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Austin Wood

As Pokemon Winds and Waves rumors swirl after huge leak, ex-Nintendo marketing lead says "Nintendo and Pokemon really need to rethink their approach to information security"

Pokemon anime opening shot of Team Rocket members.

On the heels of a massive leak of Pokemon-related projects and announcements purportedly stretching years into the future and touching on an alleged Pokemon Winds and Waves game duo – all of which is unverified and highly subject to change even if legitimate – outspoken former Nintendo marketing lead Kit Ellis reckons the companies ought to go back to the drawing board with information security.

Joined by cohost and fellow ex-marketing lead Krysta Yang, Ellis discussed the Pokemon leak in the duo's latest YouTube video. "Nintendo and Pokemon really need to rethink their approach to information security," Ellis argues. "These are companies that are obsessive about preserving surprises, not being the sources of leaks, and yet these are the companies, two of the companies, that have the most ongoing, significant leaks that we've seen in the entire industry."

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