By Ordered to remit $17,500 in restitution
A year subsequent to initiating legal action against streamer ‘EveryGameGuru’ (actual name Jesse Keighin) who “consistently broadcast pirated and emulated” Switch games and boasted about it on social platforms, Nintendo has at last attained a conclusive settlement, via TorrentFreak.
A Federal court in Colorado has mandated (according to the Final Judgment) that Keighin is required to pay Nintendo of America $17,500 in restitution. This ruling follows an additional motion that was filed in April 2025 after Keighin persistently evaded providing a response.
Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak’s recommendation indicates that Keighin streamed gameplay footage “prior to the games becoming available to the public” on “at least fifty occasions”, with Mario & Luigi: Brothership being the latest example.
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Other titles include The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Pikmin 4, Super Mario Party Jamboree, and Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
Nevertheless, the court has declined to issue a permanent injunction compelling the streamer to eliminate “all circumvention devices” as it is “uncertain what purpose those would serve or which devices would be encompassed by this provision” since the majority are freely accessible on the internet.
Likewise, an injunction against third parties has also been rejected based on the fact that “Plaintiff’s Complaint does not assert that Defendant is collaborating with any third party”.
Regarding the streaming, the recommendation underscores numerous instances where Keighin openly admits his actions, including sharing links to emulation software on social media and even directly emailing Nintendo to state that he “will proactively assist individuals in locating new and updated copies”.
Keighin has also made additional public statements mocking Nintendo, such as “You may manage a corporation. I run the streets”. We won’t share most of those here, however, as many of the posts contain strong and offensive language.
The court has mandated that Keighin pay $17,500 — $10,000 for streaming Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and $500 for 15 infringements including distribution of links to emulators, cryptographic keys, and bypassing technological measures to access the unreleased games.
Nintendo is required to submit a Status Report to the court outlining its next steps by 13th November 2025.
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