The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Multiplayer Mod Targeted By Nintendo
One of the core tenets of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is that you can let your imagination run free. If something is theoretically possible in the game's intricate physics system, it's most likely possible in practice as well. And from the looks of it, Tears of the Kingdom will also follow this path of letting players' imagination run wild.
Nintendo encourages players to take the most unorthodox approach to any problem presented in Breath of the Wild. However, any creative liberty taken outside of the game's structure is mercilessly crushed with an iron fist. Nintendo is notorious for unleashing its lawyers upon those working on ROMs, emulators, mods, and even the music from its precious IP, and it has followed suit with the recently released multiplayer mod for Breath of the Wild.
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In November 2021, YouTuber PointCrow put out a $10,000 bounty on the creation of a multiplayer mod for Breath of the Wild. This resulted in a pair of modders, AlexMangue and Sweet, joining with PointCrow to begin working on the mod. Over time, they revealed gameplay videos, and as of April 4, 2023 launched the mod. The mod itself works on Cemo, an emulator for Wii U, and allows up to 32 Links to run around and cause mayhem in Hyrule.
Unfortunately, only days after the mod's launch, Nintendo came knocking with DMCA takedowns for the gameplay videos. It seems the company doesn't want anyone messing around outside of the structure of the game.
"Incredibly disappointed that @NintendoAmerica has decided to block my videos on Breath of the Wild," Tweeted PointCrow. "It’s the love for the community and the innovation that we bring to it that has kept it alive & brought new
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