Shortly after a successful showing for Black Myth: Wukong at The Game Awards 2024, where it won in multiple categories, an apparent imitator seemingly "inspired" by its success appeared on the Nintendo eShop, drawing mockery from Switch owners and Black Myth: Wukong fans alike. First released in August 2024, Black Myth: Wukong has enjoyed a largely positive reception from players, having been nominated for Game of the Year.
As reported by IGN, however, a game with an extremely similar title, Wukong Sun: Black Legend, has appeared on the Nintendo eShop, in an apparent attempt to capitalize on Black Myth's popularity and success. Wukong Sun is set to be released on December 26, 2024, and the game's cover art features a 3D render of an anthropomorphic monkey, presumably Wukong, which bears a resemblance to Black Myth's own cover image of its main character, The Destined One. Like Black Myth, Wukong Sun's description relates it to Journey to the West.
While Wukong Sun: Black Legend doesn't seem to be an entirely "fake" game, as gameplay screenshots on its eShop page show it to be a cartoony 2D platformer, the resemblance of the game's title and cover art to those of Black...
