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Stolen title for developers of the game sold on multiple platforms including Nintendo
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Little Independent Developers prone to stolen games without using
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Lack of Curaction on digital platforms raises concerns for players and developers
The game developer draws attention to the discovery that their own game has been stolen and put on sale on multiple digital games platforms, including The Nintendo Eshop. It is an unfortunate development and emphasizes a permanent problem that can affect players and developers on the Nintendo platform and others.
These days, it is easier to reach the audience over the Internet for small games developers. Numerous gaming platforms now allow users to sell titles on them, regardless of the size or scope of their game or development studio. Although this allowed some independent titles as Stardew Valley In order to take off and become massive global hits, some bad actors can also use platforms to make money from a material that is not to be sold.
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The Reddit and other social media platforms are drawn to the Steelkrill Studio developer to claim that their game, their game, The Backrooms 1998He was stolen and ready for sale on game platforms such as Nintendo eshop. The stolen version of the game has been renamed Bays horror leakage And “Cool Devs” was published. According to Steelkrill, the game was barely modified, only the Monster and the picture changed. Steelkrill notes that the stolen version of the game was sold on Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo's Digital Game Stores, but PlayStation and Xbox responded to their demands to stop dissemination and no longer available.
Nintendo eshop reaction to a stolen game
Unfortunately, Steelkrill has not had the same success with Nintendo eshop and therefore draws attention to the Switch community. Even though they say they filed a DMCA, they claim that Nintendo replied that he couldn't see anything wrong with the stolen version. Since then, DEG has offered further evidence, but at the time of the publication, the RIP-off game is still available to buy at the Nintendo eshop.
Many players in the comments sympathized with the developer, some suggest that this is the problem they have seen before. Unfortunately, the lack of curatories of some digital gaming platforms left players suspected of independent games and caution of random purchase of stolen games like this. To make matters worse, platforms like Nintendo eshop do not offer replacements like Steam, so players could tear without ways to solve the problem. With a little luck, the growing level of attention to theft of this game attracts Nintendo's control and gets detached from the eshop, but the basic problems can still persist.
