The store had two Android applications highlighted that violated intellectual property of Nintendo. Both software in question were games: an emulator of Pokemon Emerald and a platform game that recreates the Super Mario. The apps were featured on the “Trends”.
The game emulated the Pokémon has been withdrawn in the meantime, but the title which recreates Super Mario is still highlighted in the same grid. In the case of Adventure Kingdom programmer uses including an altered image of the character of Nintendo as software icon.
This game Super Mario also recreates the atmosphere of the levels of titles of Japanese technology, but adds some elements own powers as the style of Nyan Cat, one video that became a viral Internet phenomenon.
The two applications were highlighted during the day yesterday, September 29. Both games were also in position 00:25 separator “Top New Free” and together amassed over 60,000 downloads.
The TeK already contacted Nintendo and Google Portugal, but neither company ruled until the publication of the article. This case once again demonstrates the lack of efficacy in filters approval store Android. The case becomes even more relevant given the strategy that the manufacturer of games and consoles took not to create titles for mobile devices of their exclusive franchises.
The programmer responsible for the emulator still Pokemon Emerald had other titles Available on Google Play whose intellectual property belongs to Sony and Sega – like games Crash Bandicoot and Sonic The Hedgehog – however it has also disappeared. A search on Google by the name of Scott Kulp allows you to see the links of the applications are still indexed in the search engine company’s Mountain View.
The case comes just weeks after Google Play for Portuguese users have appeared fraudulent application in the tabs of prominence. The damage caused by the software may have amounted to several thousand euros per person since they were stolen at least six euros tariff.
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