018 intrusion at Nintendo.

After that incident, Zammis Clark of Bracknell, England, pleaded guilty to computer hacking, including gaining access to unauthorized programs and data and uploading malicious software.
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guest · May 8, 2020

Wii Hacker Dismisses Recent Nintendo Leak As "Complete Nonsense"
Any discoveries made expected to be "very minor"
May 8, 2020
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/20...ses_recent_nintendo_leak_as_complete_nonsense

. It was believed to be a game-changer – with a user on ResetEra explaining how the information contained within the leak could be potentially used to "learn how every single piece of the Wii" was made, thanks to the alleged discovery of source code, design files and much more.

Since then, a member of the "Team Twiizers" Wii hacking group, known as Hector Martin (who also happens to be an IT consultant) has looked into the apparent leak and found it to be "complete nonsense" – explaining to PCMag how the files supply no actual source code to reproduce Nintendo's seventh generation video game console.
Most of the documents discovered are believed to confirm information that was "already" known, or provide "interesting technical tidbits" that come with no practical consequence
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Martin has continued to tweet and answer questions about the leak over on Twitter. And Nintendo continues to remain silent about it. You can read more about the supposed findings in our previous story.
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