Hackers Are Forcing Porn Into Super Mario Odyssey’s Online Mode

Avoiding hackers in this day and age is hard. Sometimes it’s near-impossible to keep up with preventative measures, and Nintendo Switch users are not exempt from this good fight.

According to recent reports, Super Mario Odyssey is the latest victim of hacking in the most pornographic way possible. Because Nintendo has several powerful systems in place for their software, including a control algorithm in place to monitor profile images, it’s tricky getting the more controversial content up there. That is, until a recent homebrew tool came to light. Now, Switch owners are in for a … unique surprise when they go take on the world with Mario and his pal Cappy.

If you were looking to beat off this kind off onslaught before it hits your system, this Reddit thread will be your best friend. According to the original thread, “It seems hackers have found a way to insert indecent content into our children’s games. It seems to be an issue with users’ profile pictures. The picture was changed several times over the course of my time patrolling, each picture being pornographic content. There are multiple of these balloons all being made by the same user. This is obviously intentional, and made to upset children.”

At this time, there is no way to report a specific user’s profile image to Nintendo. A big reason for that is because the Big N has such a strict policy, so there was no need for a report option. Unfortunately for them, that’s now changed.

Nintendo, at this time, has not commented on the issue or made mention that they are aware of the recent attack. Until then, stay Classy hackers, Cappy has enough to deal with.

H/T IGN

For more about the game itself, sans porn:

Use amazing new abilities—like the power to capture and control objects, animals, and enemies—to collect Power Moons so you can power up the Odyssey airship and save Princess Peach from Bowser’s wedding plans!

Thanks to heroic, hat-shaped Cappy, Mario’s got new moves that’ll make you rethink his traditional run-and-jump gameplay—like cap jump, cap throw, and capture. Use captured cohorts such as enemies, objects, and animals to progress through the game and uncover loads of hidden collectibles.

• Explore astonishing new locales like skyscraper-packed New Donk City to your heart’s content, and run into familiar friends and foes as you try to save Princess Peach from Bowser’s dastardly wedding plans.
• Find something interesting? Toss your cap at it and see what happens! There are lots of fun and surprising ways to interact with your surroundings.
• Be sure to bring any coins you find to a Crazy Cap store, where you can exchange them for decorative souvenirs for the Odyssey and new outfits for Mario! Some destinations have very exclusive dress codes, after all…
• Hand a Joy-Con™ controller to a friend to enjoy simultaneous multiplayer: Player 1 controls Mario while Player 2 controls Mario’s new ally Cappy.
• Use Snapshot Mode to freeze time while playing the game and take screenshots that you can customize using various options and filters. Screenshots can be shared via social media or uploaded to PCs and smart devices* using all of the Nintendo Switch™ system’s built-in screenshot tools.