Potential buyers were told they had to meet the seller in person, and 10 such transactions were said to have taken place before the listing disappeared around noon yesterday. “It’s a matter of when, not if he will be caught,” they said. The seller’s real name is evidently known but has not been shared. In a widely seen Twitter thread ( preserved on imgur), someone who saw the Facebook Marketplace listing and says they know the seller, said someone with a history of illegitimate sales got 30 copies through a connection to the game’s manufacturing and printing, somewhere in North Carolina. “We want everyone to be able to equally experience the full game after its release,” Nomura wrote, “so we ask for your continued support on this matter.” He also promised that Kingdom Hearts 3’s epilogue and secret movie will be released to the game after its launch “just in case,” as a precaution against spoiling them.Īn important message for #KingdomHearts III from Director Tetsuya Nomura: /j9aVRFTS5B- KINGDOM HEARTS December 16, 2018 In a statement, Nomura said the company is investigating the leak and implored fans not to share any videos. Last night, Square Enix and director Tetsuya Nomura formally responded. The Kingdom Hearts subreddit also swung into action, promising swift post removals and bans for those who post spoilers or participate in their spread. That was quickly picked up by YouTubers, intended as a warning to others. The material was first shared through a since-deleted Facebook Marketplace listing. Yesterday, word spread that someone had apparently gotten Xbox One copies of the game from somewhere in its disc-printing or distribution stream, and had shared videos of the game booting up and its main menu as proof to potential buyers. Kingdom Hearts 3 director Tetsuya Nomura responded via Twitter last night, acknowledging the breach and asking the community not to share any videos or images, and to warn one another of spoilers. More than a month before it is due to launch, several copies of Kingdom Hearts 3 have made it into the wild, with screenshots and videos of the game leaking into social media.
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