nintendo has filed a lawsuit against a streamer called EveryGameGuru, whom he accuses of streaming pirated games even before they are released and giving viewers access to illegal ROM copies and hacking tools. In its lawsuit, the company said the defendant livestreams himself playing games on YouTube, Discord, Twitch, TikTok, Trovo, Kick, Vaughn, Dlive, Picarto, Nimo, facebook and Loco, often with very few comments. EveryGameGuru has apparently streamed gameplay of at least 10 different titles ahead of their official release date on at least 50 occasions since 2022.
EveryGameGuru supposedly steamed Mario and Luigi: brotherhood on October 22, 23, 24, 25 and 29, long before its official launch on November 7. After Nintendo removed the videos from several platforms, including YouTube, it continued to livestream on Loco and even included a QR code for its CashApp handle. . It would also create new accounts after old ones were deactivated, and Nintendo said it sent an email to the company, telling it that it has “a thousand disposable channels” and that “you can do this all day.” We found a user with the same name on Loco, with broadcasts of Super Mario Jamboree before it is officially available on October 17 of this year.
In addition to those two games, Nintendo listed the other games the defendant played on video before their release dates, including The Legends of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Mario vs Donkey Kong, Super Mario RPG, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Pikmin 4, Splatoon 3 and Mario Strikers: Battle League. Nintendo also included screenshots of EveryGameGuru linking people to hacking tools in its lawsuit. A screenshot showed a post in which he wrote a step-by-step guide on how to play illegally downloaded ROMs. It included links to the Nintendo Switch emulators Ryujinx, Yuzu, Suyu, and Sudachi, links to websites that distribute game ROMs, and a link to a website where people can obtain the Switch decryption keys needed to be able to play the Nintendo Switch games. the console. “Capitalism is cancer,” he wrote in the post in all caps. “My channel is being removed for sharing gaming videos! This is your reward!”
The company seeks $150,000 in damages for infringement of its copyright. As 404media notes, that could add up to millions, as Nintendo is accusing the defendant of streaming at least 10 games illegally on at least 50 occasions.
