Nintendo Shuts Down Kickstarter Campaign For Violating Animal Crossing Copyrights

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Nintendo Shuts Down Kickstarter Campaign For Violating Animal Crossing Copyrights. Law firm acting for Nintendo of America has shut down a successful Kickstarter campaign for alleged breaches of copyright. According to the gaming giant, the fundraiser used characters and images from the Animal Crossing series without obtaining the necessary permission. Kickstarter swiftly shut down the campaign, noting that it had been rendered unavailable due to an “intellectual property dispute” with the campaign rendered unavailable. Nintendo is known to aggressively protect its copyrights and this case was no different.