Parody, or copyright infringement- All (blue) jokes aside, Nintendo's decision to go after PUT does appear a little legally murky at first glance. Despite either being largely ignored or flying under the radar for close to a decade, Nintendo last week finally decided to clamp down on Aedler, filing a DMCA complaint with Github, which hosted the game for download. But the decision to remove Peach's Untold Tale also raises some serious questions regarding fair use and parody laws.Įight years of Untold Tale was long enough - Created by a South American-located developer named Ivan Aedler back in 2012, Peach's Untold Tale, first debuted on the Legend of Krystal forums, and developed a bit of cult following (a single gameplay walkthrough video on the porn site, Xvideos, currently has over 2 million views) for its long-running updates and gameplay featuring - you guessed it - Princess Peach doing things that are best left 'untold' to avoid entering any NSFW territory. getting released on the NES and, apparently, in celebration, the video game giant decided to go after a lewd, freeware Princess Peach hentai game that's lurked online for over eight years.
This month marks the 35th anniversary of Nintendo's iconic Super Mario Bros.
