Their statement
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FNintendo's statement
In early November, Nintendo identified a number of photographs taken from game play that revealed multiple new and unannounced Pokemon from Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield," Nintendo and The Pokemon company wrote in a joint statement.
These photographs had been posted online and Nintendo, together with The Pokemon Company, quickly identified the person responsible for these leaks, and took immediate action.
These Pokemon were leaked by a reviewer for the Portuguese website FNintendo, who had received an early copy of the game for review purposes. Both he and FNintendo failed to handle confidential material, resulting in a clear breach of the confidentiality agreement between Nintendo and the media outlet. As a result, Nintendo will no longer work with FNintendo.
Nintendo will always protect its intellectual property and brands. Leaks hurt not just Nintendo, but the thousands of employees who work hard to bring games to mar et, and the millions of fans around the world who look forward to news and surprises.
To surprise and delight players through new experiences is a shared passion for Nintendo and The Pokemon Company. We will pursue all avenues to preserve surprises for players of future Pokemon titles.
Nintendo cuts ties with publication for leaking Pokemon Sword & Shield information
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FNintendo's statement
Aos nossos leitores,
No início de novembro de 2019, uma série de fotografias de um ecrã a exibir imagens de vários Pokémon na altura ainda não anunciados, dos jogos Pokémon Sword e Pokémon Shield, foram partilhadas online. Queremos aproveitar esta oportunidade para admitir abertamente aos nossos leitores que a FNintendo foi responsável pela disseminação online de algumas dessas fotos.
A Nintendo ofereceu-nos uma cópia do jogo para fins de análise, com diretrizes claras de embargo, com as quais concordámos. Essa cópia foi enviada para um dos nossos colaboradores, que partilhou indevidamente as fotografias referidas. Após a investigação, a FNintendo terminou o seu relacionamento com esse colaborador.
O nosso relacionamento com a Nintendo Portugal remonta a 11 anos, mas a nossa parte nesta partilha indevida é uma clara violação do acordo de confidencialidade entre nós e, como resultado, uma total quebra de confiança com a Nintendo.
Reconhecemos que é inadmissível violar as diretrizes de embargo e que não lidámos com os materiais para análise com o cuidado devido. Respeitamos plenamente a decisão da Nintendo de cancelar o contrato de confidencialidade entre as nossas empresas em resultado dessa quebra de confiança e aceitamos que não receberemos mais produtos da Nintendo nem seremos convidados a participar nos seus eventos.
Queremos pedir desculpas à Nintendo e à The Pokémon Company, bem como aos nossos leitores, por dececioná-los.
FNintendo
To our readers,
At the beginning of November, a series of off-screen photographs leaked multiple new and unannounced Pokémon from Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. We want to take this opportunity to openly admit to our readers that FNintendo was responsible for leaking some of these photos.
Nintendo offered us a copy of the game for review purposes, with clear embargo guidelines, to which we agreed. This copy was then sent to one of our reviewers, who leaked the information. Following the investigation, FNintendo severed its relationship with this reviewer.
Our relationship with Nintendo Portugal dates back 11 years, but our part in this leak is a clear breach of the confidentiality agreement between us, and, as a result, a total breach of trust with Nintendo.
We recognise it is impermissible to break embargo guidelines and we failed to handle the review materials with sufficient care. We fully respect Nintendo's decision to cancel the confidentiality agreement between our companies as a result of this breach of trust, and accept that we will no longer receive products from Nintendo, nor will we be invited to attend their events.
We want to apologise to Nintendo and The Pokémon Company, and to our readers for letting them down.
FNintendo
