The streamer EveryGameGuru allegedly showed several Nintendo games without permission before their release during his streams. Now the company is demanding damages of $17,500.
As early as November 2024, the lawsuit was filed against the streamer: Jesse Keighin, who streams under the pseudonym EveryGameGuru, allegedly showed several Nintendo games in his streams without authorization, even before they were released.
On top of that, he is said to have shown his viewers how to pirate games.
Streamer clashed with Nintendo, ordered to pay damages
Keighin is said to have not limited himself to streaming pirated games: He allegedly also showed his viewers how to pirate Nintendo games themselves. Additionally, the streamer is said to have provoked Nintendo directly when the company blocked him.
As TorrentFreak discovered, Nintendo is now likely seeking a “default judgment” against the streamer. Such a standard judgment can occur if the defendant does not appear in court. Nintendo is demanding damages of $17,500 (about €16,000) – significantly less than in November.
By failing to respond, the defendant has admitted the factual allegations in Nintendo’s complaint, and the court must accept the well-pleaded claims of liability as true.
Complaint from Nintendo (via courtlistener.com)
According to Nintendo, Keighin allegedly showed “unauthorized gameplay from at least ten leaked Nintendo games” before they were released. The games included Paper Mario: The Legend of the Aeon Gate and The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.
In addition to the $17,500, Nintendo is also seeking a permanent injunction to prevent Keighin from further copyright violations. This would mean, among other things:
- He would not be allowed to stream copyrighted works from Nintendo anymore.
- He would have to destroy all means he uses to circumvent copyright protection. In this case, it was emulators.
The complaint was filed on April 18, 2025, and has not yet been granted.
Nintendo is known for frequently suing over (alleged) copyright infringements. This was also the case with a supermarket in Costa Rica, which shares its name with the company’s most famous character: An insignificant supermarket in Costa Rica is sued by Nintendo but wins in court: The founder is Super Mario
