Nintendo sues a streamer for distributing pirate software for several million dollars.

Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against a streamer known as EveryGameGuru, who is accused of streaming gameplay of pirated video games prior to their official release, as well as providing his viewers access to illegal ROMs and hacking tools. In the legal document, the company claims that the defendant streams live gameplay on various platforms, including YouTube, Discord, Twitch, TikTok, Trovo, Kick, Vaughn, Dlive, Picarto, Nimo, Facebook, and Loco, often with little commentary content.

It is mentioned that EveryGameGuru streamed gameplay of at least 10 different titles on more than 50 occasions since 2022, starting with Mario & Luigi: Brothership, which was streamed on October 22, 23, 24, 25, and 29, prior to its official release on November 7. After his videos were taken down from various platforms, including YouTube, he continued streaming on Loco, even including a QR code for his CashApp profile. Furthermore, he reportedly created new accounts after the previous ones were deactivated and allegedly emailed Nintendo claiming to have "a thousand temporary channels" and that "he can do this all day."

A user with the same name was identified on Loco, who streamed Super Mario Jamboree before its official release on October 17 of this year. In addition to these two titles, Nintendo listed other games that the defendant played on video prior to their release dates, such as 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.

The lawsuit also includes screenshots of EveryGameGuru linking people to hacking tools. One of the images shows a post where he offered a step-by-step guide on how to play illegally downloaded ROMs, including links to Nintendo Switch emulators like Ryujinx, Yuzu, Suyu, and Sudachi, as well as to sites that distribute ROMs and a link to a site where decryption keys necessary to play console games can be obtained. In that post, he shouted in uppercase: "Capitalism is cancer! My channel is being taken down for sharing gameplay videos! This is your reward!"

The company is claiming $150,000 in damages for each violation of its copyrights. Reportedly, this amount could total millions, given that Nintendo is accusing the defendant of having illegally streamed at least 10 games on at least 50 occasions.