Unsurprisingly, Nintendo of America has gone after the Link's Awakening DX HD fan project, less than a day after the fangame gained publicity online. Once hosted on Itch.io, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX HD has been removed from the platform, following a DMCA takedown from Nintendo. The notice, shown below, cites copyright infringement for uploading a fully playable version of a Nintendo game. The Link's Awakening fangame was uploaded only after it was completed, though, meaning a backup likely still lurks somewhere on the internet.

To Whom It May Concern:

I am an authorized representative of Nintendo of America Inc., owner of the following copyrighted material:

PA0002212311 (The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening) and PA0000772666 (Legend of Zelda : Link's awakening (Game Boy version).

It has come to our attention that the following game, https://linksawakeningdxhd.itch.io/links-awakening-dx-hd, offered on Itch.io infringes and makes unauthorized use of Nintendo’s copyrights in The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening video game.

For additional information visit Nintendo’s website at the following URLs:

https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/game-boy-nintendo-switch-online-switc...

https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/the-legend-of-zelda-links-awakening-s...

Please act expeditiously to remove the download and information page for the infringing game.

I have a good faith belief that the material is not authorized by the intellectual property owner, its agent, or the law. The information provided in the notice is accurate, and I swear under penalty of perjury that I am authorized to make the complaint on behalf of the intellectual property owner.

Sincerely,

Nintendo Legal

Nintendo of America Inc.

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[AdenTheThird]

Nintendo allowed for its development and took the game down after release. It isn't as bad as people make it to be.

I don't think they're allowed to quash projects mid-development, since they can't confirm if there's copyright infringement until the game is out. For legal reasons. I think.

 

[LightBeam]

It's always like that when it's spread everywhere

Nintendo hate it's fans anyway

 

[Reploid]

Typical nin (eg assholes)

 

[console]

I glad download Links Awakening DX HD v1.0.0 before this happened.

Let us to punch Nintendo company out! People are sharing and care for everyone on internet.

Nintendo out! LOL

 

[SDA]

I knew this was going to happen.
Heh.

 

[GolfDude]

Simple: Dont support Nintendo for next console system and games in the future. Let them bankrupted then. That's why I sold Nintendo Switch 1 Generation system. Nintendo is done! They are cruel company! Hello Sony and Microsoft!

so your ok with a company that deletes your purchased products under the guise of TOS? dont be such a sony shill..

 

[Desconocido90]

It was inevitable... the fan remake included the original copyrighted assets, including sprites and music...

But it's a pity we'll never see more updates... it was an amazing remake, superior to emulating the original.

It really shows how much a recreation of a retro game with the same assets can surpass the original.

 

[Lostbhoy]

I'll just say what we're all thinking....

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ya big jobbies."

And don't say you wasn't...

 

[Raverrevolution]

For sure. They can't do jackshit except being assholes as usual.
Question, did the game have full source code available?

Yes it did thankfully

 

[Hyper_Shadic]

They are still links of it on Archive.org. So get fucked Nintendo.

yeah well can't press download

 

[AlexMCS]

How to make Nintendo fangames:

1- Make your game load the resources externally.
2- Post the source on github without said resources, but name the game rom one might use to extract them and compile the game.
3- Done, that's it. You've made a fangame Nintendo can't touch.

It's been this way for years, yet people still make the novice mistake of releasing the game with the copyrighted assets, just to receive the inevitable C&D shortly thereafter.

 

[NewGBAXL]

the real reason why nintendo has nintendo switch online

 

[Hyper_Shadic]

the real reason why nintendo has nintendo switch online

I play switch online emulators without the subscription

 

[sith]

as others said, the developer asked for it and it was obviously going to happen, hell gbatemp called it a link to piracy like 30 minutes after they posted the news.. if the developer wanted to have a legal footing they would have had you supply the rom/assets.

I play switch online emulators without the subscription

why would you do that, if you have cfw, you should use a proper emulator.

 

[SonicRings]

Not sure why they didn't just release the software but require the assets to be taken from a ROM, supplied by the user.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

They should go after the Zelda CDi remasters next

 

[Hyper_Shadic]

as others said, the developer asked for it and it was obviously going to happen, hell gbatemp called it a link to piracy like 30 minutes after they posted the news.. if the developer wanted to have a legal footing they would have had you supply the rom/assets.


why would you do that, if you have cfw, you should use a proper emulator.

can you recommend me one then

 

[ShadowOne333]

What are those PA0002212311 and PA0000772666 codes?

 

[Localhorst86]

Knowing that Nintendo would take it down was actually the only reason I downloaded the game in the first place.

 

[Lather]

here we go, a bitch day of nintendo