Cracking paid games for free for players has been a constant headache for all publishers.
Despite strong efforts, game cracking still occurs regularly and becomes popular and many famous distributors seem to have chosen to compromise and live with it. But Nintendo is not like that, especially when the target audience has gone beyond the limit, popularizing and guiding other gamers to crack the game as well.
Such is the case with Jesse Keighin, also known as streamer “EveryGameGuru”. This guy is accused of streaming pirated games that haven't even officially launched on various platforms such as The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.
Not only did he broadcast without permission, this streamer also instructed viewers to run Nintendo games on non-Nintendo hardware, despite the removal notices and warnings being sent continuously.
This male streamer is even so stubborn that he constantly creates new channels on different platforms every time a channel is taken down. More noteworthy, Keighin even sent a letter to mock Nintendo, saying that he had thousands of livestream recordings, and could do this all day. In response, Nintendo took the case to court, accusing Keighin of not only violating copyright but also encouraging a “culture of infringement” that affected its sales.
The initial estimate of damages that Nintendo must suffer is $150,000 for each violation, and with at least 50 violations in the past two years, the number that Keighin may have to pay in compensation is up to $7.5 million (nearly 200 billion VND). ). Nintendo also cited Keighin's Mario & Luigi: Brothership stream on October 22, when the game only officially launched on November 7, as an example.
