Nintendo has been hitting fan creations with DMCA notices to take games that resemble or use any of their iconic properties. Over the past year, Nintendo has sent out over 500 DMCA notices to one site alone, as well as removed the Metroid 2 fan remake and the Pokemon-inspired game 'Uranium' – which looked absolutely awesome.
Nintendo has struck again, this time hitting the fan project Pokemon Prism.
Pokemon Prism was based on Pokemon Gold and used Game Boy Color-style graphics, but was planning to offer much more than just a ROM hack of Gold (which it was). According to creator Adam Vierra, Pokemon Prism was planned to feature a brand new story, over 200 Pokemon, new regions, fully customizable trainers, 60 FPS gameplay and even the ability to play as one of the Pokemon you've caught.
Vierra has since reduced his site to a link of the take-down notice and has taken the blame for the game betting shut down by the big N.
"I'm also responsible for this situation," he wrote. "Trailer shouldn't have been made & I shouldn't have been such a perfectionist and finish it sooner."
Some internet goers have questioned the authenticity of the DMCA notice, as Vierra is situated in the United States, but the notice refers to Australian law. Vierra claims that his website is hosted in Australia and that's why the notice reads as such.
[via GameSpot]
