"Nintendo sues streamer over pirate software demanding millions."
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Nintendo has initiated legal proceedings against a streamer known as EveryGameGuru, who is accused of streaming gameplay of pirated video games before their official release, as well as providing hacking tools and illegal copies of these games to his viewers. It is said that EveryGameGuru streamed Mario & Luigi: Brothership for five days, weeks before its scheduled release on November 7.
Although Nintendo successfully had the videos removed from various platforms, including YouTube, the streamer continued his broadcasts on Loco and even included a QR code that directed to his CashApp account. According to claims from Nintendo, EveryGameGuru emailed the company stating that he had "a thousand disposable channels" and that "he could do this all day."
Nintendo is suing for damages amounting to $150,000 for each infringement of its copyright, which could translate to millions of dollars considering that the lawsuit mentions at least 10 games and over 50 streams.
