{"id":46877,"date":"2025-04-09T18:20:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T09:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=46877"},"modified":"2025-04-10T09:44:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T00:44:20","slug":"nintendo-requests-delisting-of-vtuber-stream-over-suspected-use-of-hacked-pokemon-cartridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nintendo-requests-delisting-of-vtuber-stream-over-suspected-use-of-hacked-pokemon-cartridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo requests delisting of VTuber stream over suspected use of hacked Pok\u00e9mon cartridge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>COVER Corporation, owner of VTuber agency Hololive Japan,<a href=\"https:\/\/cover-corp.com\/news\/detail\/20250409-01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> issued a statement<\/a> on April 9 regarding a recent livestream by their talent Usada Pekora, after receiving guidance from Nintendo. While there\u2019s no official confirmation about whether the VTuber really used a hacked cartridge or not, Nintendo has requested for the livestream in question to be delisted, and advised Hololive to steer clear of projects that could have them in potential risk of breaking Nintendo\u2019s livestream guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The livestream which sparked the controversy took place on March 29, when the VTuber took on the challenge of finding a shiny Mew in <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Emerald<\/strong>. The idea behind the livestream was that she\u2019d buy a bunch of used Emerald cartridges until she finds \u201cthe old sea map,\u201d an item that was only distributed in person at a Japanese Pok\u00e9mon convention in 2005. Only by acquiring the item is the player allowed to encounter a Mew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3053\u306e\u3042\u306819\u6642\u304b\u3089\u306f\ud83c\udf1f<br><br>\ud83c\udf33 \u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3 \u8272\u9055\u3044\u30df\u30e5\u30a6\u3092\u6c42\u3081\u3066 \ud83c\udf33<br><br>\u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3\u3067\u552f\u4e00<br>\u8272\u9055\u3044\u30df\u30e5\u30a6\u72d9\u3044\u304c\u3067\u304d\u308b\u30a8\u30e1\u30e9\u30eb\u30c9\u203c<br><br>\u307a\u3053\u3089\u3060\u3051\u306e\u5b50\u304c\u3069\u30fc\u30fc\u30fc\u3057\u3066\u3082\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u307a\u3053\u2728\u2728<br><br>\u3053\u306e\u624b\u306b\u6765\u305f\u308c\uff01\uff01\uff01\uff01\uff01\uff01<br><br>\u25bd\u5f85\u6a5f\u6240\u25bd<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YQCzSO1pB9\">https:\/\/t.co\/YQCzSO1pB9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GwyNkJjPTe\">pic.twitter.com\/GwyNkJjPTe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u514e\u7530\u307a\u3053\u3089\ud83d\udc6f\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\u30db\u30ed\u30e9\u30a4\u30d63\u671f\u751f (@usadapekora) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usadapekora\/status\/1906276313411015164?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, as Mew is an extremely rare Pok\u00e9mon to find in Emerald, some players would resort to hacking their cartridge to get it \u2013 and there is a high chance that, as Usada Pekora bought large numbers of used cartridges off auction websites, a hacked cartridge came into her possession and ended up on stream, thus potentially violating Nintendo\u2019s guidelines. Japanese fans were quick to notice that something may be off regarding the version of the game she was using, and the resulting controversy on social media prompted COVER to seek guidance from Nintendo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to Nintendo\u2019s requests, COVER Corp. has apologized to fans, and assured them that, in addition to making the video private, the company will take more precautionary measures and raise awareness among their staff and talents in order to prevent any similar incidents. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related Articles: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/hacked-pokemon-seller-arrested-by-japanese-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hacked Pok\u00e9mon seller arrested by Japanese police&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-police-arrest-man-for-hacking-and-selling-pokemon-save-data-for-the-nintendo-3ds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japanese police arrest man for hacking and selling Pok\u00e9mon save data for the Nintendo 3DS&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hololive delists Usada Pekora&#8217;s livestream after consulting with Nintendo about alleged use of hacked Pok\u00e9mon Emerald cartridge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":46880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17,33,70],"class_list":["post-46877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news","tag-nintendo","tag-pokemon-series"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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