Nintendo filed a new lawsuit against a streamer who streamed 10 pirated games before release, including The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Mario & Luigi: Brotherhood.

In documents submitted Wednesday and reported by PolygonNintendo has taken legal action against streamer Jesse Keighin – who streams under the name Every Game Guru – who allegedly played 10 unreleased Nintendo games over the past decade.

Nintendo also alleges that in addition to streaming unreleased games, he also trained others on how to obtain pirated games through “circumvention devices” that Nintendo calls “trafficking.”

When Nintendo moved to shut down Keighin’s streams via YouTube copyright notices, twitchand other streaming platforms, he told them he “could do this all day” and that he had “a thousand burner accounts.”

The Japanese megacorp says Keighin’s behavior has cost it “millions of dollars” in “lost video game sales.” It is seeking £11,600 ($15,000) for each alleged violation of its Copyright Act, £1,900 ($2.5K) for each violation of its anti-circumvention and anti-trafficking provisions of the Copyright Act, and other “actual damages” for the income he has. says it lost, an amount Nintendo says it will “prove at trial.”

“Streaming leaked games before their release normalizes and encourages pre-release piracy – the defendant signals to viewers that they too should purchase a pirated copy and play the game now, without waiting for its release and without paying for he,” Nintendo’s lawyers wrote in the filing.

“Pre-release piracy harms law-abiding Nintendo customers, who might have been waiting months or years for a certain game to be released, and then see gameplay and spoilers online that ruin their own surprise and delight when they experience the game. “

“We can confirm that we have filed a lawsuit against an individual who has engaged and continues to engage in clear infringement of Nintendo’s intellectual property rights, as well as violations of our Game Content Guidelines,” Nintendo told Polygon in a statement. subsequent.

“Nintendo is passionate about protecting the creative work of game developers and publishers who put a lot of time and effort into creating experiences that bring smiles to everyone.”

Keighin did not respond to a request for comment.

Nintendo is also suing Palworld the developer of Pocketpair. The monster-fighting and catching game has been frequently compared to Pokémon since its release on PC and Xbox Series X/S in January. The Nintendo and The Pokémon Company lawsuit has been filed just a few weeks before The PlayStation 5 version of Palworld was released at the end of September.

Yesterday, Pocketpair revealed that the lawsuit relates to three patents filed between February and July this year – after the launch of Palworld. However, they refer to a pre-existing “parent” patent filed by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company in December 2021, before Palworld’s release, meaning that it could indeed still apply to Palworld now.