The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is said to have been illegally downloaded at least 1 million times
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Even before its launch in May 2023, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was available for download and playable on PC via the Yuzu emulator. Nintendo clearly didn't appreciate the move, and took Tropic Haze, the software's creator, to court.
According to the Japanese manufacturer, up to one million copies of the game were illegally downloaded. It's a potentially significant loss of earnings for the company, which generally takes a very serious approach in this area.
In 2021, Nintendo had already had a ROM hosting platform condemned, and had to pay $2.1 million in damages.
Source: insider-gaming.com