The Super Smash Bros. community and Internet have been divided over the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate leaks, after a Mexican gamer managed to get his hands on a copy of the game two weeks before its official release.

Super Smash Bros. fans have been putting up “apology messages” to Nintendo and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai to apologize for the leaks, as well as people who are illegally playing pirated copies of the game. These messages have went viral on social media.

https://twitter.com/JackAnyonOfficl/status/1067113183821873152

https://twitter.com/KrazyBonesTV/status/1066745543534227456

But of course, not many people are happy about these “apology messages”. Pokemon fans were very angry with how people were only apologizing for the Smash leaks, whereas there was “zero noise” for Pokemon Let’s GO Pikachu/Eevee, another game that was datamined to death and pirated a week before its official release date.

https://twitter.com/NintenZ/status/1066897488743931904

https://twitter.com/CharlieCerezaFP/status/1066545178087849985

next time a pokemon game gets leaked i better see yall writing paragraphs about how you feel bad for the developers like you do for sakurai, and only sakurai

— the marquee row experience (@Marquee_Row) November 25, 2018

Keep in mind that Sakurai is not the only developer who overworks themselves to the point of exhaustion. This is a very common thing in video game development and should be more known about. He's a great person, yes but he's one of many victims of game development.

— the marquee row experience (@Marquee_Row) November 25, 2018

"people are mad because people are playing the game early"
thats happened with literally every main series pokemon game since 2011
and botw.
and odyssey.
and the superstar saga remake.
and fire emblem shadows of valentia.
and metroid samus returns.
this happens all the time.

— the marquee row experience (@Marquee_Row) November 25, 2018

Some Smash Bros. fans argued that Pokemon Let’s GO Pikachu/Eevee is a remake of the original Pokemon Yellow, so there’s nothing much to be spoiled. On the other hand, Pokemon fans may say that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is just a fighting game and there’s nothing to be upset about the original soundtrack leaking two weeks in advance.

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