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Nintendo Leaker HotGirlVideos69 Is Always Right
 Saturday, September 11th 2021, 7:43 PM;  208;  0;  +0 | 0 | -0
When this year's E3 conference was officially cancelled in early March, the video gaming industry immediately rushed to work out how it could best showcase its new wares - new consoles, new games, new tat for us all to get excited about.
But E3's defeat to the hands of the coronavirus pandemic that's gripped the world wasn't without warning. We all assumed it was going to happen, but one Twitter user claimed to have inside information that it was definitely canned, ahead of any formal statement. And that person was also a sex worker - a cam girl, adult toy marketeer and PornHub producer, who we won't name here for obvious reasons. She announced that E3 was not going to happen on March 5, six whole days before its cancellation was confirmed.
On the account @HotGirlVideos69, she has not only given games journos and players alike the heads-up on E3 not happening in 2020, but she also revealed when March's long-awaited Nintendo Direct was happening (that was the 26th, in case you missed it). And she's more in store, she says - on Nintendo happenings especially, so long as senior management at the company don't intervene, which she tweets they're trying to.
We spoke to the Philadelphia-based, ahem, HotGirlVideos69 about her new role as a leading leaker of games information, her other business during this time of lockdown, and a gaming project of her own that she's working on.
How confident are you feeling right now about us seeing a new Metroid and more of the Breath of the Wild sequel in a June Nintendo Direct?
I'm fairly confident we will see something about this, at least before July. This patron of my services is a very honest person, and he seems like he is actually as involved in decision making as he claims. He is a recognisable person within the industry. I must say the world not knowing who my Johns are, but knowing the details of things to come, is kind of a thrilling prospect for them at this point as well.
What sort of a thrill - if thrill is the right word - do you feel when you see gaming sites report on your leaks? And, of course, when what you've heard comes to pass?
It's less of a thrill and more of a "Thank you for believing me." It's good to have people respect that you're not bullsh*tting. It's been fun so far.
You've got this information from clients - but have those clients come back again since, albeit with lips rather more sealed? Have they tried to stop you leaking anything?
No, their lips are looser if anything! The ability to ironically confidentially break a confidentiality agreement is actually rewarding for them. They can talk shop about work without having to worry it will come back to them, and with someone who is there only to help them feel good. They've started to get very into this concept.
The very adults-only 'Catherine: Full Body' was revealed for Switch in March's Nintendo Direct / Credit: Atlus, SEGA
The very adults-only 'Catherine: Full Body' was revealed for Switch in March's Nintendo Direct / Credit: Atlus, SEGA
Roughly how many clients do you have right now from the games industry? Can you say if you've any who work elsewhere, for any other major companies or publishers?
Games industry, I'm not sure exactly, but it's fluctuating probably between 25-40% (of my clients) right now. I have a client in almost every major console company outside of Stadia, but I do have a couple boys at Google who work on other projects.
I have a few guys in indie studios, also devs, and a bunch of random high-up execs, some of which have contacted me since the first story broke. At first I was worried they were just contacting me to try and get dirt. When the Nintendo thing happened, a few Nintendo people contacted me and it seemed very much like they were just doing detective work to try and get information on who was leaking things. I'm avoiding taking on any new clients now, as I am not sure it's safe at this point.
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