As reported by 404 Media, Jesse Keighin (known online as 'EveryGameGuru') supposedly "irked Nintendo" after he refused to comply with the gaming company's demands. Keighin is said to have made things worse by continuing to stream Switch games (including new titles before their release), making money from his videos, and even "bragging" about his actions in a message to the Japanese company.
"On October 24, 2024, after some platforms had removed his illegal streams due to Nintendo's enforcement efforts, he sent Nintendo a message boasting that he has 'a thousand backup channels' to stream from and [he] 'can keep this up indefinitely,'" Nintendo states in its lawsuit. The most recent instance of this was last month when Keighin allegedly streamed Mario & Luigi: Brothership on "YouTube and other platforms".
The lawsuit also claims he "streamed gameplay footage" of several new games on "at least fifty occasions" before they were even available to the public:
According to the lawsuit, he also previously told Nintendo he would "actively help people find newer and updated versions" of popular Nintendo emulators, and has been accused of offering to help people play Switch games "on their computer" without having to buy official Switch hardware.
Nintendo is now "seeking $150,000 per copyright infringement" and considering "at least fifty occasions in the past two years" this totals up to $7.5 million.
Nintendo Sues Streamer of Emulated, Pre-Released Games
The streamer, who opened new channels when Nintendo shut them down, said he “can do this all day.”
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