Witch Beam, the creator of the popular indie game Unpacking, is asking Nintendo to take down several fake games from the Switch eShop. These copycat games have similar names and designs, which they say trick customers into buying poor-quality products. This issue raises questions about how well Nintendo checks the quality of games and protects intellectual property on its platform.
Witch Beam has pointed out several games on the eShop that look and sound like its title, including one called Unpacking: Universe Dreams by a developer named CGI Lab. Per Eurogamer, Witch Beam claims these games and their extra content are "egregious scams" that exploit Unpacking's success and trademark. It also claimed that Nintendo hasn't responded to reports about this situation for over two weeks, even though the copycat games are still available on the eShop. A similar case happened in 2022, leading to the removal of a copycat game from the iOS and Google Play stores.
While many BlueSky users are commenting on this Unpacking issue, Bobby Jack, in particular, makes a great point: "If it were a fan game that lovingly celebrated some Nintendo IP, it would be gone in a heartbeat..." Nintendo likely has its own...
