Nintendo has begun a legal hunt after a Discord user supposedly leaked images from Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s art book.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomwill release May 12, and so far, Nintendo has been like a locked box concerning details of this much-anticipated next installment. However, despite the publisher's best efforts, a Discord user allegedly posted images from the art book for this next Zelda title, ruining one of Nintendo's best-kept secrets.
The art book contains information and images of everything players can find in the valleys and mountains of the upcoming Hyrulean adventure. Clearly, Nintendo wanted players to discover all these mysteries naturally as they were playing the game, rather than artificially through a leak.
As retribution for the breach of privacy, Nintendo is now seeking out the leaker's identity. Since the leak originated on Discord, “Nintendo of America is requesting the attached proposed subpoena that would order Discord Inc. («Discord») to disclose the identity, including the name(s), address(es), telephone number(s), and e-mail addresses(es) of the user Julien#2743, who is responsible for posting infringing content that appeared at the following Discord channel Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom”, Nintendo of America said in the subpoena request.
While there’s still a great deal about Tears of the Kingdom that remains tantalizingly unknown, Nintendo has gradually shown fans more about what this new title offers over the last few months.
In a 13-minute gameplay demonstration on YouTube(opens in new tab), the producer of the Legend of Zelda series, Eiji Aonuma shared that work on Tears of the Kingdom is complete, along with some exciting gameplay footage.
Throughout the walkthrough, Aonuma
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