The term “gigaleak” came to Cosmo on a whim and it stuck. That group who asked to keep their name a secret because of Nintendo’s frequent history of issuing lawsuits. Around this same time, a community of enthusiasts who specialize in dissecting rare gaming material became aware of what had happened, thanks to bots they programmed to scrape places like 4chan. It became a game of chicken before, inevitably, someone downloaded the files and realized they were sitting on something far more than a virus. Even in the rough and tumble world of 4chan, people were hesitant to see what they were. On Friday afternoon, an anonymous 4chan user posted a link to several files hosted on anonfiles, a service for people to share material without fear it’ll get linked back to them. Nintendo did not respond to a request for comment by VICE Games. It was also most likely stolen, and thus represents an invasion of privacy that has fans and preservationists confused on how to view the material. It’s a massive and historically unprecedented look at the creative process of a company that, like Apple, prides itself on secrecy.
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