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- Nintendo is taking legal action against unauthorized streaming of their games, including those not yet released.
- Streamer Jesse Keighlin, known as Every Game Guru, was found to have illegally streamed Nintendo Switch titles more than 50 times since early 2022.
- The court ordered Keighlin to pay over $17,000 in damages, but declined to seize and destroy his devices or involve other unnamed individuals who may have assisted him.
- Nintendo is persistently enforcing their rights on the streaming of their games and will take legal action when necessary.
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Nintendo Sues and Wins Against Streamer Jesse Keighin for Unauthorized Broadcasts of Nintendo Switch Titles
Nintendo pursued legal action against streamer Jesse Keighin, known online as Every Game Guru, for the unauthorized streaming of Nintendo Switch titles, including games that had not yet been released. According to court documents, Keighin illegally streamed games more than 50 times since early 2022. Nintendo reported that Keighin even stated in a letter his intention to continue streaming through various other channels. Keighin ignored Nintendo’s initial attempts to contact him, leading Nintendo to seek intervention from the courts. Ultimately, the court ordered Keighin to pay over $17,000 in damages. However, the judge denied Nintendo’s further requests to seize and destroy Keighin’s devices and declined to involve other unnamed individuals who may have assisted him.
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