Nintendo suing streamer who played pirated Switch games (UPDATE)

Nintendo is hypervigilant of piracy and emulation, to a degree that some fans find off-putting. While the debate concerning emulation will always rage on, I think it’s safe to say most people side with Nintendo in their efforts to squash piracy specifically. It’s well-known just how far Nintendo will go to fight against piracy, which makes it surprising to see how brazen some people are when dabbling in the problematic activity.

Case in point, streamer EveryGameGuru, who would continuously stream clearly pirated games. Not only would EveryGameGuru stream Switch titles that hadn’t seen public release yet, he would also tell his viewers to pirate Nintendo’s software. He engaged in these activities across Discord, YouTube, Twitch, Kick, and other platforms.

Nintendo had a few of EveryGameGuru’s channels and accounts taken down, which led to the streamer emailing Nintendo directly. He told Nintendo that he had “a thousand burner channels” to stream on and he “can do this all day.” He also pledged to point his viewers to Switch emulators so they could play Nintendo’s games without having to purchase a Switch. We know all this because Nintendo has now officially filed a lawsuit against EveryGameGuru for his actions.

Nintendo is seeking $150,000 per infringement of its copyright, and with Nintendo saying that EveryGameGuru streamed pirated content on at least 50 occasions in the last 2 years, that would mean he’ll owe Nintendo $7.5 million. We’ll keep track of this lawsuit to see where it goes, but from the outside looking it, it certainly seems like an open-and-shut case.

UPDATE: Nintendo has said that the streamer continues to taunt their legal team and is purposefully avoiding being served. Nintendo has made 5 attempts to serve the streamer to no avail, and they’re now suggesting to serve his partner, mother, or grandmother instead.