Watch Out, New Zelda Game Leaks Appear Online

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Nintendo's next big release, , has leaked online, causing frustration from both fans and Nintendo due to potential spoilers.is due to launch on September 26, and will continue the top-down, colorful-and-cute style of 2013's Switch release, .

A leaked ROM of came to light over the weekend, as spotted by Redditor 43eyes (via ). According to the user, a video of someone playing the unreleased game appeared on 4Chan, but quickly made its way to YouTube before it was copyright-claimed by Nintendo. While the gameplay may not be available via YouTube anymore, it's worth any eager fans wishing to avoid spoilers being wary across social media due to the chances of reposts. Nintendo is doing its best to take down any spoilers before more eyes are laid on the footage.

isn't the only Nintendo game to fall victim to leaks, but it is the most recent. This new leak has surfaced just a mere two weeks before the title is set to launch on September 26. While it may not hurt the game's sales, it is almost certainly a blow to the development team — and fans who may have seen spoilers by mistake. Admittedly, a very small portion of the game was shown off — but it's still an unwelcome surprise, considering how close is to releasing.

Echoes of Wisdom is breaking new ground for the Zelda series, but there are still many familiar faces that will appear in this version of Hyrule.

This ROM was being shared across several private networks, as those sharing the gameplay footage managed to get their hands on the content thanks to the use of emulators. Given that one of the key flaws the Nintendo Switch has is the ability to easily emulate the system using a PC, Nintendo now must send out takedown notifications as quickly as possible. Hopefully, this is an issue that will be resolved with the Switch's successor console, given how prevalent it's been on the current line-up of Switch consoles.

For now, it seems as though nothing major or substantial was leaked other than a few seconds of someone