Nintendo Is Taking Legal Action Against The Super Mario 64 PC Port
The project was short-lived, as Nintendo got word of it fairly quickly and decided to take legal action.
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At this point, everyone knows how notoriously protective Nintendo is of its intellectual property (IP). The company has been going after fan-made projects like Pokémon Uranium and Pixelmon, as well as websites illegally distributing Nintendo game ROMs for years now (and for understandable reasons, of course). The latest Super Mario 64 PC port is no exception to the rule.
Earlier this week, it was reported how a fan of Super Mario 64 was able to port the game over to PC and how he was able to make it support wide display along with 4K resolution. Considering the fact that the original game came out for the Nintendo 64 console back in 1996, seeing the game in the world of today with improved visuals is an impressive display. Unfortunately, and as previously stated, the project was short-lived; Nintendo got word of it fairly quickly and decided to take legal action.
Law firm Wildwood Law Group LLC, a frequent representative of Nintendo, has filed complaints with Google, YouTube, and even Reddit in an attempt to weed out all posts and publications referencing the game’s PC port and remove them. Essentially, it is going to be extremely difficult (if not borderline impossible) for one to find any YouTube videos or discussion posts taking about the game. As of the time of the writing, there may be a few out there on the internet, however it’s safe to say that they will be removed promptly.
Additionally, it’s safe to assume that hosting websites that had the game file on them have also been told to remove the file and delete it due to copyright claims. Even if there is a slip-up and one or two hosting websites have been overlooked, they are certain to do the right thing so that they won’t have to deal with any legal action.
With Nintendo going after the Super Mario 64 PC port, the company isn’t necessarily trying to draw hatred towards itself. On the contrary, it’s simply protecting its IP and making sure that any possible ports don’t get distributed online for free due to piracy reasons. In the meantime, fans of the game can only continue to wait patiently until a remastered version of the game comes out for the Nintendo Switch.
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