If waiting four more days until October 8th is too much for you to handle, and you need your Metroid fix now, it might be of interest to know that Metroid Dread for Nintendo Switch has been dumped online. Both an XCI and NSP version of the game are floating about the internet, and it appears that Ryujinx Emulator can boot the game to some extent. According to the early leaked download, the game comes in at just a tick above 4GB. As always, it's important to remember that GBAtemp's ToS do NOT allow linking to warez or illegal content, so please be mindful!

 

[hippy dave]

Whelp, from what I can see... this was a review copy leak.

Lots of official youtube channels showing off the game that look to have an early copy..(that aren't pirated)

Unlikely, review copies these days are always digital download codes from what I've seen. This leak is a dump from a physical cartridge, which is the usual case for leaked Switch games. Someone in the retail chain with access to the boxed games before they're put on shelves dumped it.

 

[FAST6191]

Should we use stuff like that?

That is entirely up to you to figure that one out.

The two usual concerns are
1) You get banned for using it.
Personally I still go with "you mod, expect a ban, any online you get is a bonus" but some seem to find the self directed hiding, contriving means of stealth and general apathy on Nintendo's part (they could find you out no problem at all if they were actually determined) seeing them stay online for a while after modding as bans are not a thing, and to be fair the timeframes involved are not inconsiderable where you can be hacked and still enjoy online.

2) Some kind of moral issue, maybe with a side of legal question in some scenarios.
We can do the piracy = theft, copying, unsanctioned playing... debate if you like and what people think there. Want it as a demo, were never going to buy it, were always going to buy it (maybe even preordered if they are silly meaning Nintendo technically already has their money for it*)... all those are modifiers in this beyond "don't care, playing it anyway".

*we saw a debate earlier in the thread on this actually. Someone was quite insistent that owning a legit copy (or effectively so) still does not mean downloading it (or some other "illegal" means of obtaining it) is allowed. This is debatable on multiple fronts; the law does allow for backups but does not necessarily specify you have to do the deed yourself even if companies really want that hurdle of you needing to be hacker/electrical engineer, and there is the "what harms are done" question that actually underpins civil law which is presumably where the interactions fall (the state does criminal actions, individuals and corporations suing each other for money fall under civil law) and again they already have your money under some scenarios in that. That also says nothing about terms of service and enforceability thereof.


Third being if you are silly enough to grab this from a torrent or similar that can be traced back to you but that seems like a moot point.

Spoilers being made are a thing but that is always a problem; some retailer breaks street date, some guide maker publishers sooner... avoid spoilers however you normally do being the only real response there as even without a leak do we have to wait for some timeframe in the future for people to have played it (first weekend, end of month, is there a holiday time period any time soon...).

 

[tabzer]

That is entirely up to you to figure that one out.

The two usual concerns are
1) You get banned for using it.
Personally I still go with "you mod, expect a ban, any online you get is a bonus" but some seem to find the self directed hiding, contriving means of stealth and general apathy on Nintendo's part (they could find you out no problem at all if they were actually determined) seeing them stay online for a while after modding as bans are not a thing, and to be fair the timeframes involved are not inconsiderable where you can be hacked and still enjoy online.

2) Some kind of moral issue, maybe with a side of legal question in some scenarios.
We can do the piracy = theft, copying, unsanctioned playing... debate if you like and what people think there. Want it as a demo, were never going to buy it, were always going to buy it (maybe even preordered if they are silly meaning Nintendo technically already has their money for it*)... all those are modifiers in this beyond "don't care, playing it anyway".

*we saw a debate earlier in the thread on this actually. Someone was quite insistent that owning a legit copy (or effectively so) still does not mean downloading it (or some other "illegal" means of obtaining it) is allowed. This is debatable on multiple fronts; the law does allow for backups but does not necessarily specify you have to do the deed yourself even if companies really want that hurdle of you needing to be hacker/electrical engineer, and there is the "what harms are done" question that actually underpins civil law which is presumably where the interactions fall (the state does criminal actions, individuals and corporations suing each other for money fall under civil law) and again they already have your money under some scenarios in that. That also says nothing about terms of service and enforceability thereof.


Third being if you are silly enough to grab this from a torrent or similar that can be traced back to you but that seems like a moot point.

Spoilers being made are a thing but that is always a problem; some retailer breaks street date, some guide maker publishers sooner... avoid spoilers however you normally do being the only real response there as even without a leak do we have to wait for some timeframe in the future for people to have played it (first weekend, end of month, is there a holiday time period any time soon...).

I love how Nintendo took user-dumped roms and put it on their SNES/NES minis. They owe them pirates some dollars.

 

[Dax_Fame]

Oh, this won't hurt sales

If you can't wait, that's fine... But do be sure to pay it forward when the game actually releases.

 

[FAST6191]

But do be sure to pay it forward when the game actually releases.

What if it is a bad game?

 

[Dax_Fame]

What if it is a bad game?

Naturally, if you enjoy it.

There's nothing wrong with try before you buy, especially if your finances are tight.

This one for me will be blind support. The Metroid series is lacking love already. This is not the game that needed to be leaked.

 

[SedRick_M89]

Spoiler

I seem to be trapped in cataris by trapped doors. Anyone got past?

 

[subcon959]

That is entirely up to you to figure that one out.

The two usual concerns are
1) You get banned for using it.
Personally I still go with "you mod, expect a ban, any online you get is a bonus" but some seem to find the self directed hiding, contriving means of stealth and general apathy on Nintendo's part (they could find you out no problem at all if they were actually determined) seeing them stay online for a while after modding as bans are not a thing, and to be fair the timeframes involved are not inconsiderable where you can be hacked and still enjoy online.

2) Some kind of moral issue, maybe with a side of legal question in some scenarios.
We can do the piracy = theft, copying, unsanctioned playing... debate if you like and what people think there. Want it as a demo, were never going to buy it, were always going to buy it (maybe even preordered if they are silly meaning Nintendo technically already has their money for it*)... all those are modifiers in this beyond "don't care, playing it anyway".

*we saw a debate earlier in the thread on this actually. Someone was quite insistent that owning a legit copy (or effectively so) still does not mean downloading it (or some other "illegal" means of obtaining it) is allowed. This is debatable on multiple fronts; the law does allow for backups but does not necessarily specify you have to do the deed yourself even if companies really want that hurdle of you needing to be hacker/electrical engineer, and there is the "what harms are done" question that actually underpins civil law which is presumably where the interactions fall (the state does criminal actions, individuals and corporations suing each other for money fall under civil law) and again they already have your money under some scenarios in that. That also says nothing about terms of service and enforceability thereof.


Third being if you are silly enough to grab this from a torrent or similar that can be traced back to you but that seems like a moot point.

Spoilers being made are a thing but that is always a problem; some retailer breaks street date, some guide maker publishers sooner... avoid spoilers however you normally do being the only real response there as even without a leak do we have to wait for some timeframe in the future for people to have played it (first weekend, end of month, is there a holiday time period any time soon...).

You forgot 3) Could be a means to brick consoles. Even if it's a legitimate dump, that doesn't mean every instance on the various sites is clean. I don't know if a hash was provided with the original to help mitigate such things.

 

[smf]

Unlikely, review copies these days are always digital download codes from what I've seen. This leak is a dump from a physical cartridge, which is the usual case for leaked Switch games. Someone in the retail chain with access to the boxed games before they're put on shelves dumped it.

In the old days, the release groups just bought the games from distributors who had a low minimum order value.

I love how Nintendo took user-dumped roms and put it on their SNES/NES minis. They owe them pirates some dollars.

Why? You never make any sense, so I guess why start now.

 

[godreborn]

You forgot 3) Could be a means to brick consoles. Even if it's a legitimate dump, that doesn't mean every instance on the various sites is clean. I don't know if a hash was provided with the original to help mitigate such things.

You can use nx info to verify it's safe.

 

[scroeffie1984]

it looks fine to me i just played it 1 hour ! biggest problem i have is the controls the jumping sucks ass ,and yess i played almost all the metroid games my fav is stil the snes version ,counter fighting does not always work wel ,quick time events suck camel DICK

 

[Kilim]

wtf are you all on

did you forget the 900,000,000,000x other times we all jumped on the hate-boner bandwagon because nintendo sued someone else for dumb shit? or cancelled another fan game? now you're mad that a game leaked early and people are pirating it?

holy yikes actually stay mad, just because you bought a game doesn't mean you get to be a whiney kid when it leaks early

i for one am enjoying it and also not purchasing it, as a big brain

 

[MetoMeto]

19 hours more...

Since i preordered it i waited 3 month, what is another 19 hours more...
IT BETTER NOT SUCK OR ELSE i will not buy another Metroid in my life!!!

 

[Edgarska]

Spoiler

I seem to be trapped in cataris by trapped doors. Anyone got past?

Bit late, but it's Metroid, shoot at everything, including walls and floors.

 

[KhronosX]

Pretty sure waiting four days isn't going to kill anyone, and if it's an actual decent title, why not just buy it instead, would seem worth the buy? I always feel like leaks just ruins the experience for others because we know damn well people spoil everything on the internet. Sure you could avoid places that may contain spoilers, but at the same time this is just a bad habit overall. Can't people just break old bad habits for once and just put some real appreciation in place instead?

Actually leaking it is a good strategy to boost sells (if the game is well done).

 

[AboodXD]

Yeah. The original Zelda: Twilight Princess for Gamecube was only 1.4GB. You could beat that ---- in 30 fricking minutes.

And don't let me get started with ALTP for the SNES, which you could beat at the 30 seconds mark. It was only 16MB after all.

NSMBU+NSLU's size on Wii U is 13+ GB, which objectively means it's one of the longest Nintendo games ever.

 

[SedRick_M89]

Bit late, but it's Metroid, shoot at everything, including walls and floors.

ive tried but i can only uncover spped booster blocks, which i dont have yet

 

[Deleted member 514389]

What if it is a bad game?

Like a "bad dump" ?



Man I miss the old days of GBA and NDS.
Spending all of the day looking for fixes to get Downhilljam to run on da M3CF.

Good times.

 

[AshuraZro]

I'll be buying a physical copy the moment my finances are in better order (been an expensive year for all the right reasons) but I did do a 100% playthrough and had a blast. I want to go through again and later on Hard Mode. I'm also excited to watch some speed runs of it.

 

[SedRick_M89]

Bit late, but it's Metroid, shoot at everything, including walls and floors.

...found it