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.

A letter to the Smash dev team #SmashBrosUltimate #SmashBros #Nintendo #NintendoSwitch #Sakurai pic.twitter.com/1WreWIBcPd

— Jack Frost | REQUESTS OPEN (@JackAnyonOfficl) November 26, 2018

Ya'll wildin. Give the nice man over the counter some bread, purchase Super Smash Bros. Ultimate legally, and have an enjoyable experience once it comes out.

Dumping the entire game online scrutinize's Nintendo and Sakurai's team in a number of ways, and it's disrespectful. pic.twitter.com/LyVFEf3MlZ

— Krazy (@KrazyBonesTV) November 25, 2018

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.

Why are people so sensitive about Smash yet a game like Pokémon Let’s Go Pikavee gets pirated days in advance and no one cares?

Like I don’t support the piracy either but I need to point out the irony cause these thing happen and sometimes we just can’t do anything to stop them.

— Queen Ninty #DeeLC (@NintenZ) November 26, 2018

People are getting mad at others for being mad at Smash getting leaked? You kidding me? "You guys feel bad for the devs but if it was any other game you wouldn't care about them"

No you imbecile, game leaks are garbage. This is what the reaction to leaked games always should be

— Charliedaking (@CharlieCerezaFP) November 25, 2018

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

— ruby (@RubysBubys) 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.

— ruby (@RubysBubys) 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.

— ruby (@RubysBubys) 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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