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Nintendo Forbids Charity Speedrunning Event 'RTA In Japan' From Playing Their Games Without "Prior Permission"

Mario (Chris Pratt) demands Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) help him find his brother Luigi (Charlie Day) in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), Illumination Entertainment RTA in Japan has announced their upcoming charity speedrunning Summer 2025 event will not feature Nintendo titles, after the company contacted them about using their games without permission; despite having done so with no quibble for nine years. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind…

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Nintendo is again news, and not for good, and it has been announced that the Japanese company has formally requested the Japanese charity event of speedruns, RTA in Japan, to remove all its games from the summer 2025 edition. To do so, Nintendo argued an “unauthorized use” of its intellectual property. This means that no speedrunner will be able to create live content by performing a speedrun (passing a game in the shortest time possible) of gam…

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pcgamer broke the news in on Thursday, August 7, 2025.
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